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Six15 Aims at Commercial Markets

by Norbert Hildebrand

In 2012, Vuzix sold its defense team Vuzix TDG (Tactical Display Group) to TDG Acquisition Company, LLC and the new entity was called Six15. This new company also signed a deal with Vuzix in …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 22 - Issue 16

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BMW Mini Announces ‘Augmented Vision’

by Norbert Hildebrand

When a car maker like BMW makes news in the display world, we expect extra large displays in the dashboard or on the back seat, or even a new head up display with augmented …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 22 - Issue 16

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DARPA Working on Helmet Mounted Displays

by Norbert Hildebrand

DARPA has invested in augmented reality and related display technologies before and it seems the search for the perfect display solution continues. According to a report from Gizmodo Australia, DARPA has created a low …

Tags:Augmented Reality| DARPA| Military & Defence| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 15

VR System Impression Pi Announces Funding Stretch Goal on Kickstarter

by Bob Raikes

Impression Pi, the virtual and augmented reality headset that took Kickstarter by storm last month, has announced a new stretch goal and a referral program. The VR/AR headset has already raised 212% of its …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Virtual Reality

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Augmented Reality – Hype and Reality

by Norbert Hildebrand

There is not a day goes by where we or other analysts report on the latest development in the smartglass market. New devices and new software are released quite frequently. While there is no …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 22 - Issue 15| Vuzix| Wearable Market| Wearables

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ChipSip Releases SIME Smartglasses

by Norbert Hildebrand

ChipSip, the Taiwanese “system in package” design house has announced the release of its augmented reality headset called SIME. The smartglasses are of the one-eye see through type and are very similar to the …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Magic Leap Shows a Glimps of Augmented Reality Game

by Norbert Hildebrand

Magic Leap made headlines after closing a financing round of over half a billion dollars last year. Just in case you wonder what you can do with that amount of cash, the company has …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Rumor: Apple Working on Augmented Reality Solution

by Norbert Hildebrand

Gene Munster, an analyst with Piper Jaffray claims that Apple is evaluating augmented reality as a future platform. He bases his assessment on information from industry analysts that Apple is assembling a small team …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Impression Pi Boasts Control Through Computer Vision

by Tom Allen

uSens has launched a Kickstarter campaign for an interactive, mobile VR headset called Impression Pi (appropriately launched on Pi Day). The company says that development on hardware is nearly completed. The Kickstarter campaign is …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Computer Vision| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 12

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Gartner Predicts Strong Growth for Head Mounted Displays

by Norbert Hildebrand

At a press event in Taipei, Gartner research director Brian Blau stated that the total unit sales for virtual reality, augmented reality and other smart glass apps will grow to 2 million units by …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Gartner| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 12

Atheer Labs has Unique IP to help Augmented Reality Adoption

by Chris Chinnock

Atheer Labs (Mountain View, CA) is one of many companies focused on opportunities in the augmented reality space. Art Berman provided a nice overview of the company back in February (Introducing the Atheer Augmented …

Tags:Augmented Reality| SmartGlasses| Vol 22 - Issue 12