Researchers in Switzerland have developed a type of "virtual mirror" that promises a cheaper way of seeing the results of upcoming dental surgery. By using augmented reality software, patients can see the results of their upcoming surgery in real time.
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Currently, there’s a pretty big gap between mobile VR and the high-end experiences of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Microsoft is looking to bridge that divide with a platform it (confusingly) calls Windows Mixed Reality, and now Dell has announced the Visor, its first headset to run on that system.
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Some day, even stopping for a rest on a bench at Disneyland might be an attraction, thanks to a mixed reality prototype called the Magic Bench. Designed to make AR more of a group activity, it allows people to interact with animated characters in 3D space, and even feel them through haptic feedback.
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Microsoft’s AR headset, the HoloLens, is an exciting prospect but isn't quite ready for the public. But as it inches closer to a consumer release, the company has revealed that the next version of the hardware will have an AI coprocessor built in, to help the headset recognize real-world objects.
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Lenovo has been sharing some of its visions of the future at its annual Tech World Innovation summit in Shanghai. If the next generation AR, digital assistant and health monitoring concepts are any indication, the company is getting ready to move beyond its usual remit of laptops and smartphones.
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While we've had phone-powered virtual reality headsets like Samsung's Gear VR or Google's Daydream View for several years now, no one's yet done the same for augmented reality. Enter the Mira Prism, a $99 pair of AR glasses that runs from an iPhone.
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ReBlink is the kind of art/technology mash-up that will be decried as awful & blasphemous by some or exciting & innovative by others. Digital artist Alex’s Mayhew’s modern reinterpretations of classic paintings allows viewers to witness a work of art come to life through their phone or tablet.
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While we're seeing some exciting leaps forward in virtual reality and augmented reality right now, the human body is still adjusting to these types of immersive experiences. Now scientists may have found a fix for one of the recurring problems of VR/AR: eye fatigue.
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Now that VR's initial burst of early-adopter enthusiasm has tapered off a little, there's a temptation to lump it together with recent technologies that fizzled out after being over-hyped. Believe what you want, but VR's standing as the ultimate computing frontier is inevitable.
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Apple has been teasing an interest in AR for at least the last year, and yesterday's keynote was the first time AR made an appearance in one of its events. While ARKit can do some cool tricks in the short term, it's hard to see this move as anything but planting seeds for future AR glasses.
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