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Intel Pulls the Plug on AR Smart Glasses Project

by Andrew Fenn

Intel has announced that it will shut down its New Devices Group and scrap its AR smart glasses project, Vaunt. The company gave no reason for the closure but it’s believed that it will …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Intel| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Microsoft Discounts Lenovo Mixed Reality HMD to $200

by Andrew Fenn

Following a lengthy period of discounts on Windows Mixed Reality headsets, worryingly early on in their lifecycle, Microsoft has discounted Lenovo’s offering even further than Amazon, dropping the price by another $70, down to …

ABI: AR to Create Market Value of $5.5 Billion for Automotive Industry in 2022

by Andrew Fenn

Many players in the automotive industry are strengthening their activities in AR, especially since it has demonstrated benefits to the whole industry value chain, from design, through production and sales. ABI Research estimates global …

New Image Compression Standard Could Reduce Latency in VR

by Andrew Fenn

The Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) has announced a new image compression standard called JPEG XS, designed to allow for higher-quality images to be transmitted with a lower degree of latency, reducing the motion …

HTC Releases New SDK for Vive Pro

by Andrew Fenn

HTC has released Vive SRWorks, a new set of SDKs for the newly-released Vive Pro, allowing developers to take full advantage of the device’s two front-facing cameras and audio system. The original Vive headset …

Kone Launches “The Most Uneventful VR Experience Ever Made”

by Andrew Fenn

Elevator and escalator manufacturer Kone has created a sequel of sorts to the elevator-based VR experience it released last year, this time focusing on the escalator side of its business, with the help of …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Transport| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Wareable Takes a Closer Look at Star Wars VR Experience

by Andrew Fenn

Disney has launched a Star Wars-themed, location-based VR experience called Secrets of the Empire at its Disneyland and Disney World locations in the US. Secrets of the Empire was created by The Void and …

Tags:AR/VR| Location-based Entertainment (LBE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 15

An Update on VR Porn

by Bob Raikes

As it’s mainly about content and might not be fully ‘office friendly’, we haven’t included much here. However, we can point you to an article by the Wareable blog that digs into the development …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Juniper Research: Mixed Reality Apps to Exceed 9 Billion by 2022

by Andrew Fenn

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the total number of Mixed Reality (MR) applications will reach 9 billion by 2022, rising from an estimated 3 billion in 2018, a growth rate …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Smartphone-Powered AR Headset “Ghost” Launched on Indiegogo

by Andrew Fenn

Ghost is a new AR headset powered by smartphones. The device features a slot at the top for compatible handsets, with a visor below that the wearer looks through to see the real world …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 14

ARKit Gets New Features and Capabilities in iOS 11.3

by Andrew Fenn

Apple released iOS 11.3 earlier this week, bringing with it a raft of performance tweaks and bug fixes. Upgrades of note include improvements to ARKit’s capabilities. Apps can now deliver AR experiences that use …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| iOS (Apple)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 13

Mozilla Launches Open-Source AR/VR Web Browser

by Andrew Fenn

Mozilla has announced a new cross-platform, open-source web browser for standalone virtual and augmented reality headsets, called Firefox Reality. The company also announced that, during the initial development phase, the source code will run …