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PTC Brings Vuforia to Microsoft HoloLens

by Isaac Oburu

PTC today announced its Vuforia® augmented reality (AR) platform will support Microsoft HoloLens. This capability was demonstrated live at Build in a morning keynote by Steven Guggenheimer, vice president and chief evangelist, Microsoft Corp. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Holography| Microsoft

Plenty to See from Technicolor in Rennes

by Bob Raikes

A couple of weeks ago, I was in France for the Virtual Laval event and made the journey via Rennes, which has a small and convenient airport. I knew that Technicolor has a large …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 13

Why Nintendo Changed its Tune

by Tom Allen

Nintendo’s first smartphone game, Miitomo, has been released in the US and Europe, following its Japanese launch in March. Nintendo games like Pokémon have seemed ideally suited to the smartphone environment, but the company …

Microsoft Talks about Holoportation

by Norbert Hildebrand

In case AR/VR is not ‘blue sky’ enough for you, Microsoft is upping its game by talking about Holoportation. The firm is using the term to describe a method of advanced video conferencing, where …

Laval Virtual Round-Up

by Bob Raikes

Barco was showing a DP4K-60L 6P laser projector in a rear-projection mode and was highlighting the wide gamut support – it looked very good and was showing colours that would not have been visible …

Testia Moving A/R out of Airbus

by Bob Raikes

The Testia AR projection uses four targets fitted for accuracy. Image: MekoTestia is a developer of technology for use by its parent company, Airbus group. The company was showing an augmented reality application using …

Diota Offers Tablet or Projection A/R

by Bob Raikes

Diota is a supplier of professional 3D and A/R software for industry and has customer installations including PSA and SNCF in France and Volkswagen in Germany. It was showing a system that allowed the …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Large Display Monitor| Laval Virtual 2016| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Virtual Laval Gains From Long Term Development

by Bob Raikes

Last week, we attended an event, Virtual Laval, in Laval in Normandy, France for the first time. We had intended to visit last year, but we failed as an Air Traffic Controller’s dispute in …

What does the Convergence of AR and VR Mean for the Display Industry?

by Norbert Hildebrand

In recent patent applications and product releases it becomes clear that the industry is looking at the combination of AR and VR devices into one device. Some may call this mixed reality or hybrid …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Head Up Displays HUDs| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Holo-Gauze Creates ‘augmented reality’ Installation for Team Speedo Launch

by Isaac Oburu

Holo-Gauze, the renowned 3D display solution for hologram effects, has created a 20x9metre installation for an augmented reality style launch of Team Speedo, the swimwear and swim accessory manufacturer’s line-up of 200 super star …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Europe| Holographic Displays

Wearables Battle the Hype Cycle at WTS 2016

by Tom Allen

This was our first year attending the Wearable Technology Show in London’s ExCel Centre, which has been running since 2014. Already, the event is beginning to branch out to cover more areas, such as …

Mobile World Round-Up Part 2

by Bob Raikes

Here is our second round-up from Mobile World 2016. We cover SK Telecom, Qualcomm, Intel, Nokia, Harman, Ericsson/Volvo, Acer, Fujitsu, Sunpartner, HP, Garmin, Epson, Vuzix, Imagination, Mediatek, Neonode and DisplayLink. For more details on …