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DHL Scales AR Picking

by Bob Raikes

DHL has been working on using augmented reality to help with picking in the Netherlands (Vuzix Excited by HMD Opportunity (IC11)) for some time and it is now extending the programme to other regions …

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

John Lewis Invests in VR

by Bob Raikes

UK retailer, John Lewis has invested in “virtual interior design” company DigitalBridge as part of its JLab accelerator programme. The investment was made after a successful trial of the firm’s technology which allows customers …

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

Covent Garden To Try AR for Xmas

by Bob Raikes

140 shops and restaurants in London’s Covent Garden shopping district are taking part in an AR project over the period up to the end of the year. The project is being run by Blippar, …

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

Owlchemy Adds A/R Features to Unity

by Bob Raikes

Owlchemy Labs, a developer of AR and VR software, has created a custom shader and plug-in that it has created to allow developers to use depth data in the Unity graphics engine. Since it …

Tags:3D software| AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Software| Vol 23 - Issue 46

Vuzix Preview its CES AR Product

by Bob Raikes

Vuzix has put a preview of its latest waveguide-based AR technology, which will be shown at CES, in a video (below), apparently captured by a staff member with an iPhone. Analyst Comment The quality …

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Technology Helps Basic Industries

by Bob Raikes

I had hoped to ‘get caught up’ this week having spent a couple of days in Germany at the Fujitsu Forum and seeing clients. I had managed to get the Electronica report written up, …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 45

NYC Media Lab Five-Minute Pitches

by Chris Chinnock

The Future Media Lab from NYU Engineering profiled their live VR performance of Hamlet during this session and demonstrated it in the nearby demo area. This may be the first demonstration of this kind. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| NYC Media Lab 2016| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 46

FOVE Shows Eyetracking Technology

by Chris Chinnock

Fove had a demo and a presentation at the Exploring Future Reality workshop where they showed their eyetracking technology. This is based upon six IR emitters and two sensors and is integrated into their …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| NYC Media Lab 2016| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 46

Opportunities and Challenges in AR & VR Hardware and Software

by Chris Chinnock

Winslow Burkeson of the Rory Meyers College of Nursing at NYU described what he called “experiential supercomputing”. He is basically trying to build a medical holodeck with funding from the National Science Foundation. It …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| NYC Media Lab 2016| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 46

Verizon Describes Its “envrmnt’ Platform

by Chris Chinnock

Christian Egeler noted that Verizon is more than just a wireless cellular service provider. They own AOL, The Huffington Post, Hearst Publishing, Engadget, TechCrunch and more, offering services in big data, security, advertising, IOT …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| NYC Media Lab 2016| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 46

360º Experiments with Media Companies

by Chris Chinnock

This session at the NYC event focused on what some leading media companies are doing to develop and distribute mostly VR content. For example, the NY Times started doing 360º VR news stories about …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| NYC Media Lab 2016| Press Events| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 46