It takes massive amounts of data to train AI models. But sometimes, that data simply isn’t available from real-world sources, so data scientists use synthetic data to make up for that. In machine ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- A new software system developed by Brown University researchers turns cell phones into augmented reality portals, enabling users to place virtual building blocks ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto.

Apple continues its plans to beef up virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR) features on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The company has filed for a patent (number 2022010121344) for “methods for ...

The last big hurdle to making virtual worlds (nope, not going to call it the other thing) a truly realistic experience is providing tangible feedback to other senses too, like touch. There’s been ...

PropType uses a handheld object as the base for a keyboard, giving users tactile feedback.

The latest version of ARCore, Google's augmented reality developer platform for Android phones, now includes a depth API. The API was released as a preview back in December, but now it's live for ...

Facebook is really committed to getting between you and reality, and the gloves are starting to come off — or, rather, on. With its newly announced plans to build out a metaverse, the social network ...

A new augmented reality system places virtual objects within real-world backgrounds on cell phone screens and lets people interact with those object by hand as if they were really there. A new ...