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Augmented Reality

Someday you’ll have no screens in your life

The stuff on our desks and in our pockets is disappearing — in 20 years, it'll be gone.

The New Yorker's new cover is an animated AR experience that might be worth the effort

You could also just watch this video.

The challenge and opportunity of augmented reality

Interest in this topic is off the charts, and tech investors are eager to learn everything they can about this burgeoning market.

Facebook dreams of its own Google Glass-like future

Could a Facebook Glass be in the 10-year plan?

Magic Leap wants to let you drink coffee in an augmented-reality jungle

Turn your cup o' joe into a cinematic reality bonanza.

Virtual Reality and the Cloud Belong Together

Expect to see several efforts that allow VR/AR capabilities to be delivered in a thin computing-style application delivery model over the next 12 to 18 months.

Augmented Reality Movie Director: If Tech Is Made to Be Addictive, 'We're F*cked' (Q&A)

"We are going to be, potentially, walking into a very dark situation."

Steve Wozniak and Palmer Luckey: Virtual Reality, Yes. Augmented Reality, Not Yet.

"Some of us just like to be early adopters and play with what the future could be."

The End of Standardized Platforms

The pie has gotten much larger, but the landscape has also changed.

With Smartphones Ubiquitous, Add-Ons Take Center Stage at Mobile World Congress

Virtual reality was especially hot, while all that enthusiasm around smartwatches has waned.

Burned by Kinect's Fizzle, Microsoft Is Taking Its Time With HoloLens

"If a consumer bought it today, they would have 12 things to do with it," said Alex Kipman, creator of the augmented reality glasses.

Microsoft Gives Breathtaking Demo of HoloLens, but Consumers Will Have to Hold Their Breath

Microsoft further whetted appetites, but offered no new details on HoloLens pricing or availability.

Blippar’s New Augmented Reality App Is Supposed to Recognize Any Object You Point It At (Video)

Taking AR into the everyday world in real time.

This New Startup Incubator Wants to Back Augmented Reality Tech to Give Us 'Superpowers'

Four augmented reality and wearable veterans launch a first-of-its-kind investment fund.

Tapping the Brakes on the Virtual-Reality Hype Machine

It’s not hard to see why Hollywood, burned by 3-D, is taking a more cautious approach to virtual reality -- you can’t just port old content and expect a good experience.

It's Going to Be a Virtual Reality World at TED

But can virtual reality live up to the hype?

Microsoft's New Video Imagines a HoloLens-Powered Super Bowl Party

It's the "future of football."

The Augmented-Reality Enterprise Opportunity

It is clear, in the long-term view, that there are potentially very few businesses that won’t be impacted by AR technology.

Mysterious Magic Leap Wraps Up Its Mega-Funding Round

It gets at least $827 million more to build a real-life version of "The Matrix" mated with "Harry Potter."

Google Adds Design Oomph to Virtual Reality Unit, as Apple Enters the Fray

As Apple wades in, Google needs to ensure its VR design is up to par.

Top Tech Predictions for 2016 (Part Two)

Augmented-reality devices offer the most compelling vision of our computing and device future.

Microsoft Opens a HoloLens Playground for Developers at Its New York Store

At the HoloLens Experience Showcase, developers can try a handful of mixed reality toys and tools.

Magic Leap, the Stealthy Google-Backed Augmented Reality Startup, Wants to Keep Raising Money

How do you have no product but a $3.7 billion valuation? Magic!

James Bond's Gadget Maker Also Makes Virtual Reality Glasses

Osterhout got his start helping make props in Bond films. These days he is bringing science fiction to life.

Microsoft and Volvo's HoloLens Showroom Is Fascinating and Frustrating

You could buy a car in mixed reality, but should you?

Augmented Reality Startup Magic Leap Talks to Alibaba About a Big Funding Round

Why does a Chinese e-commerce giant want a piece of a "cinematic reality" company?

Magic Leap Lifts the Veil on Its Vision for Mixed Reality (Video)

"We're gearing up to ship millions of things."

Holy Augmented Reality, Batman! Jeff Bezos Wants to Sell Magic Glasses.

Put them on, start watching a movie, then pause and check your surroundings without taking them off.

Qualcomm Sells Its Vuforia Augmented Reality Business to PTC for $65 Million

The move comes as Qualcomm is looking to cut costs and focus on its core mobile business.

Sony Acquires SoftKinetic, Which Can Track Hands for Virtual Reality

It's sort of like having a baby-sized Kinect mounted on your face.

Mark Zuckerberg Is Really Excited to Share His Baby With You In Virtual Reality

Facebook baby photos are so 2014.

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney: Virtual Reality Is the Future and 'We Are 100 Percent In' (Q&A)

In 10 years' time, he says, we won't need televisions, mice, keyboards or touchscreens.