A new Apple patent describes a system of registering when a user is or is not touching a real object in a virtual space, and doing so with depth measurement from fingertips and calculated from camera ...

Apple has been granted a patent (number 11,080,932) for a “method and apparatus for representing a virtual object in a real environment.” It involves allowing the rumored “Apple Glasses” to record a ...

“Some companies offer tools that generate a virtual room and allow customers to place virtual objects in the virtual room to see how they may be arranged in the virtual room. Once a customer has ...

Apple is researching technology to allow an "Apple Glass" user to not be constrained to fixed physical gestures or touch controls, and instead manipulate any object to alter what is visible on the ...

Augmented reality has created an incredible opportunity for developers to bring video games into the real world for the first time. But as with any new opportunity, building for AR comes with a whole ...

Virtual reality enthusiasts may be interested in a new gadget specifically designed to enable users to feel shapes in virtual reality. The prototype FingerX system can be seen in action in the video ...

Epic Games has debuted a new tool for developers that will allow them to turn any real-world object into a usable asset in their creation. Epic Games has released its RealityScam app for iOS, enabling ...

Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have built a new augmented reality interface that lets users type on everyday objects. The technology, called PropType, overlays a virtual keyboard ...

It's only a concept right now, but the laptop's 17-inch see-through display and unique keyboard could open new ways of interacting with data and apps, Lenovo says. Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a ...