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Amazon Brings Augmented Reality Product Previews to iOS App

Road to VR

Well, an AR preview might not exactly be ‘trying it’, but Amazon’s new ‘AR View’ function aims to help you figure out if a crock-pot clashes with your marble counters, or if that chair can really fit in that corner, adding a little more depth to the online shopping experience than you’re used to.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.05.15): Google confirms headset with Samsung, Ultraleap teases a new device, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google announces important AI and XR news at Google I/O This Google I/O has seen immersive realities back to the menu. But to summarize, the most important XR-related tidbits have been: Google confirmed that is still working with Qualcomm and Samsung to build an XR headset.

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Top 10 Movies that Got Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Right

ARVR

Here are some of our team’s picks for great movies that feature augmented reality and virtual reality in their stories and include great examples of use cases for AR/VR (by order of release): 1. Sounds like augmented reality to us! Rent or own it : YouTube | iTunes | Vudu | Google Play | Amazon Prime Video 2.

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Top 10 TV Shows that Feature Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality

ARVR

We already shared with you the movies we think you should watch that feature augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) here. Now here is our list of the top 10 TV shows that feature augmented reality and virtual reality (by order of release): 1. Rent or own it : Amazon 3.

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Augmented reality is reaching a mature state according to Gartner

The Ghost Howls

According to the very famous market analysis company Gartner, Augmented Reality is no more an “emerging” technology, but it has graduated as a mature one. It provides a digital legend in the form of a point cloud to annotate (augment) objects and places in the physical world. Considering that companies like 6d.ai

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The Second Coming of Augmented-Reality Glasses

ARVR

Source: [link] When it debuted in 2013 the Google Glass was the first of its kind. A augmented-reality (AR) accessory that sits right above one eye and gives access to emails, text messages, directions , etc. In this article, I will explain why I think the AR glasses are coming back and they are staying this time.

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The AR Space Race, Part VI: Amazon

ARVR

Synthesizing these factors, one of AR’s battlegrounds will be in augmenting the world in location-relevant ways. That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , or visual search with Google Lens. As you can tell from the above examples, Google will have a key stake in this “Internet of Places.” But it’s not alone.

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