Augmented Reality

In order for AR systems to recognize locations from a user's ground-level perspective, they first have to be "trained" using ground-level images of those same places. Sturfee's City AR system, however, works quicker by utilizing satellite photos.

When you think of Lenovo, probably the first thing that comes to mind is computers. Last weekend at the VR/AR Global Summit, however, the company displayed its latest foray into the world of augmented reality headsets – the ThinkReality A6.

Misadventure in Little Lon is a location-based, augmented reality mobile game that asks players to help solve a century-old crime by walking the real-world streets of Melbourne, Australia, and talking to virtual characters. New Atlas goes hands-on.

New technology known as Portal-ble allows the users of smartphone-based AR systems to put their hands in the picture.

The Dejarik holochess game we see Chewbacca and R2-D2 playing in the original Star Wars is one step closer to reality – or augmented reality, anyway.

BAE Systems has unveiled the finalized prototype of its lightweight augmented reality headset that is about the size of a pair of glasses.

Loog Guitars has kicked off a crowdfunding campaign to fund three learning guitars for kids with a built-in amp and speaker.

In recent tests, it has been shown that a depth perception-boosting headset could help legally-blind users to avoid collisions.

A new augmented reality-based system is made to train athletes and help rehab patients, by providing real-time motion feedback.

Project the equivalent of a 200-inch, high resolution screen a few meters in front of your eyes, and work with PCs, mobile devices and games consoles.

Arguably the thing that killed Google Glass was how dorky they looked. Whether or not that’s the real reason AR glasses never took off, it’s the story that other companies always push while marketing new devices that fit smarts into normal-looking frames. And the latest is the new Norm Glasses.

As mobile components get more powerful and come down in cost, we're seeing a growing number of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) devices that don't need a computer connection – like the new Rokid Vision glasses, which can project games, phone apps and more in front of your eyes.