Snap’s Spectacles Turned into Immersive AR Dance Teacher via Lens Studio

The debut of the augmented reality version of Snap’s Spectacles came with several examples of how the wearable can allow creators to transform the world around them.

Now, weeks after the initial launch of the AR smartglasses, we’re getting yet anothe… Next Reality & Adario Strange

Magic Leap Experiencing Yet Another Major Executive Shake-Up, Report Says

Just when everything seemed settled over at Magic Leap, it turns out that the internal tumult is still in play.

Now, just as newly minted CEO Peggy Johnson has managed to fully position herself publicly as the new leader of the struggling augmented r… Next Reality & Adario Strange

Facebook’s Smartwatch Will Eventually Include CTRL-Labs Tech for Smartglasses Control, Report Says

If you were to summarize the path Snap has taken towards augmented reality smartglasses with a meme template, how it started would be the first-generation Spectacles camera glasses and how it’s going would be the next-generation Spectacles with AR cap… Next Reality & Tommy Palladino

Join Loki on His Time-Traveling Adventures with This Snapchat Lens

Like its predecessors WandaVision and Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Marvel’s latest series for Disney Plus, Loki, has its own augmented reality experience.

However, while the former titles did not debut their AR content until just ahead of their res… Next Reality & Tommy Palladino

Could Fitness Emerge as AR’s Killer App?

Fitness continues to emerge as a compelling use case for VR and AR as it can gamify your workouts. All of this has amplified in the Covid era. We take a closer look at the opportunity through the lens of the latest purpose-built AR hardware.

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Apple’s Object Capture Puts 3D Scanning Market on Notice, but Unity Benefits via Project MARS Integration

One of the more exciting augmented reality announcements Apple made during its WWDC keynote on Monday came in the form of Object Capture, a new 3D scanning feature coming to macOS Monterey.

That cry you just heard in the distance came from the chorus… Next Reality & Tommy Palladino

Apple’s Object Capture Puts 3D Scanning Market on Notice, but Unity MARS Benefits via New Integration

One of the more exciting augmented reality announcements Apple made during its WWDC keynote on Monday came in the form of Object Capture, a new 3D scanning feature coming to macOS Monterey.

That cry you just heard in the distance came from the chorus… Next Reality & Tommy Palladino

Microsoft Emerges from the Trenches with More Details Behind the Army Edition of HoloLens 2

When we got our first look at US Army soldiers testing Microsoft’s modified HoloLens 2 last year, it still looked very much like the commercial edition, with some additional sensors attached.

Today, the prototype Integrated Visual Augmentation System… Next Reality & Tommy Palladino

Market Reality: Facebook Debuts Shared AR for Video Chat, Magic Leap Teams with AMD, & Lego Takes AR to the Theme Park

It’s (virtual) developer conference season, and this week was Facebook’s turn with F8 Refresh. Like Google and Snap, Facebook had some new AR capabilities to show off.

And while Google and Snap made big AR hardware reveals, Facebook did not. However,… Next Reality & Tommy Palladino

Facebook Chief Mark Zuckerberg Talks Immersive Remote Video & AR Smartglasses Following Major Reveals from Snap & Google

The last few weeks were fairly busy in the realm of augmented reality and remote meetings developments. Most of that activity was generated by some mammoth announcements from Snap and its Spectacles AR smartglasses, and Google, with its Project Starli… Next Reality & Adario Strange