Take a break from catching them all in “Pokèmon Go,” and raise your magic wand, or smartphone, for a new augmented reality offering from Niantic, as “Harry Potter: Wizards Unite”… Read More
What is it like to be homeless? How do you navigate around a crowded room in a wheelchair? Is teaching math in three dimensions a more effective learning tool? University… Read More
What would it be like to see pictures of moonwalkers, comic-book characters and painted portraits get up and walk right out of their frames? It’s an eerie thought – but… Read More
Streem, a Portland-based company that aims to use augmented reality to help people and companies communicate better, has acquired a computer vision startup and brought in some new funding. Streem… Read More
Google is challenging Microsoft’s HoloLens with a new version of its Glass augmented reality eyewear targeted at businesses, continuing a transition started two years ago for the device. Google today… Read More
It won’t be long before the trees on your street are pixelated and little pigs and other animals are rampaging through neighborhoods — as long as you’re looking through the… Read More
Microsoft today unveiled a new augmented reality Minecraft game for smartphones that aims to advance the genre long associated with Pokémon Go with increased interactivity and multiplayer action. The company… Read More
A new augmented reality, mobile version of the popular Minecraft game looks to be on the way. Microsoft ended the opening keynote of its Build developer conference with a teaser… Read More
Seattle’s robust virtual and augmented reality industry does not consist of only companies such as Microsoft, Oculus, Valve, HTC, and others that are developing the futuristic technology here in the… Read More
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Can being in the middle of an opera take your mind off pain? Here at the University of Maryland, scientists are studying the therapeutic value of experiencing… Read More
LOS ANGELES — Augmented reality on sports broadcasts isn’t new. In fact, there’s a gold standard: the first-down line for football games, invented two decades ago. Imagine the chaos and confusion… Read More
Ecommerce is known for its waves of innovation. From the rise of pure-plays to the advent of multi-channel and subscription commerce, we’ve seen the category disrupted more than once. Now,… Read More
Top venture capital firms are making an early bet on a new Seattle startup that is pushing the envelope with immersive games. Leaftail Labs recently reeled in $1.25 million from… Read More
A new virtual reality headset, the $399 Oculus Quest, headlined the fifth edition of the Oculus Connect event in San Jose, Calif., but Facebook had a slew of other VR… Read More
https://youtu.be/kbZagrmgrDE Check out our latest episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, where entrepreneurs pitch their cutting-edge ideas … in a historic elevator in Seattle’s iconic Smith Tower. In the latest episode, sponsored by… Read More
A startup wants to help basketball players improve their jump shot — with just a smartphone. Among the flurry of announcements made at its press event on Wednesday, Apple showed… Read More
Two years ago, the secretive augmented reality company Magic Leap established a Seattle office nearly 3,300 miles away from its headquarters in Plantation, Fla. And since then, the company has… Read More
Gene Munster, the venture capitalist and former analyst well known for predicting Apple’s success, is bullish about augmented reality. Munster, co-founder of Loup Ventures, today announced his firm’s investment in… Read More
Relying on hands-free or voice-enabled tech in your kitchen or in front of your TV may be a modern convenience worth enjoying, but in a workplace where there are real… Read More
Today’s featured stories Amazon to offer Whole Foods drive-up grocery pickup for the first time, starting at two stores Hype turns into (mixed) reality as Magic Leap finally unveils its… Read More
The hiding and the teasing are over. Magic Leap, the mysterious augmented reality startup backed by big money, has finally released a product into the wild, with its Magic Leap One… Read More
The stereotypical stuffy art museum experience is a thing of the past. At least, it can be if you don’t mind using a smartphone or VR headset to enhance your… Read More
AT&T said it has struck a deal with Magic Leap to invest in the secretive startup, provide mobile data service and become the “exclusive wireless distributor” of its products. Right… Read More
News Brief: Computer scientists have trained a neural network to transform the action from pre-recorded videos of soccer games into immersive augmented-reality “holograms” you can shrink down onto a tabletop.… Read More
Tim Harader has seen this story before. When the digital media entrepreneur arrived in Seattle two decades ago, he was recruited by Microsoft to manage its new webcasts. At the time,… Read More
Almost five years ago, Microsoft showed off an eye-catching prototype of an Xbox feature that projected games beyond the monitor and onto the walls of the surrounding room. That piece of… Read More
RELATED: Apple’s new macOS: Dark Mode, a souped up Finder window, additional screenshot effects and more Apple introduced the latest version of its smartphone and tablet operating system, iOS 12,… Read More
Porch is using augmented reality technology to help homeowners connect with service professionals. The Seattle-based startup is partnering with Portland-based Streem, which has developed an app that lets home service… Read More
Amazon Web Services is ready to let all of its customers start playing with Amazon Sumerian, a tool that helps developers create augmented reality and virtual reality applications. The cloud… Read More
It’s OK to be confused about what the hot markets will be for digitally extended reality. Because figuring out which uses will become popular next — whether that reality is… Read More