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Following the launch of ARCore, Google will cease support for Tango, its original AR development kit, on March 1st, 2018. Tango uses a depth sensor in conjunction with a camera and proprietary software that …
Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48
by Andrew Fenn
Amazon Web Services has announced Sumerian, a new service for building VR, AR and 3D applications for mobile devices, head-mounted displays, digital signage or web browsers. With Amazon Sumerian’s editor, developers can build virtual …
Tags:Amazon| AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 48
by Andrew Fenn
YouTube VR is now available for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Windows VR for free, via Steam Early Access. The app previously launched exclusively for Google Daydream last year, and for PlayStation VR in …
Tags:AR/VR| | Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 48
by Andrew Fenn
Multiplayer AR laser-tag arena shooting game Father.IO has been released on the App Store and Google Play Store. Created by augmented reality start-up Proxy42, Father.IO uses an external peripheral called the Interceptor, available separately …
Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48
by Andrew Fenn
AR Lyrics is a new augmented reality app, available now via the App Store. Created by Plan8 using Apple’s ARKit, the app uses Shazam technology to recognise songs being played in the vicinity, and …
Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48
by Bob Raikes
It’s often said that the driving force of much new technology is porn. But VR is having a more serious use in Spain. Institut Marquès, a private fertility clinic with centres in Barcelona, London, …
Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Spain| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 47
by Andrew Fenn
Regal, in partnership with IMax, has unveiled the new IMax VR Centre at Regal E-Walk Stadium 13 & RPX in Times Square, New York City. The new centre is one of only six in …
Tags:AR/VR| IMAX| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 47
by Andrew Fenn
Scale-1 Portal is bringing its headset-free VR arcade solution Voxel to CES 2018. (Scale-1 Does VR Without a Headset) Voxel uses 3D glasses instead of a conventional headset, and surrounds users with dual 10′ …
Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 47
by Andrew Fenn
Jaunt has announced its new XR Platform, a distribution solution available to media companies, brands, content aggregators and enterprise customers, designed to help them deliver immersive virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality content …
Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 47
by Andrew Fenn
Airbnb has revealed that it is developing AR and VR features for its service, and even showed off some early prototypes on its official blog. The app allows hosts to capture 360° VR video …
Tags:360 Degree Video| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 48
by Bob Raikes
Apple has done a deal to buy Shazam of the UK, which is a service to identify songs from audio detected through the microphone of a mobile device. Obviously, that may make sense on …
Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 47
by Andrew Fenn
A recent initiative by Australian-based virtual reality company, Liminal VR, in conjunction with the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, is using VR to test emotional responses to colours in different environments. The …
Tags:AR/VR| Colour (Color)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 48
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