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Have you been seeing terms like “augmented reality” or “virtual reality” thrown around in news articles lately? With so many new technologies popping up every day, it can be hard to keep track of them all.
But unlike certain smart devices, these technologies might be in for the long haul, and that means you should probably know what they are. We’ll break it down for you so you can walk away with all you need to know about both AR and VR.
What Is Augmented Reality?
Augmented reality (AR) refers to devices that combine elements of the real world with virtual aspects laid over it. This often manifests itself in using your phone’s camera to display the “real world” with a virtual overlay, though not always.
Take Google Glass for example, which uses a small display on the upper-right corner of a pair of glasses to show virtual elements over top of your real world field-of-view.
When Google announced Glass back in 2012, the world didn’t really know what to make of it. How could something like this possibly improve our lives?
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