Augmented Reality (AR) can be fun technology to play with. The basic premise of AR is to overlay digital content on top of real things using something like a map, a camera, or sometimes the sky.

Apple's ARKit platform lets developers create interactive augmented reality apps, complete with 2D and 3D elements. AR apps leverage your iPhone's cameras, display, graphics processor, and machine ...

Augmented reality (AR) has a rich history that dates back to 1968 when Ivan Sutherland and Bob Sproull introduced one of the inaugural AR headsets. This device projected graphical data via a heads-up ...

With the launch of iOS 17.2, Apple has outlined the Maps-related data that it is collecting in order to improve the augmented reality location function. In a new support document, Apple says that it ...

Google is bringing a new augmented reality Live View feature to its Maps app, allowing smartphone users to visually search for restaurants, coffee shops, and other businesses that are located nearby.

Augmented reality (AR) uses cutting-edge technology to add artificial, digital qualities to real-life objects. Learn how AR ...

When Kaiser Permanente opens its massive, one-million-sf Oakland Medical Center Replacement Project early next year, staff, patients, and families may notice something peculiar about the place. Open ...

Google LLC said today it’s adding a new augmented reality-powered capability to Live View in Maps that will make it possible to visually search for restaurants, coffee shops and other businesses in ...

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At Apple's WWDC 2021 developer's conference Monday, Apple announced several new features and services for its Maps app in iOS 15, including augmented reality (AR) features that makes its navigation ...