AR News
Google ARCore Depth API Now Available, Letting Devs Make AR More Realistic
ARCore, Google’s developer platform for building augmented reality experiences for mobile devices, just got an update that brings the company's previously announced Depth API to Android and Unity developers. Depth API not only lets mobile devices create depth maps...
Apple is Snapping up Many of Magic Leap’s Former Employees
It seems now that many of Magic Leap's recently laid-off employees are helping Apple with its own AR headset ambitions.
Magic Leap was in hot water earlier this year, as reports surfaced that the well-funded startup was searching for a...
Librestream Secures $24M Series D Funding to Expand Its AR-powered Worker Platform
Librestream, an enterprise-focused AR company, today announced it's raised a $24 million Series D financing round. The Winnipeg, Canada-based company says the funds will be used to expand its 'Augmented Worker' services into Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and...
Now Anyone Can Buy HoloLens 2 Direct from Microsoft
HoloLens 2 has been available to Microsoft business partners and developers since last year, however anyone else interested in the augmented reality headset would have to jump through a few hoops first to get their hands on the device....
Mojo Vision Raises an Additional $51M to Fund Smart Contact Lens Development
Mojo Vision announced it has raised more than $51 million in a Series B-1 investment round, something the company says will be used for further development on Mojo Lens, its smart contact lens.
The company's latest funding round was led...
This Developer Turned His Apartment Into a VR Game
Playing VR games is a great way to stay active, both mentally and physically. But when all is said and done, you're still only traversing around a pretty small footprint—even smaller if you're stuck in an apartment. Greg...
Google Brings Web-based AR to Chrome in Latest Beta
Last week Google released a beta of Chrome 81 for Android, Chrome OS, Linux, macOS, and Windows, which means a stable version is just around the corner. One of the most important updates to arrive in Chrome 81 is...
Magic Leap is Giving Away More Hardware Soon, Dev Conference Coming to Florida HQ in May
Magic Leap recently announced some new programs that aim to get developers creating for the its AR headset, Magic Leap 1. The company additionally released dates for its developer conference, LEAP Developer Days, which will be held in May...
Nreal Temporarily Halts Production of ‘Light’ AR Headset due to Coronavirus
Nreal, the creators of the Nreal Light AR glasses, today announced that shipments of its developer kit will be affected by the recent developments in Asia surrounding the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
The company, which is split between San Francisco and...
Facebook Acquires Computer Vision Startup Scape Technologies
According to regulatory filings uncovered by Tech Crunch, Facebook has acquired Scape Technologies, a London-based computer vision startup.
Facebook has yet to publicly acknowledge the acquisition. A company spokesperson told Tech Crunch that it "acquire smaller tech companies from time to...
Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 Now Available for Direct Developer Purchase
Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2, the company's most recent smartglasses (or rather smartglass), was only available to partner companies when it launched in May 2019. Now Google is allowing its third-party hardware vendors to sell the headset direct to...
Canon Unveils Enterprise-focused AR Headset ‘MREAL Display MD-20’
Japanese tech giant Canon today unveiled its next enterprise-focused AR headset which aims to replace its MREAL Display MD-10, which the company launched in Japan in mid-2016 for the astounding price tag of ¥9 million (~$82,300).
The PC-tethered AR headset,...
Facebook Surges in U.S. Patent Rankings Due to Mounting AR Strategy
An analysis of U.S. patents done by Fairview Research reveals that Facebook has made a significant surge in its year-over-year ranking for patents granted in 2019, something partly owed to its increased number of patents surrounding augmented reality. The news...
Magic Leap 2 Planned for Launch in 2021, Targeting Enterprise & Prosumers
Magic Leap's next-gen AR headset, Magic Leap 2, is officially slated to launch sometime in 2021. Company founder and CEO Rony Abovitz says in a Forbes interview that ML2 will be targeting enterprise and early prosumers, calling it "a major new...
Report: Magic Leap Sees Sluggish Sales Numbers Amidst Latest Funding Round
Magic Leap is one of the most well-funded startups in history, boasting $2.6 billion in overall funding—and that's before calculating its latest financing round, the amount and specifics of which are still unknown at this time. A new report from...




















