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DARPA wants AR goggles to help soldiers with complex tasks
A new DARPA research project is demoing a system that displays AI-generated instructions in AR headsets to guide soldiers through complicated tasks.
NBA All-World hands-on: Taking basketball video games back to the streets
This week Niantic is launching a new title called NBA All-World that might be the best application of its location-based tech to date.
Apple’s long-rumored mixed reality headset could finally debut this spring
According to Bloomberg, Apple plans to announce its long-rumored Reality Pro headset sometime in the spring.
Vive XR Elite hands-on: HTC’s more portable answer to the Meta Quest Pro
Late last year, Meta expanded the limits of consumer mixed reality when it released the Quest Pro. And now at CES 2023, HTC is hitting back with its own take on a flagship headset with the Vive XR Elite.
TCL's huge glasses remind us good AR is difficult
TCL is showing off new augmented reality glasses at CES that illustrate how far the tech still has to go.
Meta buys smart lensmaker Luxexcel to further AR ambitions
Meta this week confirmed it recently bought Luxexcel, a Dutch startup that specializes in augmented reality eyewear.
Magic Leap's smaller, lighter second-gen AR glasses are now available
Magic Leap 2 is here promising smaller, more advanced AR glasses than you've seen before.
Apple’s mixed reality headset may feature an M2 processor
The latest version of Apple’s long-rumored mixed reality headset features the company’s recently announced M2 system-on-a-chip and 16GB of RAM, according to Mark Gurman.
Meta's latest auditory AIs promise a more immersive AR/VR experience
Meta is collaborating with researchers from UT Austin to develop a trio of open source audio “understanding tasks” that will help developers build more immersive AR and VR experiences with more lifelike audio.
Apple is reportedly enlisting Hollywood talent to create content for its upcoming AR headset
Apple has reportedly enlisted Hollywood directors like Jon Favreau to create video content for its long-rumored mixed reality headset.
Recent 'realityOS' trademarks hint at Apple moving closer to AR/VR headset announcement
A little more than a week before the start of WWDC 2022, realityOS has resurfaced in trademark filings seemingly linked to Apple.
Recommended Reading: The rise and fall of Pebble
Recommended Reading highlights the week's best writing on technology and more.
Niantic's next AR game looks like a modern version of Tamagotchi
It's building on the success of 'Pokémon Go' and 'Pikmin Bloom' with an original title.
TikTok now lets anyone create AR effects with its beta tools
Visiting the Effect House website, you’ll find tools and documentation designed to help you begin making your own AR filters.
Snap buys a brain-computer interface startup to power future AR glasses
Snap has bought the brain-computer interface startup NextMind to power future Spectacles AR glasses.
Motorola and Verizon made a '5G Neckband' for lighter VR headsets
Motorola and Verizon want to free headset makers from having to stuff connectivity and processing components into their glasses.
Apple source code references 'realityOS' for potential VR/AR headsets
Apple's rumored virtual or augmented reality headset may use an operating system called realityOS, as the term was spotted in recent code.
Samsung's next Unpacked keynote comes to the metaverse
Samsung's first event of 2022 will simultaneously air in actual and virtual reality.
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival projects we're still thinking about
Another Sundance Film Festival has come and gone, and with it we've gotten a close look at some of the films and interactive experiences that'll be the talk of 2022.
AR and VR hardware sales more than doubled in the US this holiday
Sales of AR and VR devices more than doubled during the 2021 holiday season — and it wasn't just due to console shortages.
