"With the Layar Creator, you can upload images of your greeting card, flyer, package or any other item to instantly create a personalized Augmented Reality (AR) experience."
"When Facebook and Apple make extraordinary investments in new technology like they are with augmented reality, you know it's something to pay attention to. Both companies have made it clear recently that they are committed to developing, testing and implementing augmented reality technology"
"Multi-sensory learning can be a boon to understanding and retention of information, as many studies suggest. This type of experiential learning has been shown to do better than videos when it comes to speed of learning and length of retention."
The Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2017 focuses on three emerging technology mega-trends: Artificial intelligence (AI) everywhere, transparently immersive experiences and digital platforms.
"Alder Hey, an important children's hospital in Liverpool, England, is working on integrating Microsoft HoloLens augmented reality technology into its operating theaters. The HoloLens is a headset that is able to overlay digital images onto a person's field of view, essentially mixing virtual reality with the real world. The hospital partnered with Black Marble, a Microsoft partner based in the UK, to implement the HoloLens so that it can be used by surgeons to easily access imaging and other data during surgery."
"It's hard to wire a wind turbine while juggling a thick technical manual, or to ask offsite experts for help without being able to show them exactly what you see. Augmented reality can help, overlaying digital data onto the real world to give workers immediate access to vital information"
"In the next few months, there will be hundreds of millions of Android and iOS devices that are able to provide augmented reality experiences - meaning you'll be able to look at the world through your phone, and place digital objects wherever you look. "
"PwC has developed a virtual reality (VR) experience for its clients, allowing them to explore and better understand the range of potential future disruptions that could impact their organisation."
"Augmented reality might not be able to cure cancer (yet), but when combined with a machine learning algorithm, it can help doctors diagnose the disease."
"To help space travelers recover from the kinds of mishaps that can occur in the reaches of deep space-mishaps that can end missions and potentially end lives-Lockheed Martin is combining machine learning and artificial intelligence with augmented and virtual reality interfaces to provide a bit more self-reliance to manned space exploration missions at distances at which it could take more than 40 minutes to get a reply from mission control."
HoloMeeting allows you to collaborate by sharing, viewing and amending 3D models (e.g Revit), documents (e.g. PDFs) and collaborate (e.g. freehand draw, whiteboard, etc.). In addition, you can share your camera and use it for remote assistance/maintenance.
"Apple's long-rumored augmented reality headset will have virtual reality capabilities built in, too. It's codenamed T288, and it's currently scheduled to be released in 2020. While Augmented Reality, or AR, maps digital objects onto the real world, Virtual Reality, or VR, immerses users entirely in a digitally-generated environment."