Augmented Reality in General Aviation. This is where Augmented Reality (AR) steps in. AR, VR, and Mixed Reality are already proving to be invaluable here. Let’s face it, we all have daydreamed of sitting in a cockpit and roaming the wild, blue yonder. MORE

Hundreds of people lined up anxiously waiting to snag a few – bringing them unknowingly face to face with Snapchat’s augmented reality platform. At a fundamental level, augmented reality is based on pattern detection. MORE

That must have been the thought going through Victor Skobov’s head as he began converting the output of an ultrasound machine found in a dumpster into a real-time augmented reality overlay. News Agumented Reality AR DIY Medical Ultrasound Vuforia AR MORE

This guest post is contributed by the creators behind a new augmented reality toolkit that brings AR to the Web on mobile phones. The possibilities of augmented reality are countless and we haven’t even scratched the surface yet. We would like AR to be useful for the world, to stop being a promise and become a reality. is a solution for efficiently doing augmented reality on the web, available on github. MORE

Yet, as we augment our senses, just what are we subtracting? “Are we going to enter a world where we can’t even tell the difference between fiction and reality?”. The post ‘Rose Colored’ is a Haunting Vision of Love in Augmented Reality appeared first on VRScout. MORE

Philips is now developing real-time augmented reality technology to guide spinal surgery and make it less invasive, the Dutch company announced last week. AR and virtual reality are seeing continued applications in surgery. News Augmented Reality Philips Spinal Surgery Surgery MORE

Augmented reality may be the future of games, but there are some huge problems that stand in its way. They are all unabashed fans of science fiction, and yet they have to deal with the realities of where technology is. MORE

Everyone says that augmented reality (AR) will be bigger than virtual reality (VR): analysts , investors , technologists , and futurists alike. AR augmented reality future MORE

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In these early months of 2017 just about every major tech company has some sort of virtual or augmented reality product either on store shelves or coming in the future. MORE

Combining traditional body art with augmented reality, Skin Motion has developed an AR app that converts audio into a readable soundwave. He then filed a patent for augmented reality tattoos and Skin Motion was officially born. MORE

While Google Cardboard, Daydream, and the Samsung Gear VR lead the charge for accessible virtual reality headsets and experiences, augmented reality hasn’t had its full day in the sunshine. Calling it the “Cardboard of AR”, the 5-person team behind this cardboard AR viewer is opening the door for consumers to finally see what it’s like to have their worlds augmented. MORE

Data on glass is a critical capability for augmented and mixed reality applications such as gaming, navigation, telepresence, education, industrial, medical and military,” Louie said. MORE

Augmented reality (AR) became more widely known after the success of Pokémon Go in 2016. In typical Microsoft style, their flagship mixed reality product HoloLens tends to cater to the enterprise market. News Apple AR Augmented Reality Disney Facebook Microsoft Snap MORE

He believes our reality is a projection from another plane in the universe and his mission is to find the projectionist,” says Stuart Campbell, also known as Sutu , the book’s creator. Tagged with: art , augmented reality , comics , modern polaxis , sutu. MORE

Apple is working with third-parties such as IKEA, Lego, and Niantic to use ARKit, with Apple showing an improved Pokémon Go on stage that looks to actually utilize augmented reality to bring the game to life. MORE

CES 2017, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas last week, was loaded with augmented reality smartglasses, which layer digital animations and information on top of the real world. Three times the size of virtual reality, goes their prediction. MORE

Although there weren’t drastic changes made to the physical design of the iPhone (minus that old thing called a headphone jack), Apple’s unveiling of a dual-lens camera points to a world where millions of consumers could one day put a powerful augmented reality device in their pocket. MORE

In previous years, festival-goers who ordered their passes all the way back in January received unique ticket boxes featuring everything from intricate pop-up dioramas of the festival-space, to cardboard virtual reality goggles accompanied by an impressive VR mobile app. MORE

Michael Abrash, Chief Scientist at Oculus, as-ever delivered an inspiring presentation at today’s F8 conference, this time on the topic of Augmented Reality. The post Oculus Chief Scientist: How and When Augmented Reality Will Transform Our Lives appeared first on Road to VR. MORE

Star Wars doubles down on Augmented Reality. The post Star Wars Launches Augmented Reality Collectible Experience for ‘The Last Jedi’ appeared first on VRScout. News Augmented Reality Disney AR Star Wars Star Wars AR The Last Jedi MORE

