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Microsoft Hololens Progress Reviewed

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The WSJ looked at the history of the development of Microsoft’s Hololens project. The paper said that more than 100 members of staff have left the team (which has been over …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Microsoft| Mixed Reality

VR/AR/MR on the Cusp of Volume Adoption – Part 2

by Barry Young

Yesterday, I introduced AR and its applications and today I’ll look some other aspects of AR and VR. The VR/AR category was expanded to include “MR” (Mixed Reality) also called “MX” (or passthrough AR – …

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VR/AR/MR on the Cusp of Volume Adoption – Part 1

by Barry Young

With the slowdown in smartphone, IT and TV demand, VR/AR/MR is gaining center stage in the display industry, especially now that Apple has committed to its first two products. Through 2022, Meta’s Quest VR headset …

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Microsoft Hololens causes US army nausea and headaches

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg reported that ‘more than 80%’ of US soldiers that used the IVAS customised Microsoft Hololens headset experienced “mission-affecting physical impairments” such as eye strain within three hours. The information was …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Military & Defence| USA

TCL is About Ready to Launch the NXTWEAR S XR Glasses

by Arthur Berman

A new extended reality glasses product called NXTWEAR S is about to be launched by TCL Electronics Holdings Limited (Hong Kong).  A video introducing the NXTWEAR S is appended to the end of this article. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| SmartGlasses| TCL

Panasonic Shiftall Announced at AWE Europe

by Bob Raikes

  What They Say Panasonic’s Shiftall subsidiary has showed the most recent versions of its MeganeX VR headset which has: Dual 2560 x 2560 1.3″ displays @120Hz with HDR FOV is said to be …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Kopin| Microdisplays| Mixed Reality| OLEDs| Panasonic

Epson Advances Immersive Workforce Collaboration with New Generation of Moverio AR Smart Glasses

by Artem Alekseenko

Meeting the rapidly growing demand for remote assistance technology, Epson today announced the Moverio® BT-45C and BT-45CS, a new generation of award-winning Moverio augmented reality (AR) smart glasses designed to support seamless remote collaboration with a high-quality AR viewing experience. Purpose-built …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Collaboration| Epson

Micledi and Kura partner to develop AR glasses

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Micledi said that it is working with Kura on the development of AR glasses and said that the firms have been working together for over a year. The glasses will use …

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Links Week Ending 7th October 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the end of this week.  The WSJ tests Apple Crash detection, by crashing …

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OQmented has a Great Story on LBS

by Bob Raikes

The first invited speaker to the DSCC AR & VR forum (DSCC AR & VR Virtual Event – Chansin Looks at the Big Picture) was Ulrich Hofmann of OQmented, a spin-off from the Fraunhofer …

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DSCC AR & VR Virtual Event – Chansin Looks at the Big Picture

by Bob Raikes

DSCC recently ran a virtual forum on the AR & VR industry and developments. The recordings were available for 30 days from 20th September – so you could still register and listen if you …

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