TechSee, a startup employing AI and computer vision to streamline field service work, raised $30 million to expand its reach.
Unity promises initial OpenXR platform support by the end of 2020
A leading 3D engine used by apps, games, and mixed reality experiences will soon see even wider cross-platform support.
Cadillac gives the new 2021 Escalade SUV a huge technology upgrade
38 inches of OLED screen stretch out in front of the driver.
Foursquare’s Marsbot for AirPods offers location-aware audio tips
The location-aware social sharing platform believes the next frontier for AI assistants will be proactively sharing context-specific audio via headphones.
Augmented reality could be the geology classroom’s killer app
This project is bringing virtual geology to your phone.
Lidar is dull on iPads, but could go beyond AR on the iPhone 12 Pro
The iPhone 12 Pro is expected to include a new Lidar scanner, but Apple will need to do more than it did with the 2020 iPad Pro to make users actually care.
Facebook Is Trying to Make ‘Smart Audio’ a Thing So You’ll Want to Buy a Pair of Facebook AR Glasses
It’s no secret that Facebook has an interest in virtual and augmented reality, but today, the company published a deep dive into the audio component of this emerging tech. Put simply, Facebook’s trying real hard to make “smart audio” a thing.Read more….
New AR app helps engineers visualize data to improve robot design
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have developed a companion app for ROS that helps visualize data from lidar and other sensors.
Niantic reveals cellular partners for 5G consumer AR platform
One of the leading smartphone AR companies is preparing to release a consumer AR hardware, software, and services platform, with help from cellular giants.
Oculus Connect becomes Facebook Connect, goes virtual on September 16
Facebook is renaming Oculus Connect to broadly focus on its AR and VR initiatives, as well as collectively calling its AR/VR teams Facebook Reality Labs.