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Augmented Reality Top 8 of 2018

VRScout

As a new communications medium, Augmented Reality (AR) is changing the way we consume and share knowledge and how we express ourselves creatively. Step Inside the Thai Cave in Augmented Reality, The New York Times. Apple CEO Tim Cook enjoyed a private tour of the show in January this year while visiting Toronto. .

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Hands-On: Angry Birds AR: Isle of Pigs Reinvents the Franchise for Mobile, but Smartglasses Are Its Destiny

Next Reality AR

Finland-based Rovio, one of the pioneers of mobile gaming, is now ready to break new ground in augmented reality with its Angry Birds franchise. Don't Miss: In a Major Hit to Apple, Rovio to Launch Angry Birds in AR for Magic Leap Next Reality recently had the opportunity to hit the.

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Big XR News from Snap, Meta, HTC VIVE, Apple Vision Pro

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Other companies such as Apple, Samsung, LG, and Sony also invest in XR technology. The latest Spectacles are see-through, standalone augmented reality glasses that can use Lenses to experience the physical world with a digital overlay. Snap Launches Fifth-Generation Spectacles and Snap OS Snap Inc.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.11.27): Discover XR Cyber Monday Deals, Sam Altman returns to OpenAI, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

And talking about “cool” things (pun intended), today I’m traveling to Helsinki, Finland, where I hope to have a great time at MatchXR. More info Rokid is now a unicorn Chinese manufacturer Rokid , who produces augmented reality glasses, just received a huge investment round of $112M to help the development of its XR products.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.11.26): Valve Roy controller leaked, VR Black Friday deals, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The trip to Finland left me with a bad cough, but especially with many sweet memories of the experiences I had there and the amazing people I spent my time with. I’m back in Turin, Italy! Did you know that I met Santa Claus and that I pet some reindeer in the Lapland? And that I also visited a chocolate factory?

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.04): Varjo announces XR-4 headset, Quest 2 sells much more than Quest 3, and more!

The Ghost Howls

More info Apple Vision Pro offers an incredible hand segmentation A leaked screenshot from an Apple Vision Pro devkit shows how the Vision Pro is able to show almost perfectly the hand of the user above virtual content. This would show the level of polish of the upcoming Apple headset.

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Varjo announces XR-4 mixed reality headset with impressive resolution

The Ghost Howls

So Varjo decided to flex in its presentation to show why the XR-4 may be more interesting for companies than the Apple Vision Pro. My commentary here is that it always depends on what is the use case: for some, Apple may be comparable, for others, not at all. M2 chip has an internal GPU that’s limited to around 3.6

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