#augmented-reality

#augmented-reality

Moxy (a Marriott brand) is a trendy new hotel chain for travelers who are young at heart. As a relatively new brand in APAC, having only entered the market in 2017, Moxy needed to make a splash with its 2021 China launch, prioritizing increasing brand awareness while establishing a compelling positioning with fast-growing Gen Z consumers, with the ambition to triple its property footprint within the next five years.

Houses could function perfectly well as simple, efficient structures that keep us warm, dry, and comfortable, but we demand gables, columns, brick facades, and decorative trim because we want them to look appealing. The materials and energy required to build and maintain those aesthetic choices far outweigh what's actually needed for shelter. If we were all blind, the argument goes, our houses would be optimized spheres or domes with minimal material use and maximum efficiency.

The campaign is meant to bring the world of Zootopia to life both on and off the Snapchat app. Included in the effort are out-of-home activations across Los Angeles along with a Sponsored Snap that will feature characters from the movie. Snapchat users can also unlock seven different augmented reality (AR) lenses inspired by the film's characters through a branded AR Bar.

Pampers is the number one pediatrician-recommended brand in the US, committed to helping babies, supporting parents and protecting the world little ones will grow up in. When reports in the US indicated that 4 million children under the age of three have never been read to in their lifetime, Pampers set out to change that. It tapped Snapchat to help with its new purpose: to offer families books through the power of augmented reality.

Launched on October 13, EagleEye will be available as helmets, visors, and glasses. According to a press release, the devices will feature a display that Anduril says can overlay information, like the locations of a user's teammates, onto their live battlefield surroundings. EagleEye will be powered by Lattice, Anduril's AI software platform. The startup is collaborating on the EagleEye product line with several companies, including Meta Platforms, OSI, Qualcomm Technologies, and Gentex Corporation, which have expertise in AR or ballistic helmets, per the release.

Government training has never been more critical or more complex. From active shooter preparedness to cybersecurity readiness, public servants are increasingly called to navigate high-stakes scenarios where decisions can have life-or-death consequences. Traditional training methods like static presentations, dense manuals, or infrequent workshops often fail to engage or prepare participants for the dynamic challenges they face. Enter gamification: the application of game design principles to non-game contexts.

Farley said Tuesday that he expects the disruption to blue-collar jobs to be a mix of "negatives and positives" and that it ultimately depends on how companies manage the shift. One example: "If you're repairing a Super Duty," he said, referring to one of Ford's pro-grade pickup trucks, "augmented reality AI is a game changer. Just ask my team, they'll tell you. We need to use AI to make those repairs much simpler for people."

The preschoolers were fascinated, looking at their classroom through the lens of an iPad camera, watching animated images pop up as a cheerful voice told them: Feed apples to a pig behind a haystack. Select the carnival ride located between two sets of balloons. While the game delighted these 3- and 4-year-olds, they were actually participating in a serious research project that is developing an important foundation for their future in math - spatial thinking and its integrated vocabulary, a skill typically overlooked in early education.

Amazon recently introduced "Prime Vision," an augmented reality broadcast for UEFA Champions League matches in the UK that overlays live metrics such as player speed, jump height, goal probability and tactical maps directly onto the live feed. For you as a viewer, this changes expectations about what a sports broadcast should deliver. At the same time, bookmakers are deploying algorithms that process live data on player injuries, momentum shifts and weather conditions to recalculate odds in real time.

Of course talking to Meta AI remains a key way of interacting with the glasses, but Meta hopes that adding the visual elements will enhance the chatbot experience. For example, live speech captioning and language translation is still switched on by voice-but with Meta Ray-Ban Display, you can see the translations and captions appearing in real time on the glasses rather than on your phone's screen.

Amazon's Prime Vision feature will debut in the UK on Tuesday during the first round of UEFA Champions League matches. The optional feed layers real-time stats, like players' names, running speeds, and jump heights, directly onto the live stream. Additionally, the graphics will feature Amazon's expected goals (xG) algorithm, which tracks match momentum and estimates which team is most likely to score next.

Snapchat is launching a new Lens that lets users create and edit images using a text-to-image AI generator, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The new "Imagine Lens" is available to Snapchat+ Platinum and Lens+ subscribers. Imagine Lens allows users to create, edit, and recreate Snaps by entering their own prompts. They can then share the image with their friends, post it to their Story, or share it outside out Snapchat.

Snap (SNAP) CEO Evan Spiegel has spent around $3 billion developing Spectacles, which are the social media company's augmented reality glasses. Indeed, he believes that they are an essential part of Snap's future. However, despite this massive investment, Spectacles have yet to find mainstream success. Now, Snap is considering raising outside funding to help the product better compete with rivals like tech giant Meta (META), according to The Information.

iOS 26 introduces an extensive design redesign and offers a feature called 'Spatial Scenes,' which adds a 3D effect to almost any 2D photo by creating a hologram-like appearance.

Google Maps features a Live View augmented reality tool, aiding pedestrians, cyclists, and public transport users by overlaying navigation directions on real-world environments.

Apple Vision Pro represents an extreme effort to integrate technology into daily life, augmenting experiences and personal realities. Such devices encapsulate efforts to enhance human interaction with the world.

Meta's Audio-Visual Dyadic Motion Models utilize audio inputs from two individuals or language models to generate realistic facial expressions and body gestures, enhancing virtual interactions.