Here’s Every Daydream Ready Smartphone, Now 15 and Counting
Google Daydream, the company's mobile VR platform, is compatible with a number of flagship smartphones from various manufacturers. Growing to a total of 15 Daydream-compatible phones by the end of the year, we take a look at the mobile VR...
Google is Adding ‘AR Stickers’ to Pixel 2 Camera App
Exclusive to Pixel smartphones is an experience called 'AR Stickers'. Built into the camera app, this enables creative use of augmented reality objects and animated characters giving users new ways of capturing unique video moments to express themselves.
Demonstrated using...
‘League of Legends’ and ‘Lego’ AR Experiences Coming to Android
At today’s Google hardware event in San Francisco, the company previewed various augmented reality apps built using the ARCore SDK, including a League of Legends AR map and a Lego AR model builder. ARCore is Google’s equivalent to Apple’s...
Google’s New Pixel Phones Are “factory calibrated and optimized for AR”, Now With 60 FPS Tracking
Google's event today saw the unveiling of its newest smartphones, Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. According to the company, the Pixel 2 camera has been "factory calibrated and optimized for AR."
Google says its specially calibrated Pixel 2 camera enables robust...
Watch Google’s Pixel 2 Event Livestream Here, Starting at 9AM PT / 12PM ET
According to Google "There's something new to love on October 4th," as the company is slated to unveil its newest smartphone today, Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. Watch here for suspected updates surrounding the company's AR/VR aspirations.
Google does VR...
‘Pigeon Panic’ Proves That AR is Only Going to Make the World a Stranger Place
As first to market with a robust augmented reality function baked right into its mobile operating system, the various projects we've seen using Apple's smartphone-based AR platform have tended to range from the useful, to the artful, to the...
Intel to Bring 2018 Olympic Winter Games Experience to Windows Mixed Reality
Announced during the main press briefing at Microsoft’s event held in San Francisco, Intel will be bringing a ‘Windows Mixed Reality experience’ for the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. This forms part of a multi-year technology partnership between...
Stanford Event Seeks Innovative Uses of VR for Behavioural Health
The first VR Innovation Lab for Behavioral and Brain Health takes place on October 7th at Brainstorm, Stanford University’s new VR/AR startups laboratory. Selected finalists will pitch their innovative solutions for behavioural health problems to the audience and a...
‘From Other Suns’ FTL-inspired Co-op Shooter to Launch November 14th on Rift
Gunfire Games' upcoming FTL-inspired shooter From Other Suns now has an official street date after celebrating a successful open beta last weekend. The co-op shooter is expected to launch November 14th.
From Other Suns is launching exclusively on Rift (Touch required), coming with a price tag of $40....
Hands-on: Samsung Odyssey Windows VR Headset & Controllers
Microsoft and Samsung formally announced the Odyssey Windows VR headset today, positioning it as the "premium" option among the Windows VR headsets, with a range of features not found on the other headsets, and the top price point. The...
