Virtual Reality Pictionary
Virtual reality Pictionary, just those 3 words sum up hilarity (well it does for our inner geek) however on America’s The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, this game is a reality. On Monday nights show guests Scarlett Johansson, Dove Cameron and Michael Che and presenter Jimmy Fallon played a hilarious game of virtual reality Pictionary. […]
Apple is reportedly stepping up it’s development of augmented reality glasses
Apple is reportedly “stepping up its efforts” in developing augmented reality glasses, allocating more resources to the project with the aim of pushing them from just research into an actual consumer product. There have been plenty of rumours on Apple using augmented reality technology in the new iPhone. The new buzz is that the company […]
This sci-fi short film shows augmented reality in a scary light
As filmmakers push the boundaries of what can happen on the big (and small) screen, this new short film funded, directed and written by Magali Barbé shows augmented reality in a frankly scary light. Entitled Strange Beasts, the film starts off unassuming enough, seemingly an advertorial for a new item of augmented reality tech that allows […]
Is Amazon considering augmented reality furniture and appliance stores?
Amazon is considering having augmented reality furniture stores according to sources from the New York Times, they state that the online retail giant is ‘exploring’ the idea of utilising augmented reality so users can visualise how the items would appear in their own homes before pushing the button on the purchase. Although this is, at […]
Augmented reality is changing manufacturing
Augmented reality is changing manufacturing across the world. From aerospace to automotives, augmented reality is not only increasingly being used on the factory floor, it´s revolutionising it as it can overlay virtual reality over actual objects, providing all the necessary data an operative needs to make an assessment or perform a task. As well as operational […]
3RockAR augmented reality in association with APG in Zurich 2017
3rockAR, in association with APG and specially selected partners, surprised travellers and commuters with an unbelievable Augmented Reality Magic Mirror in Zurich Main Station, 2017.
Flying drones with augmented reality?
Flying drones with augmented reality apparently can be a lot more safer and enjoyable as the two technologies are becoming increasingly compatible. Whether it is using the drones as a courier service to deliver parcels or in high risk industries like mining, the potential for drones is enormous and already we are seeing companies and […]
Concept images imagine Apple’s iPhone 8 with gorgeous Siri based augmented reality
Hungarian designer Gabor Balogh has released a set of concept renders of how the new Apple iPhone 8 could possibly use augmented reality technology to let Siri connect with the real world. By the looks of these renders the iPhone would display a translucent version of whatever the rear facing camera is pointed at and […]
Alibaba puts $18 million into augmented reality car nav startup WayRay
Alibaba has led an $18 million funding round in to WayRay, a company based in Switzerland which is an augmented reality car navigation startup, just one day after Intel purchased Mobileye, a driverless car technology. Vitaly Ponomarev the company founder and CEO said in a statement “At the moment, WayRay is the world’s only developer […]
Augmented reality is changing the shape of remote technical support
Augmented reality really does have the potential to change the landscape of remote technical support. The essence of technical support comes in when there is a problem in the consumers reality, something isn’t working, either a physical product such as a computer, TV or smartphone or a service such as a business consumer losing WiFi […]