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The latest AR (augmented reality) news, reviews, features and guides from the likes of HoloLens, Magic Leap, Apple ARKit and more.

SteamVR is coming to Windows Mixed Reality, so you'll have some games to play

SteamVR coming to Windows Mixed Reality

Microsoft reveals there'll be two different Mixed Realities
What wearable tech investors are looking for in 2017

What investors are looking for in 2017

We ask VCs what big tech trends they're looking to invest in
How Dolby Vision and Atmos could take VR immersion to another level

Dolby's tech could be huge for VR

But we need a revolution in resolution first
Facebook's AR glasses patent shows it's taking augmented reality seriously

Facebook's new AR smartglasses patent

Here's what we could be waiting five years for
Snapchat AR glasses investigation: Augmented reality specs are in the works

Snapchat AR glasses investigation

Snap needs a hero – and this could be it
What it's like to spend a day at VR World, the virtual reality theme park

Spending a day at VR World

High score tournaments, youth VR workshops and rotating art exhibitions
#Trending: Snapchat's sticky situation and how wearables might be the way out

#Trending: Snap's tricky situation

The company is in a tight spot
BlackBerry makes its first wearable play with AR smartglasses

BlackBerry enters smartglasses space

BB is teaming up with AR powerhouse Vuzix
Apple's testing multiple AR headsets, as IDC predicts boom times ahead

Apple's betting early on AR boom

Big numbers for AR by 2021, apparently
Neurable's HTC Vive add-on lets you control VR with your mind

Control VR with your mind

Physical controllers are so 2016
HoloLens comes to the NFL: Mixed River's mixed reality playbook

NFL's mixed reality playbook

Meet the startup using Microsoft's headset to bring holographic players to the field
Merge thinks augmented reality is more fun when you can touch it

Touching AR is even more fun

And its new AR cube will let you do just that
Microsoft's Mixed Reality headsets are now available to everyone

Windows Mixed Reality headsets now available

They're still developer edition, but you're a 'developer' at heart
VTech's Kidizoom DX2 smartwatch has two cameras and AR games

Kidizoom DX2 watch has AR games

Plus instructions to Silly Yourself - sure, why not
Meet the people making augmented reality magic with Apple's ARKit

The people making AR(Kit) magic

Apple's AR platform is already causing a stir, and it's not even landed yet
Intel is ditching health and fitness wearables for augmented reality

Intel swaps trackers for AR

The New Technologies Group is reportedly throwing in the towel on wrist wearables
Leap Motion is looking to mobile VR, China and full VR embodiment

Where Leap Motion goes next

The journey to a post-controller future
Google Glass Enterprise Edition is official & the clue is in the name

Google Glass Enterprise Edition is official

Google Glass is alive and it's on track to invade more and more workplaces
Mira's Prism headset for iPhone is a $99 HoloLens rival

Trying out Mira's mobile AR headset

Is this the gateway drug augmented reality headsets need?
Disney and Lenovo's Star Wars AR has lightsaber controls

Star Wars AR has lightsaber controls

Lenovo has a new smartphone AR/VR headset that's 'coming soon'
Why Meta's AR vision of the future should excite you - and scare HoloLens

Meta should have HoloLens worried

AR Week: Let’s get (Meta)physical
The best AR apps for smartglasses and wearables so far

The best AR apps so far

It's early days for augmented reality applications
Avegant's AR headset won me over with 'light field' and David Bowie

How Avegant's light field changes AR

AR Week: Avegant's light field does wonders for our eyes
The future of AR is...

The future of AR is...

AR Week: Editors, experts and industry insiders cast their predictions
Trending: AR and sporting worlds collide

Trending: AR and sport collide

It's still early days, but the future is bright
Microsoft’s AR end game is to bring Mixed Reality and HoloLens together

Microsoft is merging VR, MR and AR

AR Week: Microsoft shares its plans to build the spectrum between AR and VR
Alpha Labs wants to bring you your first pair of casual AR glasses

Alpha Labs' casual AR glasses

Finally, something that looks more like your regular glasses
Meet Apple's AR dream team

Meet Apple's AR dream team

The engineers, execs and researchers building Apple's secret AR tech
UC Berkeley is working on AR that will help us talk to robots

UC Berkeley's VR and AR dreams

We visit the famous university's exciting AR and VR division
Virtual reality v augmented reality: Which is the future?

VR v AR: Which is the future?

Fancy spending time in a better version of the real world or new, artificial worlds?
Magic Leap: Holographic hype or the future of AR?

Magic Leap: The future of AR?

AR Week: We're wondering if we'll ever get to play with that light field
Augmented Reality v Mixed Reality: Dissecting the future

AR or MR? We dissect the future

It's not just semantics
Microsoft boosts HoloLens and Mixed Reality with new partner program

Microsoft doubles down on mixed reality

It wants to give mixed reality a kick in business and retail
Welcome to AR Week: The tech, trends and future of augmented reality

Welcome to AR Week

ARmaggedon has arrived and it looks like a special series of features on Wareable
AR meets cycling: Trying out Everysight's Raptor smartglasses

Everysight's AR cycling smartglasses

We pull on the prototype specs built for serious road warriors
Qwake Tech's AR helmet will help firefighters save lives

AR helmet will help firefighters save lives

Augmented reality to lend a helping hand in emergency situations
Crowdsourced worlds, 3D Marilyn Monroe and Spidey sense at Sotheby’s Art of VR

The future of art is virtual

The trends and tech shaping the future of VR art, film and games
Heat-feeling controllers and VR football: The best of HTC Vive X Demo Day

Best tech from HTC Vive X Demo Day

The tech that could one day be heading to your VR headset
Microsoft says Xbox One X is VR-ready... but won't actually commit to VR

Microsoft's Xbox One X will take on PS VR

Updated: It sounds like Microsoft is stepping back on console VR
Here are all our VR and AR hopes and dreams for E3 2017

E3 2017 predictions in VR and AR

And what might happen if they don't come true
What ARKit tells us about Apple's big augmented reality plans

Digging for clues in Apple's ARKit

Not glasses, but don't worry, it can only be a matter of time
Aryzon wants to be the Google Cardboard of AR

Aryzon wants to be the Cardboard for AR

Just 1% of the cost of Microsoft's headset, but how does it compare?