IKEA has opened up beta access to its new IKEA Studio, the latest of its augmented reality design apps which allows users to customize entire rooms with IKEA furniture and decor. 

It is rumoured that Walt Disney World has big plans for merging the theme parks with technology, due to a couple of recent patents combined with a source. Something as large scale as this may not come into fruition for years, however, it’s certainly something to watch for. 

Earlier this week, Apple announced the next event “Spring Loaded” for April 20 today. The announcement featured colourful artwork on the invitation as well as another AR Easter egg was included on the Apple Events webpage.

Over the last decade, Los Angeles has rapidly transformed into a thriving new hub for visual artists. To pay homage to the growing visual arts in LA, Snapchat has worked with the community by collaborating with LA artists to create a series of stunning augmented reality monuments and murals around the city.

A next generation AR experience for next generation cars

The largest communications and entertainment group in Portugal NOS, has announced this week an exclusive partnership with consumer facing AR apps company Leo AR. The two companies together will showcase the capabilities of 5G in Portugal by utilising Leo AR as part of NOS’s official 5G leading strategy in the country.

The National Memorial Arboretum, a 150-acre garden and woodland site near Lichfield and Tamworth, Staffordshire, has just launched a new augmented reality experience, ARboretum, for the Easter school holidays through to June.

Facebook have announced that they are hosting an Oculus Gaming Showcase, which will stream to Facebook, Twitch and YouTube. The event begins at 3 pm Pacific time on April 21 and is available in the United States and Japan.