With a deep background in creative design and mobile games, he co-founded the Venture Reality Fund with Marco DeMiroz in the beginning of 2016 – after becoming convinced of the power of virtual reality when he accidentally cured himself of a fear of heights while developing a VR experience. MORE

Internet of Things and augmented reality technology provider PTC announced that it is working on an application that lets people make ink-like virtual marks on AR images they can view using AR goggles. The Project Chalk technology could be a very important applications in moving augmented reality into mainstream use, said Jay Wright, president of PTC’s Vuforia division, in an interview with GamesBeat. These are exciting times for augmented reality,” said Wright. “We MORE

Truth is oftentimes stranger than fiction, but because wide-spread, photorealistic augmented reality is still in the realm of science fiction rather than science fact, we usually defer to the storytellers and visual effects gurus to explore the possibilities. Augmented Reality News MORE

But what would it look like running on a dedicated augmented reality headset? But what would Pokémon Go look like were it running on a headset build from the ground up for augmented reality applications, instead of general purpose mobile phone hardware? MORE

As part of a $200 million effort to revamp the company’s shrinking profits with new technology, the Chinese search giant launched an augmented reality (AR) lab Monday in Beijing. The platform uses sophisticated computer vision and deep learning to understand and then augment a scene. MORE

Zuckerberg maintains that the smartphone will be Facebook’s first big leap into building the future of AR, triumphantly announcing that the camera will be “the first augmented reality platform.” MORE

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Recently, we reported that Disney’s CEO Bob Iger has stated that he would rather focus on augmented reality over virtual reality for his company’s fleet of worldwide amusement parks. The patent was filed by the Mouse House today and is titled: Augmented Reality Controls for User Interactions with a Virtual World. According to the flow chart, the entire system begins with this augmented reality projector. AR augmented reality disney MORE

The video interviews were produced by Elle, with the augmented reality activation being powered by HuffPost RYOT and Verizon’s proprietary platform Envrmnt. The post ELLE Brings Augmented Reality To Magazine Cover appeared first on VRScout. MORE

A new generation of iOS augmented reality apps are coming. Apple is jumping firmly into the world of augmented reality. In many ways, Apple is trying to keep up with competitors like Google, who already have their Tango augmented and mixed reality platform. MORE

Virtual reality consultancy and testing firm Fishbowl has told UploadVR they have expanded their services to include augmented reality testing. ” Skow said Apple’s new augmented reality SDK, ARKit, has triggered a stampede of developers clamoring to make their mark. Any would-be app maker can now tackle augmented reality with minimal overhead. MORE

Apple’s massive leap into augmented reality with no additional sensors or hardware, only the phone in your pocket, seemingly opened up the largest AR platform in the world overnight. ARCore: Augmented reality at Android scale. AR is happening. MORE

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Zappar, a London-based developer in the Augmented Reality space, is announcing the closing of its Series A funding round. They have also successfully crowdfunded a Google Cardboard-inspired $30 Mixed Reality solution called ZapBox. MORE

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After all, we already got an eye-full last year during a Microsoft promo for their Mixed Reality platform. The post Microsoft Patents Wand-Like Augmented Reality Controller appeared first on Road to VR. MORE

If your device is able to update ( check here ), that means you may be getting a number of features like an optimized App Store and a sleeker user interface, but it also means you can start to delve into the world of augmented reality too. MORE

According to a Bloomberg story published this week, Apple hired Jeff Norris of NASA to work on augmented reality initiatives. Norris was the face and voice of NASA’s mixed reality projects for some time now. He has been a mixed reality visionary for some time now. MORE

In a galaxy not so far from Central Park, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Eiffel Tower, Star Wars comes to life through augmented reality. Disney has been making major moves in Augmented Reality in 2017. News AR Augmented Reality Disney Movies Star Wars MORE

The music recognition app is stepping beyond just identifying songs and TV to now include branded augmented reality experiences. The post Shazam Launches Augmented Reality Brand Platform appeared first on VRScout. News Advertising Augmented Reality Shazam MORE

Augmented reality (AR), however, may become the tool that delays this fate by evolving the role of workers in a post-automation world, creating opportunities for continued employment across a more diverse set of occupations. AR augments the ability of veteran workers by helping them complete jobs more quickly or taking on more complex tasks, potentially increasing their earnings per day. MORE