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University Launches UK’s Largest Augmented and Virtual Reality Training Center for Ethical Tech Pioneers

by Shawnee Blackwood

City, University of London has teamed up with ARuVR, an Extended Reality (XR) training platform, to provide its technology and expertise to engineering, computer science, and applied mathematics students. The partnership will establish the …

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Swiss Start-Up Ostloong Innovations Launches Lyra, Smart AR Glasses with AR and AI

by Shawnee Blackwood

Swiss start-up Ostloong Innovations has launched Lyra, a pair of smart AR glasses that use augmented reality and artificial intelligence to enhance the user’s daily experience. Designed for office work, city navigation, and traveling, …

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UCSD and Meta AI Work Up Video Frame Interpolation for VR and AR Headsets

by Omid Rahmat

Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Meta AI have developed a new video frame interpolation method that achieves smoother slow-motion video progression using something called Flow-Agnostic Video Representations for …

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AR/MR Display Company Raises $20 Million With Strategic Investment From Sharp

by Omid Rahmat

OQmented is a technology company that specializes in MEMS-based AR/MR display and 3D sensing solutions. The company was founded in 2018 by Thomas von Wantoch and Dr. Ulrich Hofmann and has since grown to …

Tags:Augmented Reality| MEMS| MR (Mix Reality)| OQmented

Snap AR Wants to Enable Businesses and Brands to Integrate

by Omid Rahmat

Snap has unveiled AR Enterprise Services (ARES), a new enterprise solution for businesses to integrate Snap’s Augmented Reality (AR) into their owned and operated channels. ARES’ inaugural offering is for retail, and among the first group …

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Korean Startup, Prazen, Wants to Show You Its Next Generation AR

by Omid Rahmat

Prazen was founded and is run by its CEO, Heekyung Kim. The company comes out of Samsung’s creative lab (C-Lab), an incubator of sorts for new startups coming out of that company’s research labs. …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| AWE 2023| Prazen

Rokid Unveils Max AR Glasses

by Artem Alekseenko

Rokid, a Chinese augmented reality company, announces its next-generation AR glasses – Rokid Max, which are only 75g, but offer an excellent MAX-theater experience. Equivalent to a 215-inch large screen viewed from 6 meters …

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Eye Lasers vs. Giant Mirrors: The Funky Face-Off in AR and China’s Ambitions

by Jon Peddie

Augmented reality (AR), like virtual reality (VR), is divided into two main segments: consumer and commercial. Consumer AR glasses resemble normal spectacles and are inconspicuous. Commercial AR, which includes medical, scientific, industrial, enterprise, and …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Head Up Displays HUDs| meta| Microsoft| VR

AR/VR Headset Shipments: Modest Growth in 2023, But Soaring High Forecasted Through 2027

by Artem Alekseenko

On the heels of a weaker than expected 2022, International Data Corporation (IDC) has lowered its forecast for augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets in 2023. Global shipments are now expected to reach 10.1 …

Tags:Analytics & Tools| Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| IDC| Virtual Reality

Samsung’s Exynos Connect U100 UWB Chipset Enhances AR/VR Experiences and Digital Signage Personalization

by Emory Kale

Samsung announced its first ultra-wideband (UWB) chipset, the Exynos Connect U100. With single-digit centimeter accuracy, the new UWB solution is optimized for use in mobile, automotive, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, offering precise …

Tags:.DOOH| Augmented Reality| Samsung| VR

Next-Generation Displays: Metasurface Breakthrough Enables Dynamic Control of Incoherent Light for Holography and Augmented Reality Applications

by Omid Rahmat

The researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have achieved a significant milestone in the fields of nanophotonics and ultrafast optics by dynamically steering incoherent light, which is light emitted by common sources such as incandescent …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Holography| LED| Metasurfaces| Nanophotonics

How Apple is Empowering South Korean’s Push for XR Manufacturing Dominance

by Omid Rahmat

Apple’s push to get cutting edge display technologies into its MR headset is accelerating South Korean manufacturers’ stated aim to dominate the market for AR/VR screens.