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Asus eying AR / VR markets

by Norbert Hildebrand

Some time ago we reported on talks between Asus and Microsoft about a low cost version of the HoloLens device being developed by Asus. At that time it looked as if Asus was trying …

HMD Market by Component, Application, Product, Technology, and Geography – Global Trend and Forecast to 2020

by Isaac Oburu

The head-mounted display (HMD) refers to a headset used for reality technologies such as virtual and augmented. A HMD can be a pair of goggles or full helmet where two and three dimensional images …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Market Data| Virtual Reality

Hyundai Virtual Guide Introduces Augmented Reality To The Owner’s Manual

by Isaac Oburu

Later this year, Hyundai will be the first mainstream automaker to launch an augmented reality owner’s manual app. The Hyundai Virtual Guide app is the brand’s modern take on the traditional owner’s manual, allowing …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Smartphones| tablets

First Application of Smartglasses in an Active Healthcare Facility

by Norbert Hildebrand

We have reported in many articles how augmented reality is aiming at industrial, professional and corporate applications after the consumer products like Google Glass did not take off as hoped for by Google and …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Health and Safety| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 44

AMD Optimises for AR & VR

by Milos Pavlovic

AMD has released new software for its Radeon chips that will be, effectively, an operating system for the company’s chips when used in stand-alone applications such as A/R and V/R headsets. AMD has already …

Vuzix Experiencing Order Growth as Enterprise Customers Convert Pilot Programs to Commercial Deployments

by Isaac Oburu

Vuzix® Corporation, (“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 the company is seeing growing commitments …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Eyewear| Vuzix

Magic Leap Shares Its Vision of Augmented Reality

by Norbert Hildebrand

During the recent WSJD Technology Event (WSJ.d Live) held in Laguna Beach, CA, Rony Abovitz , CEO of Magic Leap talked in an interview about their latest developments and further plans. Magic Leap is …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Holographic Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 22 - Issue 43

Rumor: Amazon Working on AR Glasses

by Norbert Hildebrand

Rumors about the interest of Amazon in augmented reality have been circulating since Amazon received the US patent “Touch control for immersion in a tablet goggles accessory” (No. 9,158,15). This patent describes a method …

Tags:Amazon| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses

Research and Markets: US AR and VR Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2020 – Growing Use of Laser Diode in AR enabled HUD Market

by Isaac Oburu

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “United States Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2020” report to their offering. The market for augmented reality and virtual reality in …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Market Data| USA| Virtual Reality

PTC to Acquire Augmented Reality Leader Vuforia from Qualcomm

by Isaac Oburu

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Vuforia business from Qualcomm Connected Experiences, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), for $65 million. Vuforia is the industry’s …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mergers & Acquisitions| Qualcomm

Qualcomm Leaves AR Market With Vuforia Sale

by Tom Allen

Software specialist PTC (formerly Parametric Technology Corporation) is to acquire the Vuforia augmented reality business from Qualcomm Connected Experiences (a subsidiary of Qualcomm). The deal is worth $65 million. Vuforia is a platform and …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Vol 22 - Issue 41

Microsoft’s Augmented Reality Work Not Confined to Hololens

by Tom Allen

Jaron Lanier – credited as one of the pioneers of virtual reality, now working at Microsoft Research – is working on multi-person augmented reality. The work – shown privately at Siggraph earlier this year …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 41