USA Today Network, a group of more than 100 Gannett-owned publications including USA Today, is set to roll out its first augmented reality app, focused on the 30 rocket launches slated for Cape Canaveral, Florida, this year. The app, dubbed 321Launch, will use AR tech to show launches from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and the United […]
Fast fashion retailer Zara is launching a mobile augmented reality app to be used in stores, which allows shoppers standing near certain displays to view AR images of models wearing different items from those displays, as well as purchase the merchandise through the app. Zara will begin rolling out the technology next month in about […]
L’Oréal has announced its acquisition of ModiFace, an augmented reality beauty app maker based in Canada. The company says that this decision is part of its digital acceleration strategy to give its 34 international brands the tools they need to succeed in this competitive digital environment. Modiface has plenty of experience working with big cosmetics […]
Joining the eye-mounted wearables market, Japan’s Toshiba has unveiled AR100 Viewer smart glasses that when combined with the battery-powered dynaEdge DE-100 mini PC that fits into a pocket, provides an augmented reality experience for enterprises. The biggest highlight of these enterprise focused smart glasses is the fact the dynaEdge mini PC runs Windows 10, and […]
The PGA Tour introduced PGA Tour AR, a brand new augmented reality (AR) app bringing live AR tournament coverage to life for fans around the world on their iPhone and iPad. Live AR coverage on PGA Tour AR will begin in conjunction with the opening round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard on […]
Cheetos, the snack brand from PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division, is inviting fans to see the world in a whole new light – a dangerously cheesy one – thanks to the new ‘Cheetos Vision‘ app launching at SXSW 2018. Available on the App Store, Cheetos Vision is an artificial intelligence-powered camera that turns everything a mobile […]
To celebrate 25 years of Power Rangers, the iconic superhero franchise is launching a a multi-environment mobile web augmented reality ad campaign. The AR experience, on premium publisher sites across Chrome and Safari mobile web browsers, allows fans to morph into their favorite Power Ranger. This is part of Saban Brands’ ‘You’ve Got the Power’ […]
Verizon subsidiary Oath has begun rolling out four new ad formats, which were initially announced back in December 2017, with a focus on augmented reality (AR), native advertising, and social. The AR mobile ad unit has been designed by Oath’s Ryot team and is powered by Yahoo Gemini. It enables consumers to click to access […]
To make further inroads in China, Google has partnered with three Chinese Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to bring its Augmented Reality (AR) service to the country. The company’s AR SDK for Android “ARCore” was launched in full in China following its announcement in November. According to Google, there are 100 million devices that support ARCore […]
O2 has unveiled the evolution of its galvanising #FollowTheRabbit campaign, created by VCCP. Building on the success of 2017’s launch and the mantra that life doesn’t come with catch up, 2018’s campaign focuses on the power of shared life experiences that only live music can offer. At the heart of the campaign is that in […]