As HoloLens vanishes from view, XREAL steps up and takes 51% of the augmented reality market

What you need to know XREAL (formerly NREAL) creates AR glasses that look almost as subtle as regular glasses.  Complete with prescription options, the XREAL glasses function essentially as an external monitor, able to extend or duplicate a Windows PC or Android phone display. They also work seamlessly with Samsung DeX (or Windows 10 Mobile’s […]

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Apple Collecting Data to Improve Augmented Reality Location Accuracy in Maps

With the launch of iOS 17.2, Apple has outlined the Maps-related data that it is collecting in order to improve the augmented reality location function. In a new support document, Apple says that it is aiming to bolster the speed and accuracy of augmented reality features in the Maps app. When using augmented reality features […]

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Pokémon GO Creator Niantic’s New ‘Peridot’ Augmented Reality Pet Game Now Available

“Peridot,” the latest game from augmented reality company Niantic, is now available for download from the App Store. A Tamagotchi-style game, Peridot allows users to choose a virtual pet to raise. As with Niantic’s other games, Peridot is an augmented reality title that encourages players to take their pets for walks in the real world. […]

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Pokémon GO Creator Niantic’s New ‘Peridot’ Augmented Reality Pet Game Now Available

“Peridot,” the latest game from augmented reality company Niantic, is now available for download from the App Store. A Tamagotchi-style game, Peridot allows users to choose a virtual pet to raise. As with Niantic’s other games, Peridot is an augmented reality title that encourages players to take their pets for walks in the real world. […]

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‘Pokémon Go’ Creator Niantic Teams Up With Capcom for Augmented Reality Monster Hunter Game for iPhone

Niantic, the company behind the popular augmented reality iPhone game Pokémon Go, is developing a similar augmented reality title in the Capcom Monster Hunter franchise. For those unfamiliar with Monster Hunter, it is a roleplaying game where the goal is to team up with others to take down giant monsters, harvesting their components for weapons […]

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Pokémon GO Creator Niantic’s New ‘Peridot’ Augmented Reality Pet Game Launching May 9

Augmented reality gaming company Niantic today announced that its newest title, Peridot, is set to launch on Tuesday, May 9. Peridot is a virtual pet game, in the theme of Tamagotchi. Like Niantic’s other games, this is an augmented reality title that encourages you to take your pets for walks in the real world, where […]

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Development on Augmented Reality ‘Apple Glasses’ Postponed Indefinitely

Apple has paused development on the augmented reality Apple Glasses that it planned to introduce after its mixed reality headset, reports Bloomberg. Work on the product has been postponed because of technical difficulties. Rumors suggested that Apple wanted to develop a pair of lightweight augmented reality glasses that would be similar to the Google Glass […]

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Apple Store App to Offer Augmented Reality Shopping Feature on Your iPhone

A future version of the Apple Store app will offer an augmented reality feature that allows customers to point their iPhone toward a product like a Mac in an Apple Store and instantly receive more information about pricing and specifications in an overlay on their screen, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. In his newsletter this […]

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Google Maps for iOS Gaining Augmented Reality Live View Search in Select Cities

Google is bringing a new augmented reality Live View feature to its Maps app, allowing smartphone users to visually search for restaurants, coffee shops, and other businesses that are located nearby. Using Live View, you can open up Maps and tap the camera icon in the search bar to see what’s around you, from shops […]

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Pokémon GO Creator Niantic Releasing ‘Peridot’ Augmented Reality Pet Game

Niantic, the company behind the popular Pokémon Go game for iOS devices, this week announced the upcoming launch of its next tile, a virtual pet game called “Peridot.” In Peridot, users will care for, raise, and breed virtual pets, sort of like a modern day, iPhone version of a Tamagotchi. The pets are called “Peridots” […]

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