Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush have recently announced that the Professor and Director of the Division of Spine Surgery and the Section of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Rush University Medical Center, Dr. Frank Phillips, has completed the world's first AR minimally invasive spine surgery at the center, using Augmedics’ xvision Spine System surgical guidance technology.

TeamViewer, a provider of secure remote connectivity solutions, has signed a definitive contract to acquire Ubimax, a provider of wearable computing and AR solutions for frontline workers. TeamViewer hopes that with this acquisition, they can significantly expand their AR and Internet of Things (IoT) and provide industry-specific solutions for enterprise customers.

Universal Everything has launched Super You, a free augmented reality app for iOS and iPadOS.

Gucci have released a new AR tool on Snapchat which allows users to virtually try on Gucci shoes in the app.

Google’s 3D ad format called Swirl meshes programmatic advertising with next-generation content.

AR-enhanced navigation and 3D stereoscopic displays arriving later this year.

Rokid, a China based AR glasses manufacturer, announced the second generation of their Rokid Glass model in January. In a recent press release, Rokid shared that the company had finished mass production and was in the preparations for shipping globally. 

The explosive growth of mobile AR is completely attributable to smartphones and tablets. Mobile AR has contributed enormously to the way we can now experience games, art and entertainment which can be accessed from remote places to urban landscapes.