(Reuters) – Apple has acquired a startup focussed on making lenses for augmented reality glasses, the company confirmed on Wednesday, a signal Apple has ambitions to make a wearable device that would superimpose digital information Read more…
Accedo has announced the launch of a targeted advertising solution for augmented reality (AR) experiences with the API integration of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elemental MediaTailor. AWS Elemental MediaTailor is a cloud-based video service that Read more…
Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: regenerating your brain (also lungs); blue diamonds; open AI; placing bets on Trump assassination; Google Glass Read more…
Education has long been one of the arenas that finds actual, early solutions for new technology. This seems to be holding true of at least two of the current overhyped technologies: AI and VR. Many Read more…
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple this week will debut tools to let two iPhone users share augmented reality while limiting the personal data sent to its servers, two people familiar with the matter said this Read more…
Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) spending on augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) is forecast to reach $11.1 billion in 2018, an increase of more than 100% from $4.6 billion the previous year, says IDC. According to Read more…
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Niantic, which developed hit mobile game Pokemon Go, plans to map the world in 3D with its players’ help, its chief executive told Reuters, establishing the startup as a frontrunner in Read more…
MENLO PARK, Calif. (Reuters) – Facebook’s Messenger app launched an augmented reality feature on Tuesday to allow people to see products they are shopping for as if they already have them, such as a car Read more…
KDDI has formed a strategic partnership with Osterhout Design Group (ODG) to jointly plan and develop smartglasses using VR/AR technology for 5G apps. In anticipation of the changes that will be brought on by widespread Read more…
Virtual reality is a concept that’s been spoken about at least since the 1860s. But during the last few years the volume has been turned up on the VR conversation, and Asia is no exception. Read more…
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