Tag: augmented reality technology

Doctors in Jerusalem use augmented reality for robotic spinal surgery

Sam Lambert
Augmented reality - Medical - Doctor

Surgeons from the Shaare Zedek Medical Center used extensive tech for the complex procedure. Doctors from the Shaare Zedek Medical Center (SZMC) in Jerusalem used a combination of augmented reality and robotics to complete a complex spinal surgery on a 25-year-old man who was admitted to the emergency department following a serious injury during a workplace fall. The patient was diagnosed with a paralysis-risking unstable spinal fracture. The hospital’s trauma team diagnosed the patient and one of the hospital’s neurosurgeons, Dr. Cezar Mizrahi conducted an assessment and concluded that the…

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eSight wearable technology to aid blind veterans in seeing

Sam Lambert
Man wearing eSight deivce - eSight YouTube

This new tech was created to help improve the vision of veterans who are legally blind. eSight, a firm that designs and makes a type of high-tech wearable medical vision aid device is working with veterans who are blind or have low vision. Their goal is to help those individuals to regain their independence through improvements in their sight. Approximately 130,000 veterans in the United States are legally blind and over 1 million have low vision. Blindness and low vision lead to decreased ability and independence when going about necessary activities every…

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New Gucci AR feature lets mobile shoppers try on its line of Ace Sneakers

Jorge Gonzalez
Gucci AR feature - Apple Store screenshot

An augmented reality (AR) feature has been added to the Italian luxury brand’s iOS app. A Gucci AR feature has been added to the brands iOS app that allows iPhone users the ability to virtually try on the company’s new line of Ace Sneakers. After trying on the shoes, consumers have the option to purchase the shoes from Gucci’s online store. Shoppers can move around and look at the virtual shoes in real time. Users who have downloaded the free Gucci app, simply need to call up the feature, choose…

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Stranger Things mobile game announced for 2020 release

Amanda Giasson
Stranger Things Mobile Game - Next Games - Netflix

Next Games and Netflix have teamed up to develop a game based on the hit series. A Stranger Things mobile game is reportedly in the works. The upcoming free-to-play mobile game is being developed by Finnish games developer and publisher Next Games and is based on the popular, Sci-fi-thriller Netflix series “Stranger Things.” Expect Pokémon Go AR-style game-play. While few details have been released about the upcoming Stranger Things mobile game, in a Next Games press release announcing the title, the company said that the location-based puzzle RPG game will…

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Google search AR feature now lets you see animals through augmented reality

Stephanie Beck
Google Search AR Feature - AR animal search - Google

The AR feature is part of Google’s new augmented reality models. A new Google search AR app feature has been launched by the Internet giant. The company announced its new augmented reality models back in May at its I/O developer’s conference. This new feature allows smartphone users to view a 3D image of certain search results, including some animals. The AR feature works with several different animals. To view the animals in augmented reality mode, users will require an ARCore or ARKit-ready Android phone or iPhone. Using a compatible smartphone,…

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