Augmented reality

Can immersive technology help to close the UK’s digital skills gap?

Immersive technologies remain at the epicentre of future-facing innovation activity, with The Data City estimating that the sector could be…

What is Web 3.0? Three visions for the internet’s future

What will Web 3.0 look like? When considering the future of the worldwide web, it feels natural to consult its…

Army Surgeons to Get Augmented Reality Support in the Field

Military surgeons will soon be getting augmented reality (AR) support in the field, with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) today…

Lenovo Takes on HoloLens with New AR Headset, Platform

Chinese multinational Lenovo is making a foray into the highly competitive world of augmented reality (AR) wearables, today launching its…

Startup RealWear Wins Major Digital Headset Deal with Shell

A US startup has won a major contract with Shell to provide the oil and gas supermajor with augmented reality…

Microsoft Launches HoloLens 2: What You Need to Know

Augmented/mixed/extended reality: call it what you will, the vision of intelligently supplemented reality™ sometimes seems like an eternal promise. Glitch-raddled…

Smartphone VR Headset Sales “Collapse” as Interest Wanes

Smartphone-based Virtual Reality (VR) headsets sales have "collapsed", technology analysts CCS Insight say in a new report. Sales have tumbled…

VR, AR and MR: The Fourth Transformation – and What it Means for UK Businesses

To say that technology has transformed every aspect of our personal and working lives is a bit like saying peas…

Businesses Impressed by Results of AR/VR Adoption – But UK Lagging: Capgemini

Businesses that are implementing augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) immersive technology in their workplaces say overwhelmingly that it is exceeding their…

Google’s New AI Assistant Sounds Like John Legend, Books You a Haircut

The lines between human and artificial intelligence just grew a little fuzzier. Google Duplex, the company's new AI assistant –…