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.

Augmented reality (AR) has a rich history that dates back to 1968 when Ivan Sutherland and Bob Sproull introduced one of the inaugural AR headsets. This device projected graphical data via a heads-up ...

Xreal is on a mission to bring its augmented reality glasses to everyone. And now it is unveiling an Android mobile companion device called Xreal Beam Pro to make it easier to use AR glasses. The Beam ...

When Apple announced its overtly expensive Vision Pro AR headset, arguably its biggest promise had little to do with hardware. The company says “hundreds and thousands of iPhone and iPad apps” run ...

Explore 2026 smart glasses, from Android XR 70 degree view and Gemini AI to Spectacles with 6 DOF, so you can pick the right ...

The glasses are made by Rokid, a brand that’s been vaguely on my radar for about a year now. They’re called the AR Joy 2, and using them, in person, felt a bit too awesome and surreal. Like that first ...

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Google is going all-in on Android XR by naming Xreal its lead glasses partner, with Project Aura set for 2026.

Wearable augmented reality solutions continue to make inroads with industrial customers, and RealWear's HMT-1 offers an obviously compelling solution: a virtualized Android tablet hidden within a ...

From AR-powered rulers to GPS-based land survey tools, these 8 best measuring apps for iPhone and Android let you measure length, height, area, and even perimeters on the go. Accurate, versatile, and ...