Category: AR
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Hands-on with Apple’s Vision Pro – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] I was blown away. One week ago I was in Cupertino, CA for Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference and was invited to demo their forthcoming Vision Pro mixed reality headset. The physical design of the headset is beautiful—curved glass, sculpted aluminum and woven fabrics work together to create a distinctly Apple product. Inside, the…
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An AR Headset That Locates Hidden Items – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] X-AR is an augmented reality headset that combines computer vision and wireless perception to help wearers find hidden objects. Workers trying to locate specific products to fulfill e-commerce orders, for instance, could better locate objects tucked away in boxes or crates with the help of X-AR. Developed by researchers at MIT, the headset can…
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BMW’s i Vision Dee Layers Futuristic Tech onto a Retro Form – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] With the intention of creating a stronger emotional connection between a driver and their vehicle, BMW‘s i Vision Dee—unveiled at CES 2023 last week—proposes a direction that has retro-future charm akin to Knight Rider‘s KITT and Herbie the Love Bug, both of which graced the stage of BMW’s press conference. While many see a…
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Seven Immersive Highlights from the 79th Venice International Film Festival – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] It’s a milestone year for the Venice Immersive division of this year’s Venice International Film Festival, which includes 75 in-person experiences set into 5,000 square meters of exhibition space on Isola del Lazzaretto Vecchio—aptly renamed Venice Immersive Island. This is coupled with a VRChat gathering space built for “world-hopping” through virtual projects. Liz Rosenthal and Michel Reilhac,…
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Immersive Highlights from the 2022 Tribeca Festival – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Formerly known as the Tribeca Film Festival—though revised before last year’s playful 20th anniversary rebrand to reflect the fact that it includes talks, games, immersive content, TV, cinema and more—the illustrious Tribeca Festival will welcome guests 8-19 June this year. Its arrival causes much to be excited about including free outdoor screenings at Brookfield…
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Augmenting Reality with Snap’s Spectacles 3
[ad_1] With two stereoscopic lenses that are capable of capturing 3D photos and video clips, Snap‘s newest eyewear release, Spectacles 3, takes a substantial step toward the future of augmented reality. Snap Lab (Snap’s hardware division and the parent of Spectacles) hasn’t produced a toy here. While fun—and certainly beneficial to content-makers, videographers and anyone…