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MWC 2017 Round-up

by Bob Raikes

Picoprojector maker, Aiptek, has a new AM500VT projector that is a complete Android system that produces HD images of up to 120″ with output of 500 ANSI lumens. The projector is supplied with a …

How Many Apple Engineers Working on AR?

by Milos Pavlovic

A UBS analyst has said that Apple may have over 1,000 engineers working on augmented reality in Israel which is leading to speculation that technology like Google’s Tango real-world detection may be in the …

Tags:Apple| AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Shima AR Glasses Look Like……Glasses

by Arthur Berman

Laforge Optical Inc. (San Mateo, CA) is developing a product line of augmented reality smart glasses. The glasses overlay video content derived from the wearer’s iOS or Android smartphone as images in the wearer’s …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Hands-Free, Head-Mounted Tablets

by Bob Raikes

RealWear has launched what it describes as the first industrial head-mounted Android tablet, but what most people would describe as an Android-based A/R headset. The handset is designed to be used hands-free and can …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 24 - Issue 08| Wearables

IDC Forecasts AR and VR to Reach $13.9 Billion in 2017

by Alan Spencer

IDC is forecasting that worldwide revenues for AR and VR will reach $13.9 billion in 2017, which is an increase of 130.5% over 2016 when the revenues were $6.1 billion. AR and VR spending …

Clear Potential for VR Headsets after a Slow Start

by Isaac Oburu

CCS Insight’s latest global forecast for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) devices reflects the relatively slow start to this nascent market. However, CCS Insight continues to believe the segment holds great potential …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Virtual Reality

SXSWedu 2017: A Preview (hint – VR is up!)

by Len Scrogan

The annual SXSWedu phenomenon has rapidly outpaced the Ted talk as the most innovative, fresh, and prognostic venue for envisioning the future of the education and technology marketplace. This year, the SXSWedu Conference & …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 07

Epson Shows 3LCD Lifetime, CLO at ISE

by Matthew Brennesholtz

At ISE 2017, Epson showed four new laser-phosphor installation projectors (8 SKUs) ranging in brightness from 12,000 to 15,000 lumens. These projectors represent an extension of the company’s EB-L1000 series. Properties of the projectors, …

8i Wins $27 Million for Mixed Reality App

by Bob Raikes

8i, a company that is developing ‘holographic’ technology for VR & AR has won a $27 million Series B round of investment to release a new app called Holo. The round was led by …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Vuzix Updates on Business and M300 Status

by Bob Raikes

Vuzix Blade 3000 prototype at CES Vuzix said that it has now achieved certification of its M300 glasses and expects to ship into Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia, India and New Zealand before the …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 06| Vuzix

Apple CEO: “AR more potential than VR”

by Bob Raikes

In an interview in ‘The Independent’, during a visit to Europe, Tim Cook of Apple said that he is very excited by AR because, unlike VR, it doesn’t block out the real world. “Most …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| iOS (Apple)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 06

UK Start-up Invents Ground-breaking Augmented Reality Tech to Create Adverts the Size of Sky Scrapers.

by Isaac Oburu

New start-up, Lightvert Ltd., is set to disrupt the Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) market with a ground-breaking new augmented reality solution called ECHO. ECHO is a patented technology that will take advertising to new dimensions …

Tags:Augmented Reality| DOOH| UK (United Kingdom)