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Lenovo Previews Augmented Reality Concepts at Tech World Conference

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Artificial intelligence and augmented reality go together like spaghetti and meatballs, and Lenovo has some ideas on how to spice up the recipe. As part of their annual Tech World conference in Shanghai, China, Lenovo presented several concept applications and devices powered by artificial intelligence, including two augmented reality concepts. One such device is an optical display headset called daystAR. Unlike the headset for the forthcoming Star Wars: Jedi Challenges game, which uses a smartphone for the heavy lifting, daystAR has its own vision processing unit to display augmented... more


Brief Reality: Augmented Reality Applied to Makeup, Medical, and Sports Marketing

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If it's not official by now, it really should be: if you're going to sell cosmetics, you need an augmented reality app. Of course, that's not all augmented reality is good for. It can be used to animate medical models and engage sports fans. Read on below… Meitu Launches Look Lineup for Summer, Joins Facebook AR Beta Makeup artist Daniel Chinchilla has created three new looks for Meitu's augmented reality makeup app. Through MakeupPlus for iOS and Android, users can select from Glow Up, Stunner, or Star Girl from Chinchilla, whose client list includes celebrities like Ariana Grande. Meitu's... more

uSens Introduces Markerless Tracking for Mobile Apps

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With mobile developers near and far primed to implement augmented reality into their iOS apps with Apple's ARKit, uSens offers them a new tool for markerless location tracking. The tracking solutions provider announced today that they have developed an inside-out positional tracking solution for mobile devices with capability for six degrees of freedom (6DOF) based on simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) technology. With SLAM, computers visually map an environment based off of algorithms and computations, which can then be leveraged for augmented reality experiences. uSens's SLAM... more

Dev Report: Microsoft's New Telepresence Tutorial Makes Entry Point for Sharing Easier

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We know your time is valuable to you, so starting this week — and continuing every Wednesday — we are going to release weekly Dev Reports that quickly highlight important news and updates that augmented and mixed reality developers should know about. The goal here is to create a compact and reliable source of timely information for developers and designers to sink their teeth into. We'll feature software revisions — especially features and changes that will have a large impact on developers — highlight new tools as the come out, and even feature high-quality tutorials that make their way to... more

HoloLens Challenge #16 Winner Brings the Cowbell

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Atlanta based Microsoft MVP and author of Beginning Kinect Programming with Microsoft Kinect, James Ashley has been running monthly challenges since around the release of the HoloLens Developers Kits. Each month, those of us who follow what happens in the community, can look forward to seeing what creative ideas come out of these challenges. It has been a treat, to say the least, and who knows maybe one of us here at Next Reality even won one of these before his time here. This time around, HoloLens Challenge #16, was set around playing with the idea of visual puns or a term Dr. Richard... more

SoundCloud 101: Find Out What Music Is Trending Right Now

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SoundCloud is a really interesting alternative to Spotify and Pandora in that it will never really give you the exact mainstream song that you want. If you're looking for new up-and-coming artists that are making some wonderful alternative remixes to mainstream music, then SoundCloud is the right music streaming app for you. It's a great chance to set yourself apart from others by showing off some possible really weird but good songs that make you feel like you're living on another planet. Please see this song right here as a reference, if at all curious to what that means. The downside to... more

Swine Flu Linked to Parkinson's Like Brain Changes

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Growing evidence suggests that neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's may develop in part due to environmental factors, including infections that can cause inflammation in the nervous system. New research from investigators from Jude Children's Research Hospital and Thomas Jefferson University has strengthened that connection. Mice who fully recovered from infection with the H1N1 influenza virus — the same virus responsible for the swine flu — were later more susceptible to chemical toxins known to trigger Parkinson's in the lab. "This study has provided more evidence to support the... more

FaceTime 101: How to Add or Remove Email Addresses to Be Reached At on Your iPhone

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On your iPhone, your phone number and Apple ID email address are the default ways in which somebody can contact you on FaceTime. While you can't remove your phone number as an option, you can remove your Apple ID email account. More importantly, you can add any other email addresses you'd like to this list, so you never have to worry about a friend, family member, or coworker not being able to audio or video chat with you. For this guide, I'll assume that you have already turned FaceTime on and allowed your Apple ID email address to be used for FaceTime audio and video calls. Also, in iOS 10... more


AR-Enabled Moon Model Shoots Past Crowdfunding Goal

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San Francisco-based startup AstroReality is putting the AR in lunar with a high-detailed model of the moon that comes to life through an accompanying augmented reality mobile app. The LUNAR Pro has already surpassed its listed flexible goal of $36,000 on IndieGoGo. With two weeks remaining in the campaign, the company is also at the door step of its stated target of $50,000 needed to begin mass production. A mobile app gives users access to augmented reality content about the moon.. Using data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), the LUNAR Pro team created a precisely-measured mold... more

Apple AR: Learn What Your Food Is Made of Using Augmented Reality

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With the release of Apple's ARKit comes endless possibilities for education and learning. One of those possibilities is an AR rotating model of our solar system in your room, another is using AR to instantly know the nutritional value of food items. YouTube user napkinmoments posted an ARKit demo that used augmented reality and object recognition to learn about a banana's nutritional value. The video shows the user pointing their iPad camera at a banana. After a few seconds of processing, a "Found: Banana" message appears thanks to object recognition. Shortly after, the nutritional value of... more

Dev Report: Verto Studio 3D for VR Is Done Now You Can Build 3D Models in HoloLens or VR

