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Magic Leap’s AR future to arrive this summer (The 3:59, Ep. 425)

On this podcast, we talk about: Magic Leap offers new details on its secretive and much-hyped augmented-reality headset and says it’ll release the gadget this summer.  We compare this week’s hardware announcements, with Apple refreshing its MacBook Pro and Microsoft revealing the Surface Go tablet. Elon Musk jumps in to help the soccer team stuck in a cave in Thailand, …

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Facebook lets people ‘try on’ clothes and makeup with AR ads

Facebook is bringing augmented reality (AR) to its ads by letting you “try on” clothes and makeup before you buy. The AR ads appear the same way as any other in News Feed, with a new “Tap to try on” option in the photo. If you do so, Facebook accesses your phone’s camera and allows you see how the item …

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