Augmented Reality (AR) can be fun technology to play with. The basic premise of AR is to overlay digital content on top of real things using something like a map, a camera, or sometimes the sky.

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SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. — Augmented reality, where real life is annotated with information, has long been the stuff of science fiction, like flying cars and the paperless office. But suddenly, an ...

The slow but steady momentum for augmented reality gaming continues to build thanks to devices such as the gyro-enabled iPhone 4 and Nintendo 3DS. Not to mention gizmos such as Parrot's AR.Drone. And ...

For the past few years, Google has pushed a particular technology for implementing augmented reality in phones. Known first as Project Tango and now as Tango, Google's AR platform used to have ...

Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, UK has launched a new augmented reality tablet app for children to entertain, educate, and distract the hospital's young children. In Alder Play, available ...

Android XR is Google's latest software platform, made "in collaboration with Samsung" to bring AI and apps to smart glasses, AR glasses, and mixed-reality headsets. The first Android XR product, ...