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Augmented Reality

Google Glass News Bits: Online Manual Reveals New Features, Glass Goes Go Karting

Google Glass videos are starting to pop up as the AR glasses reach early adopters. One video shows a cool perspective on a go kart race. Google has published the Glass manual online which reveals some official Google Glass...

First Google Glass Unboxing Video Appears as Early Adopters Begin Receiving Units

Google Glass Explorer Dev Kits are being delivered to developers – and following suit are the first unboxing videos that show the device's great production quality. Last year at Google’s I/O conference, the web behemoth offered an exclusive look into...

First Videos of Google Glass Interface Emerge from SXSW, Early Third-party Apps Previewed

The Google Glass interface has been detailed on video at the annual SXSW event for the first time. The company also showed off early native and third-party Google Glass apps including Gmail, Evernote, New York Times, and more. SXSW Interactive...

Everything We Know About Google Glass

Google Glass could be the first product to take augmented reality into the mainstream. The forthcoming minimal head mounted display promises to make our interaction with technology more seamless and natural. There are many who will welcome it. There...
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New Google Glass Pictures Reveal Hidden Sensor [gallery]

Along with the new video that we pointed out earlier, the company has released some cool new Google Glass pictures. One of the photos shows something we haven't seen before; on the inside of the eye-boom there is a...

New Google Glass Video Shows What It Feels Like to Wear [video]

You'll probably have noticed that Road to VR is rather excited for Google's fledgling Augmented Reality project, codename 'Google Glass'. It's a project shrouded in mystery and it's secrets tightly guarded, as evidenced by the strict NDAs required by...

Innovega Demonstrates Progress on iOptik Contact Lenses for Augmented Reality [video]

The last time we heard from Innovega was back in April. They demonstrated their iOptik contact lens which allows users to focus their view on images that are extremely close to the eye. At CES 2013 last week, Innovega...

Book of Spells Review; Harry Potter Augmented Reality Game on PS3

Last month Sony launched Book of Spells, a Harry Potter augmented reality game that takes advantage of the PlayStation Move and new 'Wonderbook' peripheral. The game, which is intended for children, uses the Wonderbook as a tracking marker for...

Free AR App Idea: Keyboard Trainer

If you've been following along for a bit here at Road to VR, you know I've got a chip on my shoulder when it comes to AR. So far we've seen few  useful implementations of augmented reality. The technology exists to...

Minecraft Reality AR App Let’s Players Import Creations Into the Real World

Minecraft Reality is an AR app created by 13th Lab in Conjunction with Minecraft developer Mojang. The app, which is currently only available for iOS devices, allows users to place Minecraft creations in the real world as augmented reality...

Google Glass News Bits: Panoramic Photo Mode, Models Wear Glass on the Runway

This one slipped under my radar but I think it's worth a mention. Back in September, Spencer Ante of the Wall Street Journal spoke with Google co-founder Sergey Brin and got a brief exclusive preview of Google Glass (sometimes...

Android-powered Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses to Compete with Google Glass in 2013

Vuzix has just introduced the M100 Smart Glasses. The M100 is an unobtrusive head mounted display, much like Google Glass, which Vuzix hopes will be used as a hands-free smartphone display and for augmented reality applications. In addition to...

Augmented Reality Magician Shows You the Future Today

Augmented reality (AR) seems an inevitable part of our future. The possibilities are easy to see but realizing the necessary technology is incredibly complex. Researchers, experimenters, and tech folk are slowly advancing what can be done with augmented reality....

This is What it Looks Like Through Vuzix’s New Augmented Reality Glasses

While Google's Project Glass may have nabbed much of the AR spotlight lately, Vuzix is hard at work on some very interesting augmented reality glasses which could hit the market long before Project Glass. Using side-mounted optical engines and...

Augmented Reality Welding Mask Provides 100 Million to 1 Contrast Ratio in 3D for Precision Welding...

What you see above is not an alien visitor but rather a normal human wearing a prototype augmented reality welding mask. This system, dubbed 'MannVis welding helmet' by its creators, allows welders to see their work with an incredible level of...
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