Tag: augmented reality
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Focals by North – Getting Fitted for Smart Glasses
I’ve long been an enthusiast of augmented reality headsets and, as early as the tech still is, I believe that AR will truly take off when we have head-mounted devices that find the right balance of usefulness and style. The balance between functionality and wearability is a long-standing struggle for AR manufacturers, but now a […]
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VRTO 2017 – Highlights from Toronto’s Virtual Reality Convention
Sci-fi authors and futurologists have long dreamed of environments and entire worlds existing purely in virtuality – and for the first time in history, technology has caught up to that dream. From June 24-26, 2017, the VRTO Virtual Reality Toronto convention brought hundreds of VR aficionados to Toronto to discuss the future of our reality in the virtual […]
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VR and Games for Empathy and Identity
Author: VyVy Ngo (@SleepyVyVy) New Shoes – What if I could feel what someone else is living through? Imagine a world where you can put on special glasses, and you’d be able to feel, see, maybe even taste what someone else is living through. Maybe we’d understand more easily why someone’s feeling down or share […]
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The 3 Pillars of Augmented Reality
As technology advances, we inch closer to the hybrid reality envisioned by sci-fi authors in the last century, a reality in which technological augmentations are as expected and accepted as our phones and laptops today. Augmented reality is becoming increasingly more common a medium, and is seeping into our lives across many industries. There are […]
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Virtual Reality vs. Augmented Reality, Explained
Both VR and AR open virtual doors to what is often referred to as the “metaverse” – a metaphysical universe of digital worlds. But do you know the difference?
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Startup Spotlight: See, Hear and Hold Music with REIFY
Music is, traditionally, an auditory art form. But at REIFY, music is taking on another form entirely and making its debut in the physical and virtual realities. REIFY turns music into interactive multimedia experiences you can hear, see and hold. Complex virtual worlds are crafted around totems – physical 3D-printed sculptures of music that act as […]
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How Holograms Could Change Fashion Forever
The tech world went wild when Microsoft announced HoloLens, a wearable computer that bridges the gap between the physical and digital realms and makes holograms a reality (see my article from the day of the announcement here). The first question on everyone’s minds was “does it work as well as they say it does?” Now that […]
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Hacking and Weekending in Vancouver
This past weekend I flew farther West than I’ve ever been before, to beautiful Burnaby, BC. A suburb of Vancouver, Burnaby is home to the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), where I spent the weekend providing technical and moral support to hackers at the Hack Vancouver Kinect for Windows & Structure Sensor Hackathon. Over […]
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Diane von Furstenberg Google Glass Available for Purchase on Net-a-Porter + Bonus Top Apps
It feels like just a few months ago that Google Glass made its controversial splash as the first “everyday” augmented reality eyewear to hit the market, and now it has not only been given a (much-needed) high-fashion facelift by renowned designer Diane von Furstenberg, but it is also available for anyone to purchase on Net-a-Porter! Anyone […]
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