augmented reality

By now, you’ve certainly heard enough hype about the metaverse to conclude that it’s on the horizon. But don’t expect many true metaverse experiences to gain mass adoption in 2023. Instead, 2023 will be the year when we’ll become…

The limitless variety of fashion items, skin colors, body shapes, hair styles and other options for digital identities on today’s immersive platforms already allow millions to be whomever they want to be in these environments. 2023 will be…

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more.Say AgainMuch depends on the individual and their medical history, but even with cochlear implants or hearing aids, it…

It’s human nature to want to keep the memory of the deceased alive. Photography, for instance, has served as a powerful tool to help us do this. I’ve explored this with my 2020 project ALIVE: Lost for Words, where I photographed people…

Chip major Qualcomm has launched the world's first purpose-built, headworn augmented reality platform for VR/AR devices of the future. Called Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 which is part of the company's extended reality (XR) portfolio, the…

If you need evidence that Apple is working on a mixed-reality headset, take a spin with the HoloKit X. Created by Botao Amber Hu, a developer who has worked at companies like DJI, Google, and Twitter and is now CEO and founder of Holo…

Samsung is reportedly developing "MicroLED on Silicon" (LEDoS) for augmented reality (AR) headsets. The OLED (organic light-emitting diode) displays have been used in VR headsets for years, but now the company is developing next generation…

Snapchat has launched a new augmented reality (AR) lens called CP(A)R which is being touted as a life-saving lens. It’s been launched on this day that is World Restart a Heart Day. The social media company has partnered with The…

Another part of the keynote was a scripted conversation between Meta’s vice president of metaverse, Vishal Shah, and his boss, chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth. After touting the variety of virtual environments people have created…

When David Pierce covered the transitional birth of Google Lens for WIRED in 2017, he pegged the tool as “a long-term bet for the company and a platform for lots of use cases.” In the following years, as Google Lens out-survived other…