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Immersion-VRelia Shows VR Headsets at CES 2015

by Chris Chinnock

Immersion-VRelia, Inc. has developed a VR headset that uses a smartphone as the imaging device. The “GO” product, featured at CES 2015, is a housing that holds the smartphone and includes optics to display an …

Tags:CES 2015| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Avegant Demos its DLP-based VR Headset at CES 2015

by Chris Chinnock

We did not get a chance to try on the latest VR headset from Avegant, which is called the Glyph, although we did see the initial version at last year’s CES.   This headset …

Tags:Augmented Reality| CES 2015| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Caputer Labs Shows the SEER AR Headset at CES 2015

by Chris Chinnock

In a concept that is similar to one shown by Seebright, a company called Caputer showed a prototype headset they call the SEER.  They think it gives users the look of Iron Man. It …

Tags:Augmented Reality| CES 2015| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 03

CastAR Shows Projection-based AR Headset at CES

by Chris Chinnock

TechnicaI Illusions (Woodlinville, WA) used a suite at CES 2015 to offer private demos of it CastAR headset. The company opened a Kickstarter campaign last fall with the goal of raising $400K, but got …

Tags:Augmented Reality| CES 2015| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pico Projectors| SmartGlasses| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Sony Shows SmartEyeglass and Attach Module for AR Apps

by Chris Chinnock

Sony used CES to showcase two new prototypes – the next versions of the devices we reported on from IFA. The SmartEyeglass device is a dual ocular eyeglasses type device for AR applications while …

Tags:Augmented Reality| CES 2015| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Osterhout Design Group Plans Affordable Consumer AR Glasses

by Chris Chinnock

 Osterhout Design Group (ODG) has primarily focused on developing dual optics augmented reality headsets for defense and commercial use. At CES 2015, the company introduced a new design that it plans to offer to …

Tags:Augmented Reality| CES 2015| Eyewear| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Infinity AR Developing Vision-based Tracking Solution

by Chris Chinnock

Infinity Augmented Reality is an Israeli software start-up company that is using a stereo camera attached to a VR headset to provide a more accurate tracking engine. The company explained that VR or AR headsets …

Tags:Augmented Reality| CES 2015| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Kopin Shows Latest AR Modules at CES 2015

by Chris Chinnock

At CES 2015, we had a chance to meet with Kopin in the suite in the Palazzo where the company showed off a number of modules for use in augmented and virtual reality applications. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| CES 2015| Kopin| Large Display Monitor| Microdisplays| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Seebright Offers Headsets for AR and VR Applications

by Chris Chinnock

Seebright, Inc. was in the Sands Expo at CES 2015 to introduce its new smartphone based head mounted display called the Wave and to show off its existing headset called the Pioneer.  Both offer different …

Tags:Augmented Reality| CES 2015| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Optinvent to Release AR Headphone Design

by Chris Chinnock

France-based Optinvent was at CES 2015 to show some current AR headsets and to gather support for a new design it intends to bring to market by Q3’15. While the new design is headphone-based, the current …

Tags:Augmented Reality| CES 2015| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Epson Focuses on AR Applications at CES 2015

by Chris Chinnock

Epson did not announce any new hardware updates to it Moverio BT-200 Smart Glasses at CES 2015. Instead, it filled its booth in the Sands with partners that were showing a variety of augmented …

Tags:CES 2015| Epson| Eyewear| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 03

E-Ink Shows Prism displays for Architectural Applications

by Chris Chinnock

E-Ink has launched a new technology aimed at designers and architiects. Not a “display” per se, it is a series of segments that can change color in response to a voltage but bonded to …

Tags:CES 2015| E Ink| EPD (Electrophoretic)