How to Use augmented reality in a Sentence

augmented reality

noun
  • Nike Fit will utilize smartphone cameras and augmented reality to scan users’ feet and measure the full shape of both feet.
    Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY, 7 June 2019
  • Made of kevlar and carbon fiber, the helmets are an extension of the aircraft sensors and control system and one of the first to employ augmented reality in military equipment.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 30 Aug. 2018
  • And yes, that’s a pun, by the way, because Niantic’s latest augmented reality game for mobile is centered on Harry Potter.
    Allegra Frank, Vox, 20 June 2019
  • That includes a roof that can use augmented reality to enhance the night sky.
    NBC News, 25 Oct. 2019
  • In turn, the app was a mass market augmented reality hit.
    Lisa Marie Segarra, Fortune, 16 July 2019
  • The quest is also tied to the Play Disney Parks app and augmented reality features.
    Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2022
  • These works include paintings, sculpture, videogames, augmented reality projects and more the 1960s to the present.
    Susan Delson, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The event presents works by artists from around the world and in mediums including light, augmented reality, music and dance.
    Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2022
  • The event presents works by artists from around the world in mediums including light, augmented reality, music and dance.
    Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 20 Sep. 2022
  • And augmented reality that can be accessed with an app available through the Fish Head Comics website.
    David James, Anchorage Daily News, 2 July 2022
  • Apple clearly thinks that augmented reality is the way of the future.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Apple and Huawei may be hoping that augmented reality and 3D give their devices just enough zing to convince folks to part with their money.
    Tim Culpan | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 30 July 2019
  • Nancy Baker Cahill, artist and augmented reality pioneer, was brought in to build the AR app.
    Mary Alice Miller, Wired, 10 July 2020
  • So the stage was set for its rivals to compete by making CES 2024 a showcase of new ideas about virtual and augmented reality.
    Jay Peters, The Verge, 12 Jan. 2024
  • But concepts like virtual and augmented reality have been around for more than a decade.
    William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 8 July 2022
  • In the meantime, the world’s children have become technophiles, raised on apps (three million in the Google store), the Roblox online gaming universe and augmented reality Snapchat filters.
    New York Times, 19 Aug. 2021
  • But a future in which augmented reality glasses are a part of our daily lives hasn’t arrive yet and a long road still remains ahead, experts say.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The free-to-the-public bash will include live music, food and coffee, augmented reality demos and yoga classes.
    Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Apps that are either free or for purchase use your location and augmented reality to show you a detailed map of what's overhead.
    Shaena Montanari, The Arizona Republic, 25 June 2020
  • The announcement of the new name and structure came at the end of a presentation on the company's plans for virtual and augmented reality.
    NBC News, 28 Oct. 2021
  • The name’s a mouthful, but Lyriq’s augmented reality head-up display, or HUD, puts a pair of jet-fighter technologies at the driver’s service.
    Dallas News, 8 Aug. 2020
  • And amid all the innovative consumer gadgets now available, from drones to augmented reality glasses, the idea of a robot might not seem so far-fetched.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 19 July 2022
  • And the rise of virtual and augmented reality, technologies that live or die based on the content that can be produced for them, has spawned startups and content studios across L.A.
    Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Ukraine is the birthplace of Looksery, the company that laid the foundation for Snap’s augmented reality platform, and has been the home of more than 300 of Snap’s most creative and talented team members.
    J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2022
  • For example, that might mean augmented reality (AR) overlays in a map app.
    Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 20 May 2021
  • Users will apparently be able to use their iPhone’s camera and augmented reality to walk around looking for their misplaced items.
    Mike Murphy, Quartz, 6 Sep. 2019
  • According to those on the team, augmented reality’s current role in journalism is meant to be supplemental the same way a video, a photo or a graphic might be.
    Danya Issawi, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2020
  • Case in point is its new and improved iPhone app, which taps into machine learning and augmented reality to put students at the center of new words, phrases and the voices of native speakers.
    CNN Underscored, 17 Oct. 2019
  • The show is also included in Art of London’s augmented reality art trail.
    Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Aug. 2021
  • Smaller market Virtual and augmented reality headsets are still a smaller market than smartphones.
    Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024

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