Next Snap Spectacles Expected to Include AR Displays, Report Says

Snapchat parent company Snap may finally be taking the big step into the fully-functioning augmented reality wearables realm with the next iteration of its Spectacles devices.

The first two generations of Spectacles functioned merely as face-mounted … Next Reality & Tommy Palladino

Apple Reveals Dates for Online-Only WWDC Event

Even as the world continues to grapple with the pandemic, the tech industry continues to chug along, with some looking for ways to present new products, and in some cases continue major conferences that reveal the latest in augmented reality developme… Next Reality & Adario Strange

Market Reality: Microsoft Reveals More Mesh Details, Nintendo Taps Niantic for AR Games & Ricoh Prepares 3D Display

Microsoft believes its Mesh platform can help developers build immersive AR apps more easily. We spoke with a member of the Microsoft team to learn more about the platform.

Meanwhile, one of the companies appearing on stage during Microsoft’s AR even… Next Reality & Tommy Palladino

Inside Microsoft Mesh, What Is It and How Does It Work? We Have the Answers

When Microsoft unveiled Mesh a couple of weeks ago, the move revealed a major part of Microsoft’s next steps toward dominating the augmented reality space, particularly with regard to enterprise customers.

But aside from the general details contained… Next Reality & Adario Strange

How to Expand Your Available AR Effects for Your 3D Spectacles Videos

If you have Snap Spectacles 3, the dual camera-equipped sunglasses capable of capturing 3D photos and video, by now you’ve likely jazzed up the videos you’ve captured on the wearable with Lenses via Snapchat.

You’ve probably also realized that the av… Next Reality & Tommy Palladino

Ricoh Previews 360-Degree Holographic Display Prototype, Plans to Ship by 2022

With non-fungible tokens (NFTs), particularly those that are 3D in nature, holographic displays are becoming more indispensable for those looking to show off their valuable works of art.

Now, Japanese electronics maker Ricoh, a name typically associa… Next Reality & Tommy Palladino

Niantic Adapting Pikmin as Mobile AR Game in New Alliance with Nintendo

Two of the three entities behind Pokemon GO, the reigning champion in mobile augmented reality gaming, are joining forces again to see if lightning can strike more than once.

This week, AR developer Niantic and gaming giant Nintendo announced a partn… Next Reality & Tommy Palladino

Market Reality: NFT & AR Converge with Atari, MF Doom, & Virtual Homes, & Samsung Partners with Snapchat

Snapchat may trail Facebook and Instagram in terms of daily active users, but a new partnership with Samsung may get those innovative AR Lenses onto the mobile devices of a lot more users.

Non-fungible tokens, perhaps the hottest segment of the block… Next Reality & Tommy Palladino

This Virtual Home Sold for $500K as an NFT, Now the Artist Wants to Move It into Augmented Reality

The NFT space is moving so fast that if you’re not already engaged, you’ve probably already missed several history-making events.

One of those events happened this week with the sale of Mars House, a virtual home that sold for over $500,000, which is… Next Reality & Adario Strange

Samsung Just Gave Us the First Snapchat AR Smartphone, Sort Of

During this week’s unveiling of the new Samsung A Series of smartphones, much of the focus was on the high-end features at a more affordable price as the South Korean tech giant looks to regain its status as the world’s top smartphone maker versus App… Next Reality & Adario Strange