In the 3D movie "Toy Story", the astronaut "Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear" elicits great laughs from the audience. In "Transformers", cars and trucks amaze viewers by turning into robots and then ...

Google rarely fails to impress with technology demos. Their latest — Monster Mash — is aimed at using artificial intelligence to allow the creation of simple 3D animations without a lot of training or ...

The RealityScan app launched in limited beta earlier this year, but now it’s available for everyone on iOS for free. The RealityScan app launched in limited beta earlier this year, but now it’s ...

Together, Apple and Pixar developed a new file format for AR called "USDZ." It's a compact and simple format that's designed ...

We’ve all seen 3D printed zoetropes, and drawn flip book animations in the corner of notebooks. The shifting, fluid shape of the layers forming on a 3D printer is satisfying. And we all know the joy ...

While Google’s 2018 improvements to the augmented reality framework ARCore were rarely eye-catching, the company is kicking off 2019 with features Android users will appreciate: ARCore 1.7 is adding ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Let's ...