Magic Leap CEO says Apple becoming a rival in augmented reality...
Magic Leap's CEO said more money coming into the augmented reality space from competitors is "good." Under CEO Peggy Johnson, the company has pivoted to building enterprise-focused AR headsets. Apple is rumored to be readying its own headset, which would compete against Magic Leap and Microsoft. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access…
BMW is developing a full-screen head-up display for 2025’s Neue Klasse
Enlarge / On the left, BMW's 2021 i Vision Circular concept; on the right, this year's i Vision Dee.BMW I'm almost sad to not be in Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show, and for the second year running, that fear of missing out is due to a new augmented reality display for cars.…
John Carmack, the consulting CTO for Meta’s virtual-reality efforts, is leaving....
Carmack joined Oculus in 2013 as CTO, prior to its acquisition by Facebook. He is a well known and regarded game designer, who moved to a new consulting role at Oculus in 2019. Often openly critical of Facebook's progress in AR/VR, Carmack's exit note urged people to "give a damn." Loading Something is loading. Thanks…
Apple’s AR/VR headset will scan your iris when you put it...
Enlarge / The report discusses how Apple's upcoming headset will be different from the Meta Quest Pro pictured here. A new report in The Information revealed some new tidbits about Apple's upcoming augmented and virtual reality headset. Among other things, the report details features that differentiate Apple's headset from Meta's just-announced Quest Pro, which is…
Google Maps gets augmented reality search results
Open up live view and you can search for things (at the bottom) like Restaurants, ATMs, and shopping locations. (Next in the gallery is Google's animated gif of this in action.) Google Look at that! 3D positioned point-of-interest markers in your camera view. Now we just need some AR goggles. Google Google Maps loves augmented…
Nreal’s $380 AR glasses want to be a virtual monitor for...
Enlarge / Nreal depicts someone using the Air glasses to extend their MacBook desktop. Nreal As augmented reality (AR) glasses continue to try carving a place among tech enthusiasts, we're seeing another option hit mass availability in the US. In addition to selling the sunglass-like Nreal Air specs in America, Beijing-based company Nreal also announced today…
Lenovo announces consumer AR glasses that can tether to iPhones
Lenovo Glasses T1. Scharon Harding A more frontal view. Scharon Harding A profile view. Scharon Harding After pushing augmented reality (AR) glasses to businesses for years, Lenovo will finally sell AR glasses for consumers, the company announced today—and I briefly got to demo the lightweight Lenovo Glasses T1. With their Micro OLED displays and required…
Zuckerberg: Apple, Meta are in “deep, philosophical competition”
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Meta and Apple are entering a period of "very deep, philosophical competition" that will define the future of the Internet, according to comments by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg obtained by The Verge. Both Apple and Meta are planning to invest heavily in mixed reality over the next decade, but they have…
Smart contact lens prototype puts a Micro LED display on top...
Enlarge / Smart contact lenses don't work quite this easily yet. Since 2015, a California-based company called Mojo Vision has been developing smart contact lenses. Like smart glasses, the idea is to put helpful AR graphics in front of your eyes to help accomplish daily tasks. Now, a functioning prototype brings us closer to seeing…
Forget smart glasses, this smart contact lens prototype has a new...
Enlarge / Smart contact lenses don't work quite this easily yet. Since 2015, a California-based company called Mojo Vision has been developing smart contact lenses. Like smart glasses, the idea is to put helpful AR graphics in front of your eyes to help accomplish daily tasks. Now, a functioning prototype brings us closer to seeing…
