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Envisics Gets $50 Million in Funding for AR HUDs in Automotive

by Omid Rahmat

The round was led by Hyundai Mobis with additional investments from new strategic shareholders InMotion Ventures, the investment arm of Jaguar Land Rover, and Stellantis. Automotive Head-Up Displays (HUDs) have been around for a …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Automotive| Envisics| Head Up Displays HUDs

The Wildly Fluctuating Data Around AR/VR/MR Shipments

by Omid Rahmat

IDC just came out with a report that says Meta had 80% of the AR/VR headset market in 2022 as global shipments declined 20.9% to 8.8 million units. A Chinese market research firm has …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Bytedance| CCS Insights| IDC| meta| VR

2022 Saw a Decline in AR/VR Headset Shipments

by Emory Kale

The pendulum for AR/VR headsets swung the other way through the course of 2022 as global shipments declined 20.9% year over year to 8.8 million units, according to new data from the International Data …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| IDC| VR

What Meta’s Price Drops Tells You About Making Headsets

by Omid Rahmat

There are three fundamental problems with making headsets for AR/VR/MR. First, which of the three is it? Second, it’s never about what you see, but how you see it. Third, you have to have …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Head Tracker| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| meta| Oculus VR

STMicroelectronics’ All-in-One Motion and Bone-Conduction Sensor Saves Space and Power in Hearables and Headsets

by Artem Alekseenko

Delivers longer listening experience and superior hearing in TWS headphones and AR/VR/MR headsets STMicroelectronics’ LSM6DSV16BX is a unique highly integrated sensor that delivers tremendous space savings inside hearable devices including sports and general-purpose earbuds. It combines …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mixed Reality| STMicroelectronics| Virtual Reality

VR/AR at FETC 2023

by Len Scrogan

At the end of my conference session analysis of FETC 2023 last month, I left the reader with a tease about a surprising upsurge in AR and VR sessions. In this short piece, I …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Education| FETC| VR

Tired: VR; Wired: MR

by Omid Rahmat

No matter how you slice it, Meta is subsidizing every VR headset it sells to the tune of 4 to 6 times the revenue it generates. That’s so crazy that you have to think …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| meta| Mixed Reality| Oculus VR

Vuzix Reports 4Q and Full Year 2022 Results

by Artem Alekseenko

 Vuzix, the supplier of smart glasses and AR technologies and products, reported its fourth quarter and full year financial results for the year ended December 31, 2022. “In 2022, Vuzix made critical investments in staff, …

Tags:Augmented Reality| SmartGlasses| Vuzix

UMC Introduces New 28eHV+ Platform for Wireless, VR/AR, and IoT Display Applications

by Artem Alekseenko

United Microelectronics Corporation unveiled the 28eHV+ platform, its newest enhancement to its 28nm embedded high voltage (eHV) technology. Delivering greater power efficiency and premium visual quality, 28eHV+ is an ideal display driver solution to …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Internet of Things IOT| UMC| Virtual Reality| Wireless

Nubia Debuts Glasses-Free 3D Tablet and AR Glasses

by Emory Kale

At MWC 2023, Nubia is showcasing the ZTE Nubia Pad 3D, and its Neovision Glass. The company claims the tablet is the first naked-eye 3D tablet based on AI technology, and the Neovision Glass …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Augmented Reality| Leia| Nubia| tablet

MIT’s AR Headset Gives Users X-Ray Vision

by Omid Rahmat

Researchers have created an augmented reality headset that combines computer vision and wireless perception to automatically locate specific items hidden from view. The X-AR headset utilizes radio frequency (RF) signals that can pass through …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Head Tracker| HMD| XR