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All the latest industry innovations and news from the Zappar team

Kirk Ewing

Affordable mixed reality is here: Zapbox AWE launch

We are excited to announce that Zapbox, the world’s most affordable smartphone-powered XR headset is available to buy online and is shipping to the US, UK and EU.

Nafisa Ahmed

Best of Augmented Reality May 2023

Find out more about May’s best AR examples, with exciting and interactive WebAR experiences for retail, entertainment and banking.

Emma Moore

Transform your AR experiences with photorealistic avatars in Zapworks Designer

Find out how to add photorealistic avatars into your AR experiences. No coding is required to add fully customisable and animated avatars into any WebAR experience.

Nafisa Ahmed

Best of Augmented Reality April 2023

Find out more about April’s best AR examples, with engaging and immersive WebAR experiences for entertainment and onboarding.

Dave Mather

Zappar at AWE 23: What’s in store?

Find out what we’ve got planned for AWE 23, including the global launch of Zapbox and public workshops of our next-gen tooling for AR/VR/MR developers.

Grace Vassallo

Zapbox Mixed Reality Meetup: Bringing Mixed Reality to Everyone

Find out more about our Zapbox launch event, where Zappar introduced the world's most affordable smartphone-powered MR headset.

Nafisa Ahmed

Best of Augmented Reality March 2023

Find out more about March’s best AR examples, with interactive product visualisation and immersive AR experiences for both WebAR and Native Apps.

Caspar Thykier

Accessible QR (AQR): A 30-Year Journey towards enhanced QR Codes with Accessibility in mind

Find out more about how QR codes have evolved, from humble beginnings to becoming a viable accessibility solution on pack.

Nafisa Ahmed

Best of Augmented Reality February 2023

Find out more about February’s best AR examples, with engaging AR experiences for retail delivered with both WebAR and native apps.

Caspar Thykier

How to create successful AR campaigns

Discover the five key ingredients to ensure your AR campaigns deliver the best results, every time.

Emma Moore

Brewing Success with AR: The Elysian Brewery & BCVR Immersive Halloween Experience

Read about how BCVR Immersive and Elysian Brewery created a chilling experience for the NBC Chucky release. Including top tips on creating image tracked AR for use on product packaging.

Caspar Thykier

Announcing the Best In Class Award win for Universal Design for Unilever Comfort featuring our all-new Accessible QR codes with Zapvision

Find out more on Zapvision's PAC Global awards win with Unilever and how Zappar's new accessible QR codes work.