Augmented Reality – Page 112

AR/VR Will Grow at More Than a 180% CAGR

by Tom Allen

IDC projects worldwide revenues from augmented (AR) and virtual (VR) reality growing from $5.2 billion this year to more than $162 billion in 2020. This represents a CAGR of 181.3% over the five-year period. …

PTC Releases Major Update to Vuforia – World’s Leading Platform for Augmented Reality Development

by Isaac Oburu

PTC today announced availability of Vuforia™ 6, the newest version of its award-winning platform for augmented reality (AR) development. Vuforia 6 introduces the VuMark™, a customizable visual code that enables AR experiences to be …

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Vuforia Upgraded to V6

by Isaac Oburu

PTC has announced that the newest version of its AR platform, Vuforia 6, is available. Vuforia 6 is the first software with VuMark, which makes it possible to attach AR to any product or …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Software| Vol 23 - Issue 32

DIGILITY16 to be Held in Germany

by Isaac Oburu

Digility, an event focusing on VR, AR, wearable computing, hardware and software, 360° imaging and artificial intelligence, will take place from 22-23 September 2016 in Cologne, Germany. It will run alongside the Photokina show. …

Is Apple Following in the Footsteps of Sony?

by Norbert Hildebrand

Many years ago a Japanese company named Sony set out to revolutionize the world with a new take on consumer electronics products. They invented new product categories and created stellar devices that to this …

Skully Shuts Down Over ‘Personal Piggybank’ Allegations

by Tom Allen

Skully was a crowd-funded company that had planned to produce augmented reality motorcycle helmets. Although its campaign was funded in 2014, the firm has told backers that it’s closing down, because it ran out …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 31

Pokemon Comes to Ora-2

by Tom Allen

Optinvent, a French company that we have been following since 2013, has produced the second generation of its Ora smart glasses. The Ora-2 is now in production, which will be ramped over the next …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| France| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 31

MIT Research Provides Basis for Plausible Manipulation of Objects in Video

by Norbert Hildebrand

When we see any movie today we see a wide array of special effects that are computer generated. These computer generated images are than combined with footage of real actors to create the final …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Visual Computing| Vol 23 - Issue 31

New Vuzix Industrial Partner (VIP) Ubimax Receives First European Shipment of M300 Smart Glasses

by Isaac Oburu

Vuzix® Corporation, a leading supplier of Smart Glasses, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies and products for the consumer and enterprise markets, is pleased to announce that Ubimax, a leading supplier for …

Tags:Augmented Reality| SmartGlasses| Virtual Reality| Vuzix

Under the Radar; Garmin Nautix Augmented Reality Headset

by Norbert Hildebrand

For some unknown reason we all missed the introduction of the Garmin Nautix augmented reality headset completely. First announced in February at the Miami International Boat Show; the device is now available from Garmin. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Garmin| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 30

Global Gaming Reenergized: Augmented Reality, Location Based Gaming and Connected Toys Fuel Mobile Gaming, finds Frost & Sullivan

by Isaac Oburu

The mobile gaming market seems to have reached an impasse with increasing saturation, heavy consolidation, and steadily declining unit shipments. In recent years, strong game development companies such as Supercell and Mixi have also …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Cloud Gaming| Game Playing| Virtual Reality

Vuzix and Amimon Announce Joint Sponsorship of International Drone Racing Team

by Isaac Oburu

Vuzix® Corporation, a leading supplier of Smart-Glasses, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies and products for the consumer and enterprise markets, is pleased to announce that the Company is partnering with Amimon, …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Virtual Reality| Vuzix