Coca-Cola’s AR Marketing has always been future-oriented. It’s latest project has animated stories emerging out of Coca-Cola cans. The augmented reality experience generates one of twelve stories that start with a conflict and ends with a …
The new Bose AR Glasses are a fascinating development in the augmented reality space. Bose demoed a prototype earlier this year out on the streets of Austin during SXSW to generally good reviews. There was no guarantee …
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Vuzix Blade AR glasses may actually be Augmented Reality eyewear that you won’t mind having on your face. The Verge takes it further: Vuzix Blade AR glasses are the next-gen Google Glass we’ve all been waiting for. and …
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If you’ve been following augmented reality developments, you know that Facebook’s AR Studio has been in closed beta for most of the year. Its Camera Effects Platform (CEP) first appeared at the F8 conference back in …
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If you’re ready to watch the Super Bowl in VR, you’re in luck. In a groundbreaking move, some of Super Bowl LI will be in virtual reality. Fox Sports is not doing a live broadcast of the …
If you’re looking for an iPhone VR headset, you know Apple will keep you waiting. But Occipital demoed their Bridge VR device at CES 2017 and its worth checking out. Not only does it give you virtual reality …
After endless rumors, Snapchat Spectacles was announced today and it is a fascinating development. It is a pair of glasses, priced at $130, that records 10 seconds of video. It is a world of difference from …
Does VR need a hit experience? One that blows away the audience? That’s the question asked by TechCrunch in Jon Evan’s article, “VR Needs a Hit.” It’s a fair enough question, but misses the basic point …
Lenovo’s new Google Tango AR phone has arrived. The Phab 2 Pro is a breakthrough device, the first to deliver on the promise of tango. Up to now, your only option to get your hands on tango …
Shopping for a new Smartphone in 2017? Then you’ll be looking for a VR phone. New Smartphones will be Daydream enabled with motion sensors and better processors. Up to now, we’ve focused on screen size, resolution, cameras …
Fitbit is the leader in wearables and according to CEO James Park, there’s good reason. As a single-mode device, it does one thing and does it very well. Apple tries to accomplish too much and for Park, …
Take a look at the Splash VR app for iOS which is making news at SXSW Interactive. Combining VR and social media, it won the top prize at SXSW’s startup accelerator in the VR category. The …
Star Chart for VR is a virtual reality planetarium app for your Smartphone. It let’s you explore the sun, planets, and major moons of the solar system, along with 88 constellations. You can use it with …
Virtuali-Tee is an augmented reality t-shirt that shows a representation of what’s under your skin. The project just came up on Kickstarter and it’s already 25% toward its goal with 28 days left. For $30 you get a …
[UPDATE: Google’s Project Tango shut down in March 2018 as focus shifted to ARCore. An early forerunner of location-based AR, we’re in a vastly different place today with ARCore and Apple’s ARkit.] It’s clear that Google …
Apple VR project rumors have been surfacing in the news and there’s good reason. Obviously, you won’t hear anything from Cupertino until an augmented or virtual reality device is announced so it’s only speculation. But a recent …
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There’s a secret to developing successful Wearables – make it a solution and not a technology product. L’Oréal introduced its remarkable My UV Patch at the Consumer Electronic Show in January. It’s thinner than plastic, lasts five …
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Here is a little gem out of CES 2016, the smallest VR headset, the Homido Mini. This is a super small VR device you can keep in your pocket and use when needed. It weighs only …
Pillow Talk is not your average Wearable Technology device – it lets you share human heartbeats over the web. It’s not a heart rate tracker so much as a communication device. You’re listening to the heartbeat …
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Wearable Technology failures – a recurring topic in the popular press. Every month, it seems someone sees wearables as nothing more than a niche market for a small group of technology fanatics. The latest comes via …
Figment VR’s Virtual Reality iPhone Case is a smartly designed product that solves two problems. It protects your phone and, in origami-like fashion, flips open to become a virtual reality viewer. The foldaway VR segment disappears …
Google Expeditions Project is expanding to twelve more cities in the United States and three internationally. The Google kit for schools includes Asus Smartphones, Google Cardboards that turn them into Virtual Reality devices (some of the …
We should have seen this coming – Google Street View will now offer a Virtual Reality experience. Google announced that they are providing full support for the use of Google Cardboard VR in Street View. It …
The ever-inventive Disney research team has developed an amazing augmented reality coloring book. In a world of rich visual displays, coloring books seem like an anachronism. Yet they remain one of the first expressions of creativity …
How about a VR 360 Experience in a cereal box?? Yes, Kellogg is now offering cardboard VR goggles in a Nutri-grain cereal promotion in New Zealand. All you need is the box, scissors, tape and a …
I’ve been thinking a lot about Learning and Wearables as I’m at the Digital Education Show – Asia (an excellent conference by the way) in Kuala Lumpur where I’m giving a talk on “Imagining Wearable Technology in …