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Can Gowalla Reinvent AR (and Itself)?

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” It was acquired by Facebook in 2011, then mostly faded away. But now it’s back for more SoLoMo action… this time with an AR focus. Specifically, it will launch later this year to offer geo-relevant AR experiences, such as location-specific lenses around businesses and points of interest. Gamifying AR.

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The AR Space Race, Part VIII: Startups

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Apple signals interest in location-relevant AR through its geo-anchors and Project Gobi. These are a few utilitarian, commerce, and social angles. How else will geospatial AR materialize? What are its active ingredients, including 5G and the AR cloud ? continuing here with AR Startups. Foursquare.

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Nintendo President Says The Company Is Exploring New Ways To Use AR

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While commenting on the recent trend of major corporations such as Apple dipping their toes in the AR market, Furukawa expressed Nintendo’s own interest in exploring the rapidly-growing technology: Image Credit: Radomir Tinkov, Nintendo. As for AR, it is definitely one of the many aspects we are interested in.

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Microsoft’s Meandering XR Strategy Could Lead to Another Zune Moment

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At least from the outside, it appears Microsoft isn’t actively competing for a seat at the XR table, which is fairly odd coming from a company that pioneered enterprise AR while simultaneously wrangling some of its top OEM partners to make a fleet of PC VR headsets for consumers in 2017.

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Apple Reportedly Could Have Over 1,000 Engineers Working on AR in Israel

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According to UBS analyst Steven Milunovich , Apple could have over 1,000 engineers working on Augmented Reality technology in Israel, mostly at its major R&D centre in Herzliya. Milunovich maintains Apple might introduce AR features similar to Google’s Tango in the next iPhone.

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Can Gowalla Reinvent AR (and Itself)?

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It was acquired by Facebook in 2011, then mostly faded away. this time with an AR focus. Specifically, it will launch later this year to offer geo-relevant AR experiences, such as location-specific lenses around businesses and points of interest. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. the year of AR glasses? Foursquare?—?which

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Retrospective: How LEGO Augments Our World

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Over the years we have seen significant changes in augmented reality (AR) technology. Life of George (2011) . In 2011, LEGO unveiled their first fully integrated digital-to-physical gaming experience, Life of George. LEGO AR Studio (2017). Who Phone Box , or H. LEGO Fusion retired from the LEGO Group in 2015. .