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US Marines Testing New Virtual Reality Training Tool

by Raverstead

Just prior to I/ITSEC 2014, the US Marines did a field test of a new training solution that uses virtual reality to place virtual objects such as simulated people, aircraft, vehicles, etc. into a …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| I/ITSEC 2014| Large Display Monitor| Military & Defence| Simulation| Vol 21 - Issue 49

CastAR Shows New Augmented Reality Headset Prototype

by Raverstead

We have reported before on the CastAR headset from Technical Illusions and its successful Kickstarter campaign. Now Venture Beat reports on an interview with Jeri Ellsworth on the status of the CastAR headset prototype. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Chinese Reed Smartglasses Shown at International Industrial Design Fair

by Raverstead

According to CRIEnglish.com, a Chinese news portal, an unnamed Chinese company has developed augmented reality smartglasses that are more stylish and powerful than Google Glass. The new headset will also cost only about one …

Tags:Augmented Reality| China| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Lemoptix to Show Miniature Projection System for Smartglasses at CES 2015

by Raverstead

Lemoptix, the Swiss based developer of scanned laser projection engines for a variety of applications like HUD and augmented reality smartglasses, has announced a new ultra small projection engine for augmented reality smartglasses. The …

Tags:Augmented Reality| CES 2015| Google Glass| Laser| Laser Projectors| Mobile Display Monitor

Rumor: Huawei to Release Honor Smartglasses in Late 2014

by Raverstead

With augmented reality glasses from Google still in an extended beta release for $1,500 a piece, the release of other augmented reality headsets, like the Vuzix M100 or Epson Moverio, is still a very …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Bikesystems Puts BikeHUD Adventure up on Kickstarter

by Raverstead

About a year ago we reported on Bikesystems as a developer and manufacturer of the BikeHUD, a motorcycle helmet that includes a head up display (HUD). The idea was to provide the motorcyclist with …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Head Up Displays HUDs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Future Augmented Reality for Medical Verticals

by Helen Vince

Augmented Reality – We have talked before about applications for augmented reality in vertical markets as a potential first step into market entry. As a matter of fact, most smaller early developers of augmented …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Medical| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Internet Addiction Meets Google Glass

by Norbert Hildebrand Don't Use

Augmented Reality – If you have heard of internet addiction, you may envision some geek spending much of his life in front of a computer screen. Now a US serviceman has expanded this view …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Source: Google Finance

PC Magazine Declares Google Glass Dead

by Norbert Hildebrand Don't Use

Augmented Reality – PC Magazine has declared the death of the Google Glass device based on its observations of people not wearing Google Glass in public anymore. This article appeared on October 8th on …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Source: Magic Leap

Magic Leap Heading for a $500 million Investment Round

by Norbert Hildebrand Don't Use

Augmented Reality – When we report on augmented reality it is typically on some new type of hardware concept that the user will devour. One of the key issues with augmented reality today is …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Next Q Features Canadian Technology Start-Ups in New York

by Norbert Hildebrand Don't Use

New Technology – Next Q recently held a press event for Canadian technology start-up companies in New York City. The event took place in the LED Lab, a permanent installation from Float 4. There …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21

Augmented Reality – Phone or Glasses?

by Helen Vince

Augmented Reality – As a reader, you know by now about our obsession with virtual and augmented reality. We believe that these are key technologies that will influence or even define the user interface in …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Google Glass| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Opinion| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21