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Apple AR

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Aug 31, 2018

A new app for iPhones and iPads gives developers a sandbox for testing their AR experiences and sharing them with the world. Available now in the iOS App Store, wiARframe, a free app with no in-app pu ...

A tablet displaying an augmented reality app featuring a car on a colorful bridge while on public transportation.
Feb 7, 2018

Amazingly, SpaceX founder Elon Musk just launched a Tesla into space, bound for Mars. But just because you're not a billionaire with drone rockets at your disposal, that doesn't mean you can't partici ...

A person using a tablet to visualize augmented reality furniture in an outdoor setting.
Jan 30, 2018

Now that we finally have vertical plane recognition in ARKit (at least on a developer level until the spring iOS 11.3 release), the real promise of mobile augmented reality is beginning to come into f ...

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Jan 25, 2018

On Wednesday, Apple released a new batch of Animoji characters that gives iPhone X users more virtual masks to play around with, but what many have been waiting for is an app that lets you put on a vi ...

"This iPhone App Gives You Virtual Prizes for Turning Your Curse Words into Objects in AR" cover image
Jan 19, 2018

If you love to hear yourself talk, you can now enjoy seeing your words materialize in augmented reality with an ARKit-compatible iPhone or iPad. A new app called Word Vomit 3D uses the speech recognit ...

Person wearing a yellow helmet interacting with a tablet outdoors.
Dec 15, 2017

Whenever you attend or remotely watch a major Apple event, you're likely to see Phil Schiller, the company's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, unveiling a brand new product on stage. Outsi ...

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Dec 13, 2017

To the best of my recollection, Fruit Ninja was one of the first touchscreen games that appeared to really take advantage of the new paradigm of user input, turning the player's finger into a produce- ...

Animated blue character with bunny ears hanging near a door.
Dec 1, 2017

If you've ever wanted to hang out with a flying unicorn that sounds like actor/comedian Patton Oswalt, get ready to get Happy! NBC Universal Media's new augmented reality mobile app promotes the new s ...

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Nov 23, 2017

An AR/VR developer has managed to use the iPhone X to transport players into an emulation of the classic '90s video game Star Fox as the game's antagonist. The demo comes courtesy of developer Rigel B ...

Woman wearing a virtual reality headset at a technology event.
Nov 22, 2017

Just days after we found out that Apple is working on its own augmented reality headset, we now learn that the company is accelerating its AR headset efforts with the acquisition of Montreal-based har ...