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Are we ready for an augmented reality future?

by Stephanie Hughes
Feb 7, 2022
Snap, Snapchat's parent company, turned a profit for the first time this quarter.
Though the technology for widely-used augmented reality glasses isn't quite there yet, companies are certainly working on it.
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CES 2019: Virtual reality is not the star this year

by Molly Wood
Jan 10, 2019
But augmented reality … that might just be a different story.
An attendee uses a virtual reality headset to experience automotive safety at the Panasonic booth at CES 2019 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 8, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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CEO Satya Nadella explains his vision for Microsoft and the future

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 28, 2017
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said putting PCs on every desk was just the beginning.
Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft, speaks during a Microsoft event in May 2017 in New York City.
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'Archer' interactive app gives fans the inside track

by Molly Wood
Apr 20, 2017
Television audiences need more when it comes to their favorite shows, says technical director Bryan Fordney.
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Facebook wants to see everything you see

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 19, 2017
The social media company makes the jump to augmented reality on your phone.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote address at Facebook's F8 Developer Conference Tuesday at McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California.
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How augmented reality can improve shopping

by Molly Wood
Mar 27, 2017
In virtual reality, you'll be able to try on 30 outfits in a few minutes, Bold Metrics says.
Photo courtesy of Bold Metrics Inc.
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Smartphone: Enter stage left

by Ben Johnson and Danielle Stephens
Dec 12, 2016
How a play in New York is incorporating technology into its production.
Augmented reality allows audience members to see poppies growing around the stage. 
Courtesy of the Builders Association
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Why Pokemon Go is sending Nintendo's stocks soaring

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jul 11, 2016
On the street, in parks, at parties - the mobile game is everywhere
Two men (L) play Pokemon Go on their smartphones outside of Nintendo's flagship store, July 11, 2016 in New York City. The success of Nintendo's new smartphone game, Pokemon Go, has sent shares of Nintendo soaring.  
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Build 2015: We should all be 'failing' like Microsoft

by Molly Wood
Apr 29, 2015
CEO Satya Nadella touted Windows 10 — but the cloud is where the money is.
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Google's Ray Kurzweil on the computers that will live in our brains

by Kai Ryssdal
May 3, 2013
Futurist Ray Kurzweil pushes for far-out technological advances to become reality. Now at Google, he says search has much further to go. In 20 years, our brains will be indexed and online.
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