Google puts 50 new augmented reality animals on Search
The new additions to the virtual menagerie include a giraffe, a hippo and a cow.
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AT&T hosted a live Axel Mansoor concert in AR using only 5G phones
It's the closest you'll get to an intimate gig during the pandemic.
Instagram adds AR exhibits from the Smithsonian to its camera
The app is also working with Versailles and Le Grand Palais in Paris.
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Watch a short film shot in augmented reality with Snap's Spectacles 3
Artist and community organizer Lauren Halsey captured her team's day-to-day work.
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Stretchable skin sensor could help you touch things in VR
It could also help robots interact with the outside world.
How virtual band K/DA launched an EP in a pandemic
Riot explains how the tracks, AR performance and social media campaigns were put together.
Samsung, Stanford make a 10,000PPI display that could lead to 'flawless' VR
Truly seamless VR could be a thing.
Snapchat can now scan food and wine labels
Snap wants you to use its camera for more than just selfies.
One-time Foursquare competitor Gowalla is coming back as an AR app
You can sign up to join a waitlist starting today.
Snap is adding new users and growing its ad business during the pandemic
Snapchat may have benefitted from Facebook's advertiser boycott.
Foursquare test app whispers restaurant suggestions through your earbuds
Audio augmented reality could help you find a bite to eat.
Snapchat will let creators make LiDAR lenses for iPhone 12 Pro
Lens Studio will allow them to craft more immersive AR effects.
Google Arts & Culture app lets you turn yourself into a Van Gogh painting
The new Art Filter feature also allows you to try on historical artifacts in AR.
The US Army is putting AR goggles on military dogs to better guide them
Handlers can use the goggles to issue commands from afar.
We now know a lot more about 'Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit'
At $99 per kart, it’s quite a case of sticker shock.
'Pokémon Go' will roll back some of its COVID-19-related changes
The AR Pokémon game made changes to help players participate even during lockdowns.