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Hand gestures, a voice-only music plan, and always-on Siri provide hints of Apple’s augmented reality strategy.

"AR can be a stepping stone to a more inclusive learning experience for students with special needs"

Watch out Apple, one startup wants to skip AR glasses and go straight to contacts.

"Getting people to put things on their face has long been a challenge for all technology companies. There remains a reluctance with consumers (en mass) to adopt such technology. Apple is well placed to bypass this if it gets the design and functionality suitably matched. A big if."

As reality becomes hyper-real, it is helpful to be aware of the ways we are already adopting and adapting to it.

Are there any training areas that would benefit from Augmented Reality? Check when you should consider incorporating Augmented Reality In Training.

At Washington College, students become curators, using augmented reality to create museum exhibits of materials that otherwise require restricted physical access.

"Augmented Reality used in video games, like Pokémon GO and apps like Snapchat, have the potential to change the world of business by making dangerous work environments safer, preventing irreversible mistakes, showing off products in context, and training employees more effectively."

After years of development, there are signs that augmented reality will take off in 2018 and transform education and training.

Many AR mobile apps are promising to be the best out there, but can they really deliver in the classroom? Which ones really are the best? Which ones work for which subject?

Learn about the applications of Augmented Reality in the education and eLearning industries. Also, read about the benefits of AR in education, which includes some real-life examples.

At Lenovo’s Tech World conference in Beijing, the Chinese tech giant unveiled a new AR headset prototype that aims to appeal to business travelers on-the-go. Officially called the Lenovo AR Concept Glasses, the headset features a relatively small and sleek profile, no doubt in part because the headset connects to a PC via cable, meaning …

So here we are in late 2019, and the technology at our fingertips for learning and development (L&D) is far beyond anything I could have imagined 10 years ago: Chatbots, AI, machine learning, and of course virtual, augmented, and mixed reality. Augmented reality (AR) has really grown, thanks to mobile AR and our insatiable need to have the latest and greatest devices and apps.

"Are we finally getting closer to affordable, good-looking AR wearables? Let’s face it, humans can be, at times, vain and fickle creatures, so the fact that most HMDs tend to make their users look dorky as heck doesn’t really help when it comes to mass market adoption."

A learning innovator shares a few approaches for engaging today’s students.

A pair of augmented reality glasses called Lumilo let teachers see real-time analytics based on the work their students do on computers.

"Are you using Augmented Reality (AR) for Learning and Development? No, because you don't have the budget? This article focuses on adding value by connecting the scavenger hunt type physical world activities with the augmented one."

During the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Las Vegas last week, representatives from Apple met with augmented reality suppliers about the potential for Apple AR glasses.