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AR and VR Due at CES 2016

by Steve Sechrist

If you follow the buzz on the technology street, one of the hottest technologies anticipated at CES this year will be Augmented and Virtual Reality, better known by their AR and VR acronyms. From …

Build to Last: VR Sales Figures You Can Count on

by Neil Schneider

A big stink is being made about HTC delaying the commercial release of their HTC Vive until April next year, and others are worried that Oculus has already missed the mark by delaying until …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Jon Peddie Research (JPR)| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 52

VR and AR Head Mounted Displays – Sorry, but there is no Santa Claus

by Karl Guttag

There certainly is a lot of money going into VR and AR Head Mounted Display, I mean half a billion dollars here and $2 billion there, and pretty soon you are talking serious money. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 51

Vuzix Selected by ESSERT as Smart Glasses Partner for its Enterprise AR Apps and Service

by Tom Allen

Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), (“Vuzix” or, the “Company”), a leading supplier of video eyewear and smart glasses products in the consumer, enterprise and entertainment markets, is pleased to announce that it has been selected …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Germany| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Vuzix

Essert Provides AR Solution With Vuzix

by Tom Allen

Essert GmbH has chosen Vuzix as a smart glasses partner for its AR service. Essert will sell Vuzix’s M100 glasses alongside its own augmented support and training applications. The first customer of the complete …

Was this the Year of AR / VR?

by Norbert Hildebrand

When we started 2015 we had high hopes for augmented and virtual reality to develop into the “next big thing” for the AV industry. With the year coming to an end, it is fair …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Virtual Displays| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 51

US Navy Announces BEMR Lab for the Use of Mixed Reality Technology

by Norbert Hildebrand

The military is always good for some interesting twist on new technology, and this is the case with latest news from the US Navy Research Lab (NRL) which announced a new initiative, the BEMR …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Military & Defence| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Virtual Reality

Draw and Code Combines Toys and Augmented Reality Game

by Norbert Hildebrand

If you have never heard of Draw and Code, you certainly don’t know what SwapBots are. Draw and Code is a software development company based in Liverpool, UK that develops games using new technologies. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Toys

Magic Leap Taps Market for More Funding

by Norbert Hildebrand

Magic Leap is somewhat of a dark horse in the augmented reality arena. We have reported on them before even though their releases are more of a short marketing release than a clear statement …

Daqri Announces Cooperation with Topcon for Smart Helmet

by Norbert Hildebrand

Daqri, the California based developer of augmented reality enterprise solutions has announced a cooperation with Topcon, a Japan-based international hardware and software firm working on positioning solutions. Daqri has been working on augmented reality …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 22 - Issue 49

Displays Remain Vital for Training and Simulation

by Chris Chinnock

I have just returned from the I/ITSEC 2015 trade show, North America’s big event for training and simulation. As expected, solutions continue to become more complex and more realistic, and displays play a key …

New Developments at I/ITSEC 2015

by Tom Allen

Held at the start of December in Orlando, Florida, I/ITSEC (Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference) 2015 is the world’s largest modelling, simulation and training event. Attendees come from the education, retail, military and …