2016 was a critical year for augmented reality with new device announcements, major acquisitions and massive adoption by consumers and enterprises alike. There is no doubt that AR is the next wave of computing with all of the major players, from Microsoft and Google, to Facebook and Apple, confirming their commitment to this tech.
WHY IT MATTERS: we will see an explosion of augmented reality solution in the near future with large players investing heavily to make this technology pervasive across mobile devices and systems. This landscape is most interesting as it shows that AR applications span many fields and industries, from retail to construction. Moreover, the accompanying article on Venture Beat highlights 6 areas where the technology can be applied: bionic vision, natural interaction, 3Dfying the world, world building, telepresence, and superintelligence. See here http://bit.ly/2iyndw0