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Meta Platforms Halts VR and AR Operating System Project

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Although the Information reported that Meta was stopping development of a new O/S to support AR and VR, and would focus on modifying Android, but Bloomberg got a quote from Meta …

Tags:Android| | Operating Systems| The Metaverse

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Sony Releases PS VR2 Specifications

by Bob Raikes

What They Say In a blog post, Sony announced some details of its next (PlayStation VR2) VR headset in a blog post. The firm said that as well as the specification detailed below, the …

Tags:CES 2022| Microdisplays| OLEDs| PlayStation| sony| Virtual Reality

Mojo Vision Looks at Sport and Gets More Investment

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Mojo Vision said that it has done deals with a number of sports brands including Adidas Running (running/training), Trailforks (cycling, hiking/outdoors), Wearable X (yoga), Slopes (snow sports) and 18Birdies (golf) to …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Contact Lens Display| Investment| Sports and Stadiums

Sharp NEC Display Solutions Introduces NC1843ML Blue Laser Projector

by Artem Alekseenko

Sharp NEC Display Solutions, a global leader in the projector and display market, announced the availability of the NC1843ML laser projector, the newest addition to its digital cinema projection series. The NC1843ML is the …

Tags:Laser Projectors| NEC| sharp

CY Vision Works with BMW on AR Windscreens

by Bob Raikes

What They Say CY Vision said that it is working together with BMW on the development of holography-based windshield AR displays and was showing the technology at CES this week. The firm said that …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Automotive| CES 2022| Holography

Vuzix Introduces its New M400-C Smart Glasses

by Artem Alekseenko

Vuzix® Corporation, a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, introduced the Vuzix M400-C smart glasses, the latest edition to its M-Series smart glasses family, and announced that it …

Tags:SmartGlasses| Vuzix

Microsoft & Qualcomm Collaborate on Lighter AR – Snap Buys Compound

by Bob Raikes

What They Say At CES, Qualcomm’s Cristiano Amon said that the firm is working with Microsoft to develop a chip for “power efficient, lightweight” AR glasses. That follows on from comments last summer by …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mergers & Acquisitions| Microsoft| Qualcomm

OK, QD-OLED Is Here… and the Difference Will be Apparent

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Yesterday, I speculated that as Samsung was not announcing any QD-OLED TVs at CES, then Sony might be the first to announce such a set and that turned out to be …

Tags:Dell| Desktop Monitors| OLED & QD-OLED Monitors| QD OLEDs| Samsung Display| sony

BlackBerry Pulls the Plug on Older Devices

by Bob Raikes

What They Say BlackBerry announced that it would discontinue its service on its classic, non-Android phones. At one time the firm had 20% of the global smartphone market with sales of more than 50 …

Tags:BlackBerry| Smartphones