Augmented Reality (AR) can be fun technology to play with. The basic premise of AR is to overlay digital content on top of real things using something like a map, a camera, or sometimes the sky.

For the past few years, Google has pushed a particular technology for implementing augmented reality in phones. Known first as Project Tango and now as Tango, Google's AR platform used to have ...

If your smartphone has a compass built-in, a camera and GPS, then it may soon offer "augmented reality" applications, which overlay information onto the phone's screen while the camera is being ...

A new self-guided tour in West Palm Beach uses augmented reality to animate downtown sites. The free phone app provides historical information and digital animations at over 30 locations. Users can ...

Modern Android phones now include built-in tools that can scan text, convert photos to PDFs, scan QR codes, and even measure objects using augmented reality. These features, available on devices like ...

Google's latest push into extended reality is taking shape. While the company isn't entirely ready to show off any products just yet, it has laid out a vision for a unified Android XR ecosystem that ...