AR 45 Stories

Augmented reality headsets from companies like Magic Leap and Google Glass have promised to change how we interact with the world. But when will AR really take off?

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Augmented reality in retail: Virtual try before you buy

AR helps online shoppers understand what they’re buying—and how precisely items from home improvement goods to cosmetics will work for them.

by Peter Sheldon
2019-10-23T17:17:00-04:00

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A US marine tests an augmented reality headset

Humans and Technology

US Army soldiers will soon wear Microsoft’s HoloLens AR goggles in combat

by Charlotte Jee
2018-11-29T07:28:06-05:00

Photo augmented reality view of technician working on machinery

Space

NASA is using HoloLens AR headsets to build its new spacecraft faster

Lockheed Martin engineers wear the goggles to help them assemble the crew capsule Orion—without having to read thousands of pages of paper instructions.

by Erin Winick
2018-10-09T12:20:00-04:00

Silicon Valley

Apple has bought an augmented-reality company

by Erin Winick
2018-08-30T09:18:23-04:00

Silicon Valley

Apple’s software improvements could make AR as universal as iOS

by Mike Orcutt
2018-06-04T16:04:46-04:00

Humans and Technology

Seeing the mind of a robot in augmented reality

Roboticist Stefanie Tellex seeks new ways for robots and humans to work together.

by Antonio Regalado
2018-06-04T14:00:00-04:00

Humans and Technology

HoloLens can now guide the blind through complicated buildings

The headset’s ability to map a space and talk people through it may prove more important than the mixing-imagery-with-reality stuff.

by Rachel Metz
2018-05-29T12:39:00-04:00

Humans and Technology

Ubiquity6 lets your friends visit your augmented reality

Come, let us feed virtual tigers digital cake in real-world locations until the end of time.

by Rachel Metz
2018-05-03T08:00:00-04:00

Silicon Valley

“Safety,” yes; “sorry,” no: What Mark Zuckerberg did—and didn’t—say in his F8 keynote

At Facebook’s annual developer conference, the social network’s CEO used a lot of familiar words to share a few new things.

by Rachel Metz
2018-05-01T16:54:00-04:00

Humans and Technology

Even if Magic Leap’s goggles suck, it can probably still make money off them

Those who’ve tried Magic Leap One say it’s functional, but the company’s got a boatload of patents it could license to satisfy investors regardless.

by Rachel Metz
2018-04-09T00:00:00-04:00

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