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Continental to Work with DigiLens in Automotive AR

by Bob Raikes

Continental (which we see as a tyre supplier, but which sees itself as a technology company!) said that it has done a deal with DigiLens Inc, a supplier of holographic projection technology for application …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 50

NY City Jumps on the AR / VR Bandwagon

by Norbert Hildebrand

New York City announced a project to support and foster AR / VR start up companies to create a New York based AR /VR industry. The NYCEDC (New York City Economic Development Corporation) and …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 50

Pokemon Effect is Short-Lived

by Bob Raikes

We reported at the end of October that researchers had found that the Pokemon Go craze had encouraged more movement and excercise (And finally… Pokemon Go Makes You Healthier!). Sadly, the effect has been …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 49

AR / VR Dreams versus Reality

by Norbert Hildebrand

AR and VR have been hot topics for us since they promised to enter the consumer market in 2016. As 2016 comes to an end many realize that the reality of AR / VR …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HTC| Microsoft| Oculus Rift| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 49| Windows

Hololens in Retail

by Bob Raikes

Essential Retail interviewed Leila Martine of Microsoft about the Microsoft Hololens and the plans in retail as the Hololens has started to ship in the UK. Martine (after correcting the augmented reality phrase to …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 49

AR Used to See Veins

by Bob Raikes

At CES 2017, Evena Medical is planning to show a system it calls ‘Eyes-on’ that is designed to be used by nurses and will allow them to see ‘through’ a patient’s skin to find …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Medical| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 49

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 …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 49

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 …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| face recognition| | Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 48

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 …

Tags:Augmented Reality| I/ITSEC 2016| Mobile Display Monitor| Simulation| Vol 23 - Issue 48

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 …

Tags:Augmented Reality| eMagin| I/ITSEC 2016| Military & Defence| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Simulation| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 48