When Apple introduced ARKit earlier this year, they trotted out IKEA as one of the companies it was working with to build an augmented reality app that lets customers see furniture as it would appear in their home. While the Swedish furniture monger did not make an appearance during Apple’s annual autumn product ritual, it...
One of the byproducts of the success of Pokémon Go was the viral images that made the rounds on social media of people putting Pikachus, Charmanders, and their brethren in compromising positions. Snapchat has a similar claim to fame, most recently with the inexplicable popularity of the dancing hotdog. Two existing AR apps, Thyng and...
CEO (and NR50 member) Tim Cook and Apple unveiled the long-awaited lineup of next-generation iPhones today on stage of the Steve Jobs Theater, packed with hardware improvements to facilitate AR experiences from ARKit, which will arrive with the iOS 11 on Sept. 19. The new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, as well as the super-premium...
A recently formed strategic alliance between Halliburton and Microsoft hopes to speed the digital transformation of the oil and gas industry. Jointly announced by the companies last month, the partnership aims to leverage artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), internet cloud applications, and other breakthrough technologies to drive efficiency improvements and enhance value across exploration...
When it comes to finding lost things, the joke goes that it’s always in the last place you look. With an assist from ARKit, Pixie can make your iPhone the first and last place you look for that missing item. When iOS 11 drops, the updated Pixie app will guides users with compatible iPhones to...
While The Walking Dead has brand recognition for its AR game, ARZombi has ARKit. Their forthcoming app, built on ARKit by an independent team of horror aficionados, is more reminiscent of zombie mode in recent installments of the Call of Duty franchise than AMC’s location-based mobile game. The game takes place in the player’s home,...
While The Walking Dead has brand recognition for its AR game, ARZombi has ARKit. Their forthcoming app, built on ARKit by an independent team of horror aficionados, is more reminiscent of zombie mode in recent installments of the Call of Duty franchise than AMC’s location-based mobile game. The game takes place in the player’s home,...
Ahead of the highly-anticipated iPhone unveiling and iOS 11 launch, augmented reality developer Scope AR has confirmed that the iOS version of Remote AR, their live support video calling app, will support iOS 11 and ARKit immediately. Remote AR enables users and remote support experts to collaborate over a live video call and create and...
It has been an interesting few days in developer news. The Microsoft blog has been busy with information relative to the augmented reality space. Meta 2 has also announced an interesting development this week. Here is a collection of various tidbits that have been collecting up. Fall Creators Edition Coming Oct. 17 According to one...
The standing desk movement has gained momentum over the past few years as research has pointed to the detrimental health effects of sitting at a desk all day. For those who are ready to take the plunge into this new paradigm, standing desk vendor Varidesk has a mobile augmented reality app, AR Office Planner, for...
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