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Dutch Police Testing A/R

by Bob Raikes

We’ve talked a lot about the use of augmented reality and New Scientist has reported that Dutch police are using the technology to solve crimes. A trial system is being used that streams video …

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Blippar Now Recognises 70,000 Public Faces

by Bob Raikes

The Blippar augmented reality app has been updated to allow the recognition of faces as well as objects. The company has created a database of 70,000 ‘public figures’ and users will be able to …

Thales Shows Vision-Inertial Tracking Technology for MR

by Chris Chinnock

Thales bought the tracking company InterSense awhile back and it was this group that we met with at I/ITSEC 2016. They showed us a new product, dubbed IS-1500, that is designed to help with …

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SA Photonics Shows High Brightness See-Thru Module

by Chris Chinnock

High performance HMD maker SA Photonics showed their range of monocular and binocular head-mounted Displays (HMDs) at I/ITSEC 2016. Of note was their new monocular see-thru module that features a new OLED panel from …

Rockwell Collins Shows Multiple AR/MR Demos

by Chris Chinnock

Rockwell Collins showed several mixed reality (MR) and augmented reality (AR) applications at I/ITSEC 2016 that were good. In the mixed reality camp was a new product they call Coalescence. This is a commercially …

Boeing Features Strong Focus on AR and VR Applications

by Chris Chinnock

Boeing made a strong impression with a variety of Hololens AR demos as well as a VR demo at I/ITSEC 2016. With Hololens, Boeing must have had 4-5 demos all placed in virtual spaces …

Training Needs Evolving within the Military

by Chris Chinnock

In numerous panels and presentations it became clear that the U.S. Armed Forces are increasingly seeing a need to revamp the way they train their service members. We listened in on one important panel …

Vuefine+ is Back on Kickstarter

by Norbert Hildebrand

Vuefine is one of those clip-on augmented reality displays that tried to compete with Google Glass with a much lower price tag. In 2015, they had a first Kickstarter campaign and as a result …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 48| Wearables

Augmented Reality and Smartglasses Leader Osterhout Design Group Closes $58 Million Series A Funding

by Isaac Oburu

Osterhout Design Group (ODG), leading developer and manufacturer of mobile AR/VR smartglasses, today announced the closing of a $58 million Series A funding round. Shenzhen O-film Tech Co., Ltd., Vanfund Urban Investment & Development …

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ODG Raises $58 Million Investment

by Bob Raikes

Osterhout Design Group (ODG) said that it has received a $58 million Series A investment to accelerate production and R&D of its smart glasses products. Participating in the investment are Shenzhen O-film Tech Co., …

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Unity Now Supports Hololens

by Bob Raikes

The latest version of the Unity3D game engine, V5.5 has a number of new features, including full support for the Microsoft Holographic technology. The experience of a Hololens can be viewed in the Unity …

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British Land Uses AR for Christmas

by Bob Raikes

One of the largest UK owner of shopping centres, British Land, has launched an A/R app for 21 local and regional locations. There is an app-based game for children is intended to take families …