Tag: augmented

17 MAR

Augmented reality is shaping the future of finance

GUEST: Augmented reality is already entering everyday life. Based on the ubiquitous smartphone, it’s appearing in consumer oriented applications including games, finance and entertainment. In business, cloud access sets AR users free from hardware, and allows businesses to link the data-crunching power of the computer with human judgement and exper…Read More

16 MAR

Esports broadcasts and augmented reality go together like biscuits and gravy

GUEST: Esports is the next sport to hit the big time. Its young, passionate fanbase already surpasses American football, globally. So far, the fans have largely been served by online coverage or from dedicated pay-TV channels, but established channels like Turner’s TBS have now started to cover the sport and are bringing in higher production […]

15 MAR

GV leads $14.5 million investment into U.K. augmented reality startup Blue Vision Labs

A fledgling augmented reality (AR) startup launched out of stealth today backed by $ 17 million in funding from some big names in the venture capital (VC) world. London-based Blue Vision Labs has today announced a fresh $ 14.5 million series A investment round led by Alphabet’s VC arm GV (formerly Google Ventures), with participation from exist…Read […]

23 FEB

Google’s ARCore hits version 1.0, brings augmented reality to 100 million devices

Enlarge Mobile World Congress kicks off this weekend, and to celebrate, Google is launching version 1.0 of its “ARCore” Augmented Reality framework. Just like Apple’s ARKit, ARCore allows normal smartphones to run augmented reality apps. ARCore apps will either overlay 3D objects on top of the phone’s camera feed or allow you to use the […]

23 FEB

Android’s official augmented reality toolkit is available to the public

Google’s take on a mobile augmented reality framework is no longer limited to a modestly-sized preview. It just released ARCore 1.0, letting anyone publish Android apps that take advantage of the toolkit to meld virtual objects with the real world. To no one’s surprise, Google has already lined up apps from big-name brands to take […]

22 FEB

Augmented reality interface is brought to your helmet

An augmented reality interface is brought to your helmet with the Livemap helmet. It puts GPS, speed and other parameters in front of your face. It also has a built-in camera as well as voice and audio. Transcript: Livemap puts GPS, speed and other parameters In front of your face. Receiving route information while allowing […]