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The real world simply isn’t enough. Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality are beginning to grow throughout businesses and advertising. That’s why Packt Hub provides the latest news around AR and VR. Mobile Virtual Reality gives developers the opportunity for limitless creativity with tools such as ARCore and SteamVR.

Google’s Daydream VR SDK finally adds support for two controllers

Google’s Daydream VR SDK finally adds support for two controllers

Google is adding support for two controllers to its popular VR operating system Daydream, which until now, only supported a single controller. The reveal...
Augmented reality headset Magic Leap One expected soon

Magic Leap’s first augmented reality headset, powered by Nvidia Tegra X2, is coming this...

The Magic Leap One - the first augmented reality headset produced by startup Magic Leap - is slated to be launched this Summer. The...
LEGO launches BrickHeadz Builder AR, a new and free Android app to bring bricks and toys to life

LEGO launches BrickHeadz Builder AR, a new and free Android app to bring bricks...

LEGO, the Danish Toy Maker, came out with a new and free Augmented reality Android app named “ BrickHeadz Builder AR ” last week....
What's new in VR haptic

What’s new in VR Haptics?

Virtual Reality is evolving at a staggering rate. Some of the humankind’s most exciting tools and technologies are coming to the Virtual reality Space....
Why Wall Street unfriended Facebook: FB lost over $120 billion in market value overnight after Q2 earnings call

Facebook to launch AR ads on its news feed to let you try on...

Earlier this week, Facebook announced to test augmented reality (AR) ads onto the news feed to attract more advertisers. Ty Ahmad-Taylor, Vice President Product...

CTA announces its first AR/VR Standard terminology

Early this month, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) published its first set of standards for the augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies....
Snapchat's visual search function uncovered by 15 year old

15 year old uncovers Snapchat’s secret visual search function

A 15 year old app researcher has discovered something hidden inside Snapchat's code: text that reads “Press and hold to identify an object, song, barcode,...
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There’s another player in the advertising game: augmented reality

Customer purchase does not necessarily depend on the need for the product; instead, it often depends on how well the product has been advertised....
Augmented Reality

Why mobile VR sucks

If you’re following the news, chances are you’ve heard about Virtual Reality or VR headsets like Oculus, Samsung Gear, HTC Vive etc. Trending terms...

Niantic, of the Pokemon Go fame, releases a preview of its AR platform

Niantic gained worldwide popularity when they launched their popular AR game, Pokemon Go, two years ago. Now they are offering a preview of the...

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Google enhances Wear OS design, adds a Google Assistant feed and...

Last week, Google announced that they have made some enhancements in the Wear OS design to provide users a quicker access to information and...

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