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Verto Studio 3D is a 3D modeling package that has been in the works for a while by Michael Farrell the owner of Verto Studio LLC. Farrell has been working toward bridging the gap between XR 3D modeling and what we have become accustomed to with desktop 3D modeling packages like 3D Studio Max, Maya or Blender. With today's announcement, The HTC Vive and Oculus Rift versions have moved out of early access on Steam. Also, the HoloLens/ UWP edition price has recently dropped from $99 to $49. Video: . With the current crop of new augmented and mixed reality technologies, we are moving toward an... more

Hulu 101: How to Add HBO to Your Hulu Subscription

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What's better than having access to Hulu's entire catalog on any device you wish? Having HBO's as well, obviously. Hulu recently began offering subscribers the option to either subscribe to HBO through their Hulu account, or to link a prior HBO subscription to their Hulu account. It's just one way to make binge-watching a little more convenient for you and your fellow Targaryens — the Starks can join, too. So, how is this feat accomplished? How can we make it easier than ever to catch up on Game of Thrones, or see whether or not The Wire is worth all the fuss? If you'd like to know how, keep... more

Today's Top News: Tesla Jumps Aheads with a Truly 'Silk Smooth' Autopilot Update

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Some drivers give Tesla's Autopilot update released this week rave reviews, after version 8.1 has taken longer than expected to live up to Elon Musk's "smooth as silk" Tweet from earlier this year. With this update, drivers report noticeable improvements in Tesla models' driverless features, especially when changing lanes and rounding curves, with reportedly less jerky lateral movements and more precise self-steering (we have not yet tested the vehicle to see for ourselves how much better it is). The latest version of Autopilot 8.1 is described in the release note that appears on Tesla S, X... more

Nintendo Switch: How to Use the Nintendo Switch Online App to Play Splatoon 2 with Friends

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So, Nintendo's never really been good at the whole online thing. Most of the time, we forgive them, because they are masters at creating games meant for solo play or local multiplayer. Sometimes, though, that doesn't fly. Take a game like Splatoon, for instance. Although it redefines the genre, it is still, at its core, a shooter. Shooters are meant to be played online, with your friends, yelling at each other over voice chat. So if Nintendo can't get that right, then Splatoon loses a bit of what makes online shooters tick. With Splatoon 2, they've tried something a little ... odd. To team up... more

Q&A with Jay Samit: The Future of AR Could Be a World of 'Times Square on Acid'

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As augmented reality becomes more and more integrated into the mainstream, people have been wondering the future of AR is going to look like. Jay Samit has a pretty clear idea. Samit is an expert in digital media innovation. He has been called a leader in digital "disruption" and has partnered with people like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs to pioneer advancements in business, music, video distribution, social media, and e-commerce. He has previously worked at Universal Studios, Sony, and ooVoo and was appointed to the White House's initiative for education and technology by former President Bill... more


Review: WWE Tap Mania Drives Game Reviewer to Brink of Madness

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I think I hate this game. I don't really see how you can play more than 15 minutes of Tap Mania without smashing your head into a wall. You do nothing but tap. Tap, tap, tap. At least they got the name right. My editor asked me "would you enjoy this game more if you followed pro wrestling?" The short answer is no, absolutely not. If any pro-wrestling fans disagree with me, let me know. But I don't think playing as a recognizable wrestler is enough to save this abysmal gameplay. How bad is this game? Well, let's imagine what its pitch meeting was like: Hey, remember Mike Tyson's Punch Out... more

Contaminated Breast Milk Devices Lead to Devastating Infant Injury

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Foodborne infections often occur through the contamination of equipment, food-prep tools, and unsanitary surfaces. A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reminds us that breast pump parts are part of the food-delivery chain — and they can become contaminated too. As the saying goes, "breast is best," and for infants and premature infants, getting the good stuff means dedication and hard work from mom to breastfeed, or express milk when mouths are too small or weak to latch on properly. For a Pennsylvania infant and her family, microbes on poorly cleaned... more

Apple AR: Play Beer Pong Anytime with Augmented Reality Game

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Beer pong is a classic game created by college kids to drink and have a good time. However, the process of setting it up is messy and takes a while. Luckily, a demo has introduced an app coming soon where you can play an augmented reality version of beer pong using Apple's ARKit. Some might think that this takes all the fun out of the game, but it actually makes it a lot simpler, and you can still drink beer. The demo by YouTube user Ezone shows that the game seems pretty similar to the version of beer pong we know and love. The cups are automatically in their formation and you can move... more

Happy News: Common Drugs May Save You from MRSA

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Staphylococcus aureus is a widespread bacteria — about a third of us have it on our body right now — usually in our nose or on our skin. And it probably isn't causing an infection. But, about 1% of people who have Staphylococcus aureus present have a type that is resistant to the antibiotic methicillin. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections on the skin can spread into the bloodstream (like many other infections) to cause severe and even fatal infections. The infection is tough to treat, and antibiotic-resistant bacteria pose an urgent global health threat. But... more

Super Mario Run 101: How to Conserve Battery Life While Playing on Android or iPhone

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If there's one thing that iPhone and Android users can agree on, it's that playing mobile games can drain your battery like nothing else. But it doesn't always have to be this way. If the game you're currently addicted to is Super Mario Run, there are two settings you can change to greatly reduce battery drain on any phone. To get started, tap the menu button from the game's main screen, then choose "Settings." From there, select "Options," then tap the Rendering and Graphics settings to switch them both from "High" to "Low." Changing these settings to "Low" will obviously reduce the quality... more

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