Augmented Reality (AR) can be fun technology to play with. The basic premise of AR is to overlay digital content on top of real things using something like a map, a camera, or sometimes the sky.

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Augmented reality (AR) has a rich history that dates back to 1968 when Ivan Sutherland and Bob Sproull introduced one of the inaugural AR headsets. This device projected graphical data via a heads-up ...

Set to launch in 2026, XREAL Aura is the first pair of see-through AR glasses to run Android XR. Here are the impressions from my first hands-on. During a recent meeting with Google, the company ...

While augmented reality (AR) may seem like sci-fi jargon, and associated with expensive, experimental devices like the Microsoft Hololens, in fact, augmented reality is widely available, and has been ...

Google finally unveiled Android XR today, and in the hopes of getting consumers interested in upcoming VR headsets and smart ...

When Apple announced its overtly expensive Vision Pro AR headset, arguably its biggest promise had little to do with hardware. The company says “hundreds and thousands of iPhone and iPad apps” run ...

Fans felt shock in 2025 as six AR shifts landed this month, and they change more than gadgets. Timing matters because major players-Google, Meta, Valve, ...

Xreal is on a mission to bring its augmented reality glasses to everyone. And now it is unveiling an Android mobile companion device called Xreal Beam Pro to make it easier to use AR glasses. The Beam ...

We got an early hands-on look at Samsung's mixed-reality headset and Google's glasses, powered by an all-seeing assistant. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, ...