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Virtual reality is a somewhat understandable concept in 2016. You put on a headset, you find yourself in 3D worlds. But augmented reality — AR — is still a bit less understood. You could engage with augmented reality with a headset, and see 3D objects “projected” into your real world — something that’s usually called …

Now playing: Watch this: This VR/AR headset uses your iPhone to make mixed reality 1:00 Odds are, you might have tried VR. But maybe you’re not as familiar with “augmented reality” or “mixed reality” headsets that blend virtual things into actual reality, like Microsoft’s HoloLens does. That could change once more affordable phone accessories start to arrive. Occipital Bridge is …

Clocking in at more than 162 million views, Candace Payne, better known as the Chewbacca Mom, could be the happiest person on Facebook in 2016. Payne’s excitement over a voice-changing Wookiee mask was the most viewed live video on Facebook this year. It beat out BuzzFeed’s countdown to the 2020 presidential election, CNN’s and NBC’s election results and this oddly …

Augmented reality company Everysight has created a pair of smart sunglasses designed to give cyclists a safe and easy way to view their real-time performance stats. Called Raptor AR, the sunglasses use Everysight’s patented BEAM technology to display real-time information, such as turn-by-turn navigation, elapsed time, distance, speed, heart rate, cadence and power, which is projected out in front of …

Now playing: Watch this: Pokemon Go to partner with Sprint, introduce new monsters 1:13 You’ll soon be able to battle in Sprint-sponsored gyms. Sprint Sprint is giving Pokemon trainers a reason to come into its stores. The nation’s fourth-largest wireless carrier is partnering with Niantic, the developer behind the smash hit Pokemon Go, to turn more than 10,500 Sprint, Boost …

In the age of Snapchat filters and Pokemon Go, the White House has come up with a new way to teach kids of all ages the history of the “People’s House”: an augmented reality app that brings a dollar bill to life. All you’ll need is a buck and a phone. Once you download the app, called 1600, you can …

Hachiko is one of the world’s most famous dogs. An Akita Inu, he would greet his owner at Tokyo, Japan’s Shibuya Station every afternoon. After his owner died at work in 1925, Hachiko returned to the station every day for 9 years, waiting for his master to return, until his own death in 1935. A bronze statue of Hachiko stands …

Apple’s big 10-year anniversary iPhone could have augmented reality built right into the native iOS Camera app, according to a report by Business Insider. If true, Apple would be taking on Google in the AR department; that company released its first phone with a depth-sensing camera, the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, this past June. Apple could follow in Google’s Tango …

Now playing: Watch this: Snapchat may be worth $30 billion with IPO filing 1:30 The new move for Snap may be going public. The Venice, California, startup has “filed confidentially” for an initial public offering of its shares, according to Reuters, which cited sources familiar with the situation. The company behind the popular Snapchat app and Spectacles smart glasses has …

Apple is considering an expansion into the wearables market with the launch of its own line of smart glasses, Bloomberg News reported Monday. The device would connect wirelessly to the user’s iPhone, displaying images and other information to the glasses wearer, Bloomberg reported, citing unidentified people described as familiar with the matter. The device, which the story said is still …