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by Andrew Fenn
Apple is working towards releasing its own standalone augmented reality headset in 2020, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report states that the new device, affectionately called “rOS” for the time being, would …
Tags:Apple| AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 43
by Andrew Fenn
Google’s head of AR and VR strategy, Steven Kan, described the evolution of the technology as a “multi-decade journey” in a speech at Mindshare’s Huddle event in London, according to a report by Digital …
Tags:AR/VR| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 43
by Andrew Fenn
ETSI and the Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Association (VRARA) will collaborate on interactive VR/AR technologies, to be delivered over high-speed 5G networks and hosted on Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) sites. Alex Reznik, ETSI MEC chairman, …
Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Standards| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 43
by Andrew Fenn
The Samsung Odyssey Windows Mixed Reality Headset is here. The latest hardware release for the platform costs $500, including controllers, and features two 1400 x 1600 OLED displays capable of refresh rates up to …
Tags:AR/VR| Microsoft| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 42| Windows
by Andrew Fenn
NEC has announced it is developing a new augmented reality solution for the workplace. The new technology will allow users to perform tasks without taking their focus off of what they’re working on and …
Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Gesture Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| NEC| Vol 24 - Issue 42
by Andrew Fenn
Start-up Aspic Technologies has formed a strategic partnership with the B-com Institute of Research and Technology. According to the official announcement, the two companies will “innovate in advanced audio technologies to meet the future …
Tags:AR/VR| audio| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 42
by Andrew Fenn
At Apple’s fourth-quarter earnings call, CEO Tim Cook went on record to say that augmented reality will “change the way we use technology forever”. With the release of iOS 11 came ARKit, Apple’s augmented …
Tags:Apple| AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 42
by Andrew Fenn
ABI Research has announced it is adding 40 new companies to its augmented and mixed reality ecosystem tracker. A quarter of these new companies are from China, owing to the significant growth witnessed in …
Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 41
by Andrew Fenn
HTC will launch a standalone VR headset for the China market at this year’s Vive Developer Conference in Beijing on November 14th, according to a report on Chinese VR industry news site YiVian. Translating …
Tags:AR/VR| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 41
by Andrew Fenn
Microsoft has launched its HoloLens headset to 29 new European markets, almost tripling the number of countries where the device is available, up to 39. The initial development version of HoloLens launched in the …
Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 41
by Andrew Fenn
Amazon has added an augmented reality function its iOS app. AR View allows customers to visualise how “thousands” of items will look in their own home. The feature can be accessed by pressing the …
Tags:Amazon| AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 41
by Bob Raikes
A hat tip to Jon Peddie’s TechWatch for reporting on new AR/VR-oriented ray tracing. Ray tracing is capable of creating scenes and objects that are genuinely photo-realistic, but takes a huge amount of processor …
Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| ray tracing| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 41
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