This Is How You Can Access Disney World’s Limited-Time Mickey & Minnie Mouse AR Selfie Lens on Snapchat

Last week, Snap powered through a mountain of important software and (shock!) hardware updates, as well as a few very big business partnerships.

One of those partnerships is Disney World, but if you weren’t paying close attention, you might have miss… Next Reality & Adario Strange

How to Get a Pair of Snap’s New Spectacles AR Smartglasses

The tech world was taken by surprise this week with the unexpected unveiling of Snap’s augmented reality Spectacles smartglasses.

So far, the reaction has been incredibly positive, partly due to the fact that Snap has been underpromising the delivery… Next Reality & Adario Strange

Snap Acquires Wave Guide Maker WaveOptics for $500 Million

The big day for Snap that resulted in the debut of brand new augmented reality Spectacles smartglasses is turning into a big week.

On Friday, just as the company was still basking in the generally positive reception to its latest version of Spectacle… Next Reality & Adario Strange

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Snap Now Lets You Build Lego in AR Remotely with Others, Reveals AR Tie-Up with Disney, Plus AR Business Tools

The surging activity in augmented reality in both the business and consumer sectors is being matched with a wealth of updates and partnerships from Snap Inc.

On Thursday, during the company’s Snap Partner Summit 2021, a wide range of tie-ups and new … Next Reality & Adario Strange

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Google’s Project Starline Promises 3D Video Conferencing Like We’ve Never Seen Before

During the Tuesday launch of Google I/O, the company’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, pulled off a Steve Jobsian „one more thing“ move near the end of his keynote address that was simply stunning.

It’s called Project Starline, and it’s a (for now) internal proj… Next Reality & Adario Strange

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Facebook Reality Labs VP Hugo Barra Abruptly Heads for the Exit

Facebook Reality Labs just experienced its first major executive exit since the pandemic began. Hugo Barra has announced that he’s stepping down from his position as vice president of VR at Facebook.

Barra’s move comes as a bit of a surprise as Faceb… Next Reality & Adario Strange

Epic Games Restarts Lawsuit vs. Nreal as Settlement Talks Collapse

One fight for augmented reality branding that we thought had been settled has suddenly turned into a full-fledged legal battle—again.

The combatants? Unreal Engine maker Epic Games versus the Chinese startup known as Nreal (aka Shenzhen Tairuo, forme… Next Reality & Adario Strange

Microsoft’s Alex Kipman Confirms HoloLens Consumer AR Smartglasses Being Developed & Describes How It Can Happen

The story of the HoloLens has been a mix of work and play. But while many developers have devoted time to creating gaming and entertainment apps for the HoloLens 1, with the HoloLens 2, Microsoft has been encouraging everyone to focus more on the ente… Next Reality & Adario Strange

Microsoft Mixed Reality Developer Shows Off the Full Power of Hand Tracking & Occlusion via the HoloLens 2

The experience of actually using the HoloLens 2 can be difficult to describe to anyone who hasn’t had a chance to directly interact with the device in person and be blown away by its immersive capabilities.

That’s why any new exploration into exposin… Next Reality & Adario Strange

NBCUniversal Teases Augmented Reality-Powered Shopping via TV

Consumers who haven’t already delved into the interactive wonders of augmented reality are about to be pushed into the immersive waters by market forces.

In the lead up to next week’s upfronts, an annual event during which TV networks work to woo adv… Next Reality & Adario Strange