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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.

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?
How Oculus is putting one of VR's biggest problems into focus

How Oculus can solve focus in VR

A new breakthrough could help Oculus find its 'autofocusing camera'
Microsoft HoloLens: Everything you need to know about the $3,000 AR headset

Microsoft HoloLens: Your full guide

Updated: We dig a little deeper into Microsoft's vision for augmented reality
Google Daydream is getting social

Google Daydream is getting social

Chrome is also making the jump to VR
Daydream is cool - Google’s AR project is way more exciting

Why Google's AR project excites me

When this is on our glasses… oh boy
The next stage of mixed reality is total sensory immersion

Fifth Sense: The next stage of VR

How will VR expand from audio and visual to incorporate the other senses?
Microsoft shows off its own Mixed Reality motion controllers

Microsoft reveals Mixed Reality Controllers

And they're... sparkly
Everyone is trying to decide the rules of VR and AR, because it's a big mess

People want to untangle the VR mess

Groups are forming to decide definitions and bars to quality
Microsoft's concept smartglasses will warn you to step away from that burger

Microsoft patents food tracking smart specs

Patent filing points to AR specs that want to make calorie counting easier
Augmented World Expo is back, and this year's show is for the superheroes

Augmented World Expo returns

And we've got a special offer for readers, plus some tickets to give away
Big test: The best snow and ski trackers

Big test: Best snow and ski trackers

Up the mountain with smart goggles, watches, boots & binders