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by Arthur Berman
The first points to know about the Rokid Air AR glasses are that they are intended to be tethered to a device (think smartphone) and that their function is to replicate the imagery presented …
Tags:Augmented Reality| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)
by Bob Raikes
What They Say Facebook Research Labs posted a blog post that showed a headset concept that adds displays on the outside of the device to show the user’s eyes, a concept it calls ‘reverse …
Tags:Augmented Reality| | Mixed Reality| Virtual Reality
by Bob Raikes
What They Say Vogue Business (not a regular title for me!) published an article that suggests that trying on clothes using augmented reality might be getting close, with the possibility of showing clothing dynamically …
Tags:Augmented Reality| Retail
by Bob Raikes
What They Say ICD said that it has a special report that highlights “vendors with revenue <$100 million that have demonstrated either a groundbreaking business model or an innovative new technology — or both”. …
Tags:Augmented Reality| IDC
by Bob Raikes
What They Say ePos Hybrid reported research in the UK that suggests that consumers are open to visiting bars and restaurants that have VR and multi-sensory experiences with headsets. 44% of consumers would likely …
Tags:Augmented Reality| Location-based Entertainment (LBE)
by Bob Raikes
What They Say Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg said on the Facebook earnings call that its next hardware launch will be Ray-Ban branded smart glasses developed with EssilorLuxottica. “The glasses have their iconic form factor, and …
Tags:Augmented Reality| |
by Bob Raikes
What They Say The Protocol blog pointed to Covid as a prime reason for a lack of AR and VR content from the Olympics in Tokyo. USA Today had planned an AR experience around …
Tags:360 Degree Video| Augmented Reality| Japan| Olympics| Sports and Stadiums
by Bob Raikes
What They Say PatentlyApple reported that Apple has been granted a US patent for a mixed reality headset with a 3D display that can dynamically focus images directly onto the retina to correct for …
Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Patents| Virtual Reality
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 first part of this week. This Adidas liquid billboard is straight out …
Tags:Android| Augmented Reality| Digital Signage| Gaze Recognition| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| OTT Video| Outdoor Displays| TVs (TV Sets)
by Artem Alekseenko
The Extended Reality (XR) headset shipments almost tripled annually in Q1 2021, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Global XR (VR & AR) Model Tracker. The Oculus Quest 2 success drove these volumes. …
Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Market| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality
by Bob Raikes
What They Say We reported last week on Counterpoint’s view of the XR market last week and now it has released data on brand shares in Q1 2021, which was almost three times the …
Tags:Augmented Reality| Market Data| Mixed Reality| Virtual Reality
by Bob Raikes
What They Say DigiLens said that it has done a deal with Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. to develop the DigiLens plastic waveguide technology. The approach is claimed to be the only approach to making plastic …
Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Materials| Optics| Virtual Reality
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