Augmented Reality

Following Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s first-quarter results, Loup Ventures' Gene Munster said the results reiterate the company's artificial intelligence, virtual reality and augmented reality ambitions. AI-First Mantra Munster noted Google CEO Sundar Pichai emphasized on the...

With the launch of the 10th anniversary iPhone 8 just months away, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) investors are anticipating the integration of new augmented reality technology into the landmark iPhone device. While the next step in AR will likely be integration with smart phones, Loup Ventures analyst...

Augmented reality can be combined with diminished reality to provide a “greater visual impact,” and this combination could boost the AR market projections, a report by Loup Ventures quoted Augment CMO Lindsay Boyajian as saying. What Is Diminished Reality? While most have heard of...

Loup Venture’s Gene Munster mentioned a survey of 502 people in the U.S. revealed there is increased interest to upgrade to the iPhone X, to be launched by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) later this year, along with interest in augmented reality. Increased Interest The analyst reported that of...

The in-trend in simulation gaming is not violence, gun shooting or racing — all predominant themes in the past. Slowly and steadily, the industry is gravitating toward concepts that highlight the social and economic plight of the present. Quite surprisingly, classic literature as an art...

Loup Ventures, the venture capital firm co-founded by former Wall Street analyst Gene Munster, Doug Clinton and Andrew Murphy, hasn't shied away from commenting on Snap, Inc. (NYSE: SNAP). Murphy stated in a blog post his firm is a big fan of the direction Snap is heading in as it has...

With the highly-anticipated iPhone 8 likely due out later this year, the iPhone still reigns supreme for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) investors. Yet at some point, Apple is going to need to find another growth source to replace the increasingly saturated smartphone market. Investors and analysts...

Fantasy embedded in a real world setting: This best summarizes Augmented Reality, or AR in short. Recall the craze when Nintendo Co., Ltd (ADR) (OTC: NTDOY) launched its Pokémon Go, developed by Niantic. The whole world went gaga over it when it was launched in July 2016, giving the...

The next iPhone from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) could have a new design, a new name, a wireless charger and advancements in augmented reality, according to Loup Ventures analyst and Apple-watcher Gene Munster. Predictions As this year marks the tenth anniversary of the iPhone, Munster predicts in a...

Over the Christmas weekend, Snap Inc., the parent company of the Snapchat media platform, quietly acquired an Israel-based augmented reality startup for an estimated $30 million–$40 million. As noted by TechCrunch, Snapchat acquired Cimagine, a 4 year-old startup that allows consumers to...

One of the most hyped and often thrown around tech phrases in recent times is Augmented Reality, or AR. The term means integration of digital information with the user's environment in real time. A comparison with virtual reality, or VR, shows that VR creates an altogether different environment,...

Snapchat recently joined the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), which raises the question as to why a social media platform would join the body that oversees the development of Bluetooth standards. Tech Crunch noted that membership within SIG is mandatory for any company that wishes to employ...

Snapchat published a patent last week that suggests the company may be using Augmented Reality for their advertising. Snapchat has already been one of the pioneers of the wildly popular technology with its Lens Selfie filters that augment users faces in an endless amount of ways. Related Link:...

Augmented reality has undoubtedly changed the world in a very short period of time. The potential applications of this revolutionary technology are virtually endless and could influence many different industries beyond gaming in the future. Pokémon GO (Nintendo Co., Ltd (ADR) (OTC: NTDOY) has...

Now that Nintendo Co., Ltd (ADR) (OTC: NTDOY) has doubled in less than two weeks from Pokémon GO's viral popularity, other companies have taken notice and will likely capitalize on the revolutionary trend. Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) and Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) are potential players in the...