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Google Will Shut Down Tango AR Development Kit on March 1st

by Andrew Fenn

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 …

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Amazon Launches Cloud-Based VR/AR App Builder

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 …

AR Laser Tag Game Friend.IO Released on App Store and Google Play

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 …

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AR Animated Lyric App Now Available on iOS 11

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 …

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Vuzix Raises $12.5 Million

by Bob Raikes

Vuzix announced that it has raised $12.5 million in a direct offering of 2 million shares at $6.05. The company also issued three year warrants for the purchase of another million shares at $7. …

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Jaunt Branches into AR and MR with New Distribution Platform

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 …

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AR What It Is and What It Isn’t

by Norbert Hildebrand

AR here, VR there, these days it seems that we cannot discuss any technology development without hearing how AR and VR will change not only consumer electronics but all life as we know it. …

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Shazam Has A/R Potential

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 …

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Amimon Brings Its Wireless Technology to AR/VR

by Bob Raikes

Amimon showed its wireless technology used in a VR/AR application with ‘zero’ latency at the VRX conference in San Francisco. Unlike 60GHz solutions (for example from TPCast and Intel), the Amimon technology uses the …

Vuzix Signs Exclusive Supply Agreement with Toshiba

by Andrew Fenn

Vuzix has announced an exclusive $5 million supply agreement with Toshiba. Vuzix will supply Toshiba with its M300 smart glasses solution for an agreed three-year term, during which time it will be co-branded and …

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Epson Extends Price Reductions on Moverio

by Bob Raikes

We reported on a rebate programme for the Epson Moverio Drone Edition of the BT-300FPV last week, and now we have news of new pricing on the professional headsets in Europe. The new pricing …

Football, Augmented Reality and More

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The National Football League (NFL), Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group and the Thinkwell Group have teamed up to present American football fans with a mixed reality (MR), virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) …