The operating system for iPhone and iPod touch is getting long-awaited home screen improvements and a variety of tweaks to core apps. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Researchers demo VR finger tracking that recognizes air-drawn passcodes
The latest advance in VR/AR controls is a system that can track finger movements and recognize full words or symbols, turning air handwriting into input. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Vertebrae lets fashion retail websites offer AR try-ons, no app needed
Fashion retailing has become challenging thanks to store closures and pandemic concerns, but web-based AR try-on tools could help stores sell more online. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Snap’s Lens Studio now supports custom ML-powered Snapchat Lenses
ML developers can bring recognition models to the popular AR platform, which is also adding plant, pet, and neighborhood recognition, plus voice search. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Seek patents creation of cross-platform AR assets from ‘any’ 3D models
A leading AR tool developer has won a potentially key patent on creating multi-platform, multi-OS AR assets from any of over 30 existing 3D model formats. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Pico Neo 2 Eye hands-on: The 4K, eye tracking, enterprise Oculus Quest
Facebook scored a hit with the all-in-one consumer VR headset Oculus Quest, and now Pico has an enterprise-focused alternative with some big improvements. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Pico Neo 2 Eye hands-on: The 4K, eye tracking, enterprise Oculus Quest
Facebook scored a hit with the all-in-one consumer VR headset Oculus Quest, and now Pico has an enterprise-focused alternative with some big improvements. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Qualcomm expects all-in-one 5G XR viewers in 1-4 years, glasses in 5-10
The key chipmaker behind AR and VR headsets is preparing for a three-stage rollout as XR wearables transition from phone-tethered to standalone 5G glasses. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Chrome 83 arrives with redesigned security settings, third-party cookies blocked in Incognito
Google Chrome 83 brings redesigned safety and privacy settings, third-party cookies blocked in Incognito mode, and more developer features. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Emil Protalinski
How to watch Microsoft’s Build 2020 stream with 100,000 attendees
Microsoft’s Build 2020 developers conference runs between May 19 to May 20. Tune in to watch the event stream and livestream for 48 hours. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Emil Protalinski