Samsung’s Galaxy SmartTag+ item trackers are launching on April 16 with AR technology
Apple better release its heavily rumored personal item tracker soon because Samsung’s new Galaxy SmartTag+ trackers are just around the corner.
AR
Apple may announce its mixed-reality headset at an in-person event ‘sometime in the next several months’
Apple’s oft-rumored mixed-reality headset is now expected to be unveiled at an in-person event “sometime in the next several months”.
Google Maps rolls out an awesome new AR view for navigation inside malls and airports
In addition, eco-friendly routes will go live on Google Maps later this year, with a global expansion on the way.
Apple’s mixed reality headset predicted to weigh half as much as typical VR products
Debuting in mid-2022, the device is said to with less than 150 grams thanks to lightweight Fresnel lens design, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
A new Pikmin augmented reality game from Nintendo and Niantic is in the works
Launching later in 2021, Pikmin will let you explore the real world and create memories with your friends.
Apple’s mixed reality headset could sport an advanced eye-tracking system, iris recognition
It would use a transmitter and a receiver to detect where the user is directing their gaze, allowing the headset to optimize resources by rendering only those areas in high quality.
Apple’s mixed reality headset could use 15 onboard cameras for pass-through AR and VR
Aside from a bunch of cameras, the device may utilize an additional module for environmental detection, to help with the positioning of virtual objects in the scene.
Kuo: Apple working on AR contact lenses for release between 2030 and 2040
You’d wear these lenses to use AR apps for things like navigation, messaging and so forth without having to wear a bulky headset on heavy AR glasses.
Watch these Samsung concepts for AR glasses with auto-dimming sunglasses mode and more
These conceptual videos look exactly like something Samsung would produce and they appear to imagine how its first augmented reality glasses might look and work like.
Apple TV+ sci-fi series “For All Mankind” gets a companion augmented reality app
The software uses augmented reality to let you uncover memories from the lives of the show’s main characters in the decade between season one and season two.
Apple TV+ presents ‘For All Mankind: Time Capsule’, an augmented reality app to hype the new season
To help hype the premiere of the second season of Apple TV+ sci-fi series “For All Mankind”, Apple has launched an AR experience called “For All Mankind: Time Capsule”.
Report: TSMC developing ultra-advanced micro OLED displays for Apple’s mixed reality headset
It appears that Apple’s rumored headset is indeed getting real, with a new supply-chain report naming chip maker TSMC as the supplier of micro OLED displays for use in the device.
