News & Reviews:   Augmented Reality

You'd think that location-based AR games would suffer due to the pandemic, but Niantic made key changes to its games to keep them playable during this time. Pokémon GO is one of the games that has continued to thrive because of that, and now players can expect more updates soon.

This coming week on 17 November 2020, OPPO will hold its next Inno Day in China to showcase a variety of new technologies. The Find X3 series and 125W SuperVOOC charger will likely be showcased at this event, but another interesting product would be an augmented reality (AR) glasses.

If you're interested in the Apple Glasses, you'll be waiting for some time. No one seems to know if it's in 2021 or 2022 just yet, but a new leak has some new details on it. A well-known leaker on display-related news claimed to have some specs for the display of the device.

Some games have been around for years and Super Mario Bros ranks as one of the oldest. The series has hit its 35th anniversary and Nintendo is celebrating with a new Mario title and ports of some older ones to the Nintendo Switch. Let's take a look at what Nintendo has in store for us below.

Augmented reality isn't a technology that's all that widely used, but that's not stopping companies from developing them. Previously, it was rumoured that Apple is planning to launch its Apple Glasses either in 2021 or 2022. Now, it looks like LG may be looking to compete with its own ultra-light AR glasses.

Although this is the era of 5G, the technology hasn't been fully adopted by most of the major countries yet. As 5G is still on its way to global domination, Samsung has already started to focus on developing the next-generation 6G network. Today, things are getting real as they have shared their vision on 6G in black-and-white with the public.

The launch window of the upcoming augmented reality (AR) headset from Apple has been speculated a few times. Some say it's expected to launch in 2022, while others say it'll arrive sometime next year. It's still hard to say which would be the accurate prediction, but sources claim that Apple is ready to start a trial production for one of its key parts - the semitransparent lenses.

If you want us to be honest, augmented reality games are taking a serious hit in 2020. Many things had to be tweaked to enforce social distancing, but Niantic has managed to keep Pokemon GO going strong. Moreover, the Pokemon GO Fest will still happen this year as an online event and details have now been revealed.

We all know Huawei mostly for its phones, but the company also has a hand in a lot of different fields. One of it is the semiconductor industry, with HiSilicon being its chip manufacturing arm. The manufacturer has now unveiled its first XR chip that's capable of decoding 8K and could open the way for improved AR/VR products.

For once, predictions seem to be mixed when it comes to the augmented reality glasses that Apple is developing. A few days ago, it was reported that well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has predicted that the Apple Glasses will arrive in 2022. However, another source now claims that it will be available in 2021 instead.