Last year saw the introductions of Apple's ARKit and Google's ARCore
smartphone augmented reality platforms, the release of Windows 10 Mixed Reality headsets, the surprising unveiling of Lenovo's Mirage headset as part of their Star Wars Jedi Challenges collaboration with Disney, the announcement of a low - cost headset from Facebook - owned Oculus, and even the debut of Magic Leap's mixed reality headset.
Not exact matches
Google Tango, formerly known as Project Tango is an
Augmented Reality platform for mobile devices like
smartphones and tablets.
This 5.7 - inch
smartphone is optimized for both Google Tango and Daydream
platforms to deliver immersive
augmented - and virtual -
reality experiences — on top of its already powerful
smartphone performance.
Zuckerberg maintains that the
smartphone will be Facebook's first big leap into building the future of AR, triumphantly announcing that the camera will be «the first
augmented reality platform.»
After today's Facebook F8 conference, the first effects will become available inside Facebook's Camera feature on
smartphones, but the Camera Effects
platform is designed to eventually be compatible with future
augmented reality hardware, such as eyeglasses.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has called virtual and
augmented reality the next major computing
platform capable of replacing
smartphones and traditional PCs.
Last week, Google officially announced ARCore, its new
augmented reality platform for Android that would not require any special hardware to be installed in
smartphones.
To sum things up, Google has a ton of plans in store for the virtual and
augmented reality space, and when it comes to the
platform for
smartphones, it's going well beyond the Pixel.
The Lenovo Phab2 Pro already made its debut as the first consumer - ready
smartphone to rock the Google Tango
augmented reality (AR)
platform.
The Asus ZenFone is the premiere
smartphone for early adopters who want to experience Google's
augmented - and virtual -
reality platforms, though it may be worth holding off to see if the iPhone 8 delivers on its promised AR features this fall.
Asus» ZenFone AR is the first
smartphone that incorporates both Project Tango, Google's
augmented -
reality platform, and Daydream VR, Google's answer to virtual
reality.
It is the world's first
smartphone that combines both Google's Tango
augmented reality technology as well as Google's Daydream virtual
reality platform.
Asus» ZenFone AR, the world's
smartphone to support both Google Tango
augmented reality and Daydream mobile virtual
reality platform, will be launched in the US in July.