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Dezeen Agenda features Apple's mixed-reality headset
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Apple's unveiling of Vision Pro, a mixed-reality headset. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More
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Apple unveils mixed-reality headset Vision Pro in first major product launch for a decade
Technology company Apple has entered the metaverse market with the announcement of its latest product – a mixed-reality headset that is set to go on sale in the US early next year. More
SOM and Princeton University use AR to construct self-balancing arch in Venice
Architecture studio SOM has worked with Princeton University's Form Finding Lab to create the Angelus Novus Vault – a self-balancing brick arch that was built using augmented-reality goggles. More
TCL unveils AR glasses that overlay the world with digital info
Chinese electronics brand TCL has launched a pair of augmented-reality glasses at CES 2023 called RayNeo X2, with features including language translation and GPS navigation. More
Crosby Studios and Zero10 launch fashion pop-up that lets people "try on" virtual clothes
Design firm Crosby Studios has teamed up with augmented reality technology company Zero10 for a pop-up store in Manhattan that aims to provide a virtual retail experience. More
Gluon "using 3D data to save" the Nakagin Capsule Tower
Japanese digital consultancy Gluon is combining data from laser scanning with 20,000 photographs to create an augmented reality model of the Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo, which is currently being demolished. More
Nespresso creates "enchanting phygital experience for the senses" with Gifts of the Forest campaign
Dezeen promotion: coffee brand Nespresso has enhanced its boutique windows through augmented reality, adding a digital experience to its festive campaign called Gifts of the Forest. More
Unit9 creates Lotus Aeroad tensegrity structure at Goodwood Festival of Speed
London-based production studio Unit9 has created a tensegrity structure at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed that can be transformed into a race track using an augmented reality app. More
Gucci releases first virtual sneaker that can only be worn in digital environments
Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele has designed a pair of neon-coloured, digital-only trainers that people can try on using augmented reality and "wear" in photographs for social media. More
Royal Shakespeare Company to stage live play in virtual Midsummer Night's Dream forest
The Royal Shakespeare Company is set to put on a virtual play called Dream that will be performed by actors in motion capture suits and animated in real-time. More
Marcel/a Baltarete uses 3D animation as therapy for gender dysphoria
Royal College of Art graduate Marcel/a Baltarete has created a series of short animations depicting themselves as otherworldly beings to alleviate and interrogate their feelings of gender dysphoria. More
BLAM app lets users erect augmented reality statues of historical black figures
London non-profit BLAM has developed an augmented reality (AR) app called History Bites as part of Black History Month, which gives users the chance to see black history memorialised through virtual plaques and sculptures. More
Olafur Eliasson's AR Earth Speakr app lets children voice concerns about the climate
Artist Olafur Eliasson has developed an augmented reality app that allows children to digitally transplant their faces onto their environment to help give them a voice in discussions about the climate crisis. More
Jung introduces augmented reality planning tool at VDF products fair
Building-technology supplier Jung is showcasing its augmented reality planning tool named AR-Studio alongside five of its latest collections at the VDF products fair. More
AR-Studio app by Jung
VDF products fair: The AR-Studio app by Jung uses augmented reality to help users visualise its range of products and fittings within an interior space. More
Apple Glass details discussed online amid rumours of forthcoming AR headset
Apple is developing an augmented reality wearable headset called Apple Glass, according to rumours circulating online. More
AR Copy Paste tool allows users to capture images of physical objects and drop them into a computer
Designer and programmer Cyril Diagne has created an augmented reality tool that can capture images of real-world objects and add them to a computer program in a few seconds. More
Olafur Eliasson creates augmented-reality cabinet of curiosities
Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson is bringing rare natural matter, including a burning sun and a sprightly puffin, into people's homes with his AR Wunderkammer works. More
Studio Tada's Fulu device brings touch to digital communication
Studio Tada is presenting a haptic fingernail during the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration that allows users to experience touch virtually. More
Augmented-reality exhibition launched to sell artwork during pandemic
Designer Sebastian Errazuriz has created an online exhibition that allows collectors to preview artworks in their home using augmented reality tools during the coronavirus pandemic. More