Jon Jaehnig

Google has always been an e-commerce powerhouse and they have some strong things to say about how online retailers and shoppers use augmented reality.

The release builds on the AR features that Snapchat users got their hands on last summer and makes good on Snap promises from Lens Fest in December.

Partners already using the platform say that Scope AR’s WorkLink Create cuts down remote training experience development timelines from months to minutes.

The Polys WebXR Awards celebrated VR journalist Kent Bye, Three.js founder “Mr. Doob,” and the best immersive browser experiences and producers of 2020.

We’ve been looking forward to the Nreal Light landing in the US for years. We now know that it’s expected to be on US shelves in Q2 of this year.

We talk with Jeremy Nelson and Michael Nebeling from the University of Michigan about XR development in education and the next generation of creators.

Volvo is in the process of open-sourcing a trove of data through a new innovation portal including LiDAR datasets, APIs, and 3D models made with Unity.

Continuing their hot streak since beginning their North American expansion last year, Blippar helps brand awareness find its beach in Corona campaign.

XR isn’t just a technology, it’s a social and artistic powerhouse. Consider exploring Black History Month with these moving and educational XR experiences.

The Polys Awards celebrate the WebXR medium as well as some of the contributors and experiences that made the medium so special in 2020 through 11 awards.

Traffic to location-based experiences is currently down, but SPREE is building the groundwork for a more immersive world in the not-so-distant future.

Eighty-seven-year-old George Hetrick always wanted to visit the Grand Canyon. His health made it difficult. So virtual reality allowed him to do the next best thing.

The second generation of Rokid’s versatile mobile-based MR glasses bring together virtual screens and 6DoF tracking for enterprise and entertainment.

DoubleMe specializes in data capture for uniquely social HoloLens experiences. They’ve partnered with Buyeo to make its digital twin a “hologram city.”

ThirdEye has a new mobile device management platform and solutions for remote assistance. We also talk about their partnership program and COVID-19 impacts.

A look at the MR glasses that stormed Kickstarter, crashing through their $30,000 goal in just a few days. Shipping is expected in June of this year.

After seeing the ThinkReality A3 glasses, we sat in on a call with Lenovo’s Nathan Pettyjohn and other team leaders for insight on the new AR glasses.

Holo4Med’s PulsoCare uses a pulse oximeter paired with a mobile app to allow patients to remotely share potential COVID symptoms with hospital teams.

XR was already the future of computing, but COVID-19 has made us catch up with it a bit faster. Vuzix is helping us get there and solving complex problems.

Mark Pesce’s book Augmented Reality tells the history of AR as an evolution of human-computer interaction, warning that computers can interact with us now too.