Wearable, hands-free, computers allow augmented reality software to overlay a videos, 3D graphics or even real-time mentoring by a remote expert to guide diesel technicians as they perform complex ...

Instagram is adding another layer to its shopping feature: augmented reality. Beginning today, a handful of brands that sell their products directly on Instagram will be able to add a new augmented ...

Consumers dreaming of powdery mountaintops have a new way to plan out their ski ensembles before they hit the slopes. On Wednesday, Mountain Hardwear announced that it has taken the “guesswork out of ...

IKEA will soon allow customers to order furniture online via an augmented reality smartphone app (Reuters). The new app will combine the kind of augmented reality furniture-position we've previously ...

Reality is so 20th century. Now you need augmented reality. Or do you? Augmented reality refers to a variety of technologies making it possible to blend the world around us with information from the ...

How virtual and augmented reality are changing the way you shop Vince Kilian, Marxent product development lead, uses a virtual reality headset. Virtual and augmented reality are being integrated into ...

In my book, "Extended Reality In Practice," I highlight over 100 examples of how augmented reality and virtual reality are transforming our world. In this post, I want to take a closer look at the ...

Many manufacturers struggle to implement on-the-job training programs, as they necessarily draw skilled workers away from their tasks. It’s a major cost that some shop owners are not willing to incur, ...

Google Glass as a consumer product may have been too far ahead of its time, but the market for augmented reality eyewear could be about to heat up with a commerce-led PayPal product leading the charge ...

SAN DIEGO - Close your eyes. Can you picture that sofa you're coveting in your living room? Now, open your eyes and pull out your phone - because edgy furniture stores are giving you a tool that's ...