Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality

Surgeon Uses Oculus Rift On Patients, Streams Operation Using Google Glass

One of the joys of writing about reporting from the cutting-edge of a newly reborn technology like virtual reality is that you're constantly being surprised as what people are finding to do with it. Almost weekly there's some innovation...

DoubleMe Demonstrates Impressive Realtime 3D Modeling

At the most recent Silicon Valley VR meetup, Albert Kim, CEO of DoubleMe, demonstrated his company's technology for creating realtime 3D models from a synchronized collection of 2D images. Subjects step into a small studio consisting of blue-screen walls...

Maker Faire 2014: SVVR Evangelises VR, New CastAR Holographic Display Concept and Fuel3D Scans Your Digital...

Being based in Silicon Valley, I'm fortunate to have Maker Faire Bay Area practically right in my back yard. Maker Faire describes itself as an "all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists,...

Atheer Labs Exceeds Indiegogo Goal by Over 200%, Prepares to Launch AR Glasses

Atheer Labs, a maker of smart glasses with gesture recognition, recently completed a successful Indiegogo campaign, raising $214,407 of their $100,000 goal. Road to VR's Brian Hart recently visited their Mountain View, CA, office and sat down with Senior...

CastAR Interview and Hands-On: Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson Speak to Road to VR

Road to VR's Paul James sits down to talk with the founders of Technical Illusions, Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson and we get our hands on the new HD Prototype. Genuine Jeri and Rick don't really want to be doing yet...

How Technology Makes Finding Local Milfs Easier Than Ever

Finding a date has always been a mix of luck, confidence, and persistence - but when it comes to meeting experienced, confident women, the challenge used to feel even steeper. For years, meeting local milfs often meant hoping to...

New Google Glass Development Kit Brings Rich Apps and Augmented Reality

Last week Google revealed an expanded Glass Development Kit (GDK) which opens the doors for rich apps (including augmented reality) on the company's smartglasses prototype. At a developer event last week, Google Glass Developer Advocate Timothy Jordan presented the new...

Valve to Demonstrate Prototype VR HMD and Talk Changes to Steam to “Support and Promote VR...

It looks like Valve is ready to take the gloves off at Steam Dev Days 2014. Two talks to be given at the event will include a demonstration of Valve's secret prototype VR HMD that is "capable of stunning...

CastAR Kickstarter Enters Final Stretch With Almost $900k Raised

CastAR, the new HMD technology that promises to bridge the gap between augmented reality and virtual reality is almost over—raising well over 200% it's original target, we take a look at its progress. A Kickstarter, Expertly Executed CastAR, the new Virtual...

New Version of Google Glass with Mono Earbud Coming to Explorers Within Two Months, Custom Frames...

Yesterday Google teased with photos of a new version of Google Glass featuring a mono earbud, saying that Glass 'Explorers' would be getting the revamped model later this year. Additionally, the company is working on custom frames for Google...

CastAR HMD Made by Former Valve Employees Offers AR and VR in One Compelling Package. Kickstarter...

Rising like a prototypical phoenix from the ashes of a discarded Valve project comes CastAR. The worlds first projected AR and VR system has arrived at Kickstarter and is nearly fully funded after just two days.CastARs Dramatic JourneyMany of...

Mixed Reality Piano Trainer Makes Learning the Piano Easy (and maybe even fun)

Back in December of last year, after seeing few compelling consumer augmented reality applications, I wrote a short article about one that I would actually use, an AR piano trainer. I'm thrilled today to see that something very similar...

Meta 01 Augmented Reality Glasses Available for Pre-order for $667

Meta is a successful Kickstarter project that claims to be making "the most advanced augmented reality glasses." Now that the Kickstarter is over, the glasses have become available for pre-order directly through the Meta website. The unit is expected...

Microsoft Illumiroom Immersive Gaming System — New Video and Research Paper

Back in January, Microsoft Research revealed an interesting project called Illumiroom. The system, which uses a Kinect and commodity projector, scans the environment around your TV and uses the info collected to intelligently project extra info around the TV...

Don’t look down! Inition explores VR Vertigo.

Virtual Reality promises to pull us into digital worlds and convince our brain we're elsewhere, even if those places are dangerous. We look at Inition's ingenious interactive VR experiment designed expressly to terrify you. Mind Games Recently Kevin Williams visited and...
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