Articles tagged "AR"

Microsoft unveiled the second version of its AR headset – the HoloLens 2 – at MWC in February earlier this year. Reuters reports that the headset is ready to go on sale in September at a price of $3,500. This buys you the HoloLens 2 itself....

Google has Maps and Street View, but the company is finally rolling out a real-life mixture of both. Navigation with Augmented Reality is reportedly being pushed to Local Guides, a group of people that are community reviewers inside the Maps...

Following a long preview period which started last August when it was initially announced, Google's ARCore SDK has now finally reached version 1.0. It's thus out of preview and allows any developer to create AR-infused apps and publish them to the...

Today Google has officially introduced its answer for Apple's ARKit which was unveiled back in June. It's called ARCore, and it's a software development kit (SDK) that will enable augmented reality capabilities for existing and upcoming Android...

WhatsApp has updated its Status feature to allow users to just post text-based updates for their friends to see. Instead of having a photo or video as your status, you can now just type text or insert a URL. Users will be able to customize the color...

IFA 2017 is right around the corner, and all the major players are there, prepping for big announcements and new releases. Here's one of our latest videos where Will sums up the most highly anticipated devices at the expo in Berlin, which will...

“Showcase all the things” appears to be the Lenovo motto (excuse the pun) at IFA 2017 in Berlin. The conference is scheduled in two weeks, and the company posted a video on YouTube, giving a sneak peek of the devices it will reveal to the...

Earlier this month we found out that Verizon is going to be the one sole carrier selling the Asus Zenfone AR in the US when the phone finally becomes available. That revelation came from a Google employee, though, so we've been expecting a...

Asus unveiled the Zenfone AR back at CES in January, and we're still waiting for it to become available. That will happen at some point this summer. But here's a nice surprise: when it lands, you'll be able to pick up a Zenfone AR from Verizon too,...

If you don't mind using first-generation stuff, you probably won't mind testing out the Google-developed Tango AR (augmented reality) tech that's built into the Lenovo Phab2 Pro smartphone. This was in fact the first handset to launch packing Tango,...

As you may know, the Lenovo Phab2 Pro is the first smartphone ever to ship with Tango augmented reality (AR) technology on board. Tango has been in development at Google for a few years now, and the Phab2 Pro recently became available to buy. To...

Asus is working on the second Google Tango smartphone, according to its CEO, Jerry Shen. The device will be called Zenfone AR and will be revealed at CES in January. It will follow in the footsteps of Lenovo's Phab2 Pro, the first Tango handset,...

Right on cue, Lenovo's Phab2 Pro is now available to purchase from its online store in the US. The Chinese company revealed the launch date last week, and it's stayed on schedule. The Phab2 Pro is special because it's the first shipping phone to be...