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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 …

Tags:Augmented Reality| I/ITSEC 2016| Rockwell Collins| Simulation| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 48

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 …

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

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 …

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

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

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., …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 47

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 …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 47

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 …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 47

GoRout VueUP – First in Helmet HUD for American Football

by Norbert Hildebrand

What happens when some American Football equipment developers watch too much Iron Man and live in Rochester, NY? They come up with the GoRout in helmet HUD that aids practice on several levels. There …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 23 - Issue 47| Wearables

Automotive AR-HUD: Promises and Dangers

by Norbert Hildebrand

Head Up Display (HUD) systems in automobiles and augmented reality glasses are moving to some form of conversion if we look at the recent press releases form several large automotive companies. In general, we …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Vol 23 - Issue 48

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Minimum Specs for Holographic Revealed

by Bob Raikes

Microsoft’s minimum specifications for the Windows Holographic platform have been spotted by “The Verge”, which noted a dialogue when it did some testing. The dialogue indicated that memory should be 4.0GB, USB 3.0 is …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Make Up Brand Tries AR

by Bob Raikes

Rimmel, a popular brand of make-up in the UK and owned by Coty, has developed an A/R app that allows users to “steal the look” from friends or from photos. The aim is to …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 47