The largest global event in Ingress history, Operation #13Magnus, is set to kick off tomorrow in LA and San Jose. There, Ingress agents from the Enlightened and Resistance will battle each other to claim the cities for their own faction. On the heels of the massive Operation #Cassandra, Operation #13Magnus is said to dwarf its…
Report from InsideAR: Augmented reality getting real-world applications soon
The second day of the InsideAR conference is getting to an end, and it’s great time to share some of my impressions. As you would imagine, most attendees here are excited about the prospects of augmented reality. I had a chance to check out quite a few demos, including IKEA’s interactive catalog that allows buyers…
InsideAR, here I come
Tomorrow morning I’m heading to Munich, Germany where I’ll attend InsideAR, the world’s largest conference on augmented reality. I expect to see some cool applications of this technology, while also being able to try out few smart glasses, including those made by Google and Vuzix. Among the companies that will showcase their solutions are such…
Latest Ingress Report Brings More Speculation On Operation #13Magnus
While we covered the potential locations and dates of the upcoming Ingress event, #13Magnus, this week’s Ingress Report has now confirmed these as fact. The global event will indeed start on October 12th in Los Angeles, CA, San Jose, Ca, and Bangkok, Thailand. The latest Ingress Report mentions little else about the event, but raises…
Volkswagen Announces an Augmented Reality Repair App for VW Technicians
Auto manufacturer Volkswagen has embraced mobile technology in a major way. It recently unveiled a travelogue app for journeys in its cars. The company’s even gone so far as to partner with Apple on the upcoming iPhone ready iBeetle model of its Beetle. Now the company will be unveiling an iOS app that uses Augmented Reality to…
Ingress – Operation #13Magnus Global Event Beginning This October
Operation Cassandra became Ingress’ largest global event, which ended last month, but you’d be wrong if you thought the Niantic Team was done. Hot on the heels of Cassandra is another upcoming event, called Operation #13Magnus. Little is known about the upcoming event, but it looks like 13Magnus will be even larger than Operation Cassandra. Codes were…
We still have few 50% off promo codes for InsideAR event to give away!
InsideAR will start within two weeks and we still have few 50% off promo codes to give away. To get one, simply send me an email to dusan AT intomobile.com and I’ll make sure you get a discount. Meanwhile, let me remind you that during the two days in Munich, Germany – Metaio will be…
Ingress Update 1.36.0 Bring Agent Avatar Creator And UI Tweaks
An update to Ingress has just been pushed out to the Google Play Store, bringing with it a handful of tweaks and a few new features. The most notable addition is an avatar creator for agents. The avatar creator was hinted at in last week’s Ingress Report and allows agents to create a customized avatar,…
Ingress Set To Receive Player Achievement System In Upcoming V1.35 Update
In the latest episode of the Ingress Report, it was “announced” that players can expect to see a new achievement system added to the game in an upcoming update. The past few updates for Ingress have mainly focused on cleaning up the user interface, and now we’re glad to see the Niantic team is back…
Metaio to celebrate 10 years of augmented reality at InsideAR 2013 in Munich, Germany
InsideAR 2013 is kicking off in Munich, Germany on October 10th and will gather hundreds of attendees who will get a glimpse into the future of mobile augmented reality technology. Celebrating the first and the next 10 years, Metaio will highlight the latest in developer projects and consumer apps while showcasing the future of innovation…