New augmented reality app to provide ‘David Bowie Is’ exhibition experience

Augmented Reality App Experience - David Bowie

The application will become available to both Android and iOS device users in January 2019. The “David Bowie Is” exhibition from the David Bowie museum is coming soon to an augmented reality app. It is slated to be launched on January 8, 2019 for both Android device users and those using Apple products. The launch date is significant as it would have been the musician and performer’s 72nd birthday. The new augmented reality app will make it possible for Bowie fans to explore the hundreds of different videos, costumes, original…

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Augmented reality royal wedding features add fun to ABC News report

Augmented Reality Royal Wedding - British Flag - Crown - rings

At the same time that the AR function was amusing, it didn’t offer users any new images. ABC News did its best to draw as many viewers as possible this weekend, including using augmented reality royal wedding features. The news outlet was said to have invested heavily in search engine advertising and other ways to appeal to viewers. The AR features allowed iPhone and iPad users to view 3D models of certain royal wedding components. The details weren’t new or live. Instead, the augmented reality royal wedding images were 3D…

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IKEA Place app bring augmented reality experience to Android users

IKEA Place App - IKEA Store

The augmented reality mobile commerce and home décor application is no longer limited to iOS. The IKEA Place app has now been updated to make it possible for Android users to experience its augmented reality features. These have already been available to iPhone users but are now expanded to Android users. The augmented reality feature lets shoppers preview the way an object would look in their home. Therefore, users of the IKEA Place app could use augmented reality technology to better inform themselves. They could look through their mobile device…

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IKEA augmented reality strategy is designed to make home décor a snap

ikea augmented reality m-commerce app

Now, shoppers can see how a piece will look in their home without ever needed an Allen key. A new IKEA augmented reality component has been added to the overall mobile commerce experience offered by the furniture retailer. The forward-thinking business has always carved its own unique path through the shopping experience. Still, this represents a shift for IKEA, which is mainly focused on the shopper’s in-store experience. Now, the IKEA augmented reality experience is letting consumers turn to their smartphones to make their purchasing decisions, too. It’s clear the…

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Star Wars augmented reality app gave fans interactive long weekend

Megan Wynters & Irys Godeleva Cosplay - Star Wars augmented reality - Toronto Fan Expo Canada 2017

Fans who wanted to celebrate Force Friday had a fun AR game to do it with as Labor Day weekend launched. Disney and Lucasfilm came together for the second Force Friday to offer fans a Star Wars augmented reality game app called “Find the Force.” The free game was available from Force Friday through to Sunday on Labor Day Weekend. It was a free and interactive opportunity that went alongside the sale of a huge amount of Star Wars Merchandise. The global Force Friday event is in celebration of the…

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