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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 original title 'Peridot.'
TikTok now lets anyone create AR effects with its beta tools
The company began beta testing Effect House in August.
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Snap buys a brain-computer interface startup to power future AR glasses
Future Spectacles could rely on mind control.
Motorola and Verizon made a '5G Neckband' for lighter VR headsets
Would you rather wear a goofy headset or a goofy necklace?
Apple source code references 'realityOS' for potential VR/AR headsets
The headsets are reported to be arriving in 2022 or 2023.
Samsung's next Unpacked keynote comes to the metaverse
The event will simultaneously air in actual and virtual reality.
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival projects we're still thinking about
These films and VR/AR experiences will stick with us.
AR and VR hardware sales more than doubled in the US this holiday
Console shortages helped, but they weren't the only factor.
Google reportedly plans to release an AR headset in 2024
Project Iris would compete against rivals from Apple and Meta.
Magic Leap grants healthcare startups access to its new AR headset ahead of mid-2022 release
They're using the hardware to develop new software.
Apple said to have ruled out a metaverse for its mixed reality headset
Apple and Meta could have very different approaches to virtual worlds.
Snap sues US Patent Office to claim a trademark for ‘Spectacles’
The agency says the term is too generic to trademark.
Apple reportedly hires Meta's AR public relations lead
The move happens as Apple AR headset rumors continue to swirl.
Snapchat is adding TikTok-like AR music lenses
The filters will include music from Sony Music.
‘Pokémon Go’ maker Niantic is helping others create AR metaverse apps
Coachella and 'One Piece' publisher Shueisha are already using the Lightship platform.
'Harry Potter: Wizards Unite' is shutting down on January 31st, 2022
One more of Niantic's AR projects is about to end.
Facebook's Polar app will let anyone design AR objects and effects
The metaverse needs your free labor.
Google's Pocket Gallery art museum experiences come to the web
They previously required an AR-capable smartphone.
