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Small Thinking at Mojo Vision May Lead to Big Developments in AR

by Arthur Berman

A stated goal of Mojo Vision (Saratoga, CA) is to use “AI to look beyond today’s mobile form factors and develop new ways to connect the world to important information.” In an effort to …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microdisplays| MicroLED

AWE Europe Round-up

by Bob Raikes

We went along for a day to the AWE Europe event in Munich, mainly to get a chance to see the latest Varjo headset (covered in a DD last week). Of course, while we …

Tags:Augmented Reality| AWE Europe 2019| Health and Safety| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)

Will StarBoard Be Running on Garta This Christmas?

by Norbert Hildebrand

In case you are confused by the title or think that I enjoyed too much booze while writing this article, these are all references to the latest news about Apple’s famed AR glasses. Since …

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Kopin Brillian LCD Microdisplay to be in Army AR HMD

by Matthew Brennesholtz

In 2017, Kopin announced a new product line, the Brillian LCD microdisplay, which targeted military HMD applications. On September 5, 2019, the announced the first design win for the display, for an augmented reality …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Aviation| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Kopin| Virtual Reality

North Focals AR Glasses Look Like…..Glasses

by Arthur Berman

North Focals are AR glasses that have been designed to look like a common pair of eye glasses. The Focal glasses are primarily intended to present notifications and/or app imagery in the user’s line …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Human Visual System (HVS)| Investment| SmartGlasses

The Future of VR – A snapshot in time

by Norbert Hildebrand

I have made these points many times before, there are hurdles on the way to the successful mass adoption of VR and AR that have to be overcome. While AR is so far in …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Human Visual System (HVS)| Software| Virtual Reality

5G, AR and VR in Korea

by Matthew Brennesholtz

5G is coming, there is no doubt about that. When it comes, however, what will it look like? Who will pay for it?Strategy Analytics released a report titled “LG Uplus Looks for 5G Differentiation …

Tags:5G| Augmented Reality| LG Electronics (LGE)| Virtual Reality

AR as in ART?

by Norbert Hildebrand

For quite some time we have seen many installations where AR as in augmented reality is used to create images and information where there is none to begin with. We all have seen the …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality

SA Photonics Introduces PilotVision HMD

by Matthew Brennesholtz

SA Photonics introduced their new PilotVision augmented reality (AR) head mounted display (HMD) at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019. According to SA Photonics: PilotVision AR HMD from SA Photonics is intended for civilian pilots. (Credit: …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| OLEDs

Magic Leap vs. Nreal

by Norbert Hildebrand

As some of you may have heard, Magic Leap is suing its competitor, Nreal, in a lawsuit “Magic Leap Inc. v. Xu, 19-cv-03445, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (San Francisco)” filed on …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Litigation| Patents

The VR / AR Market Growth – I am Still Not Convinced

by Norbert Hildebrand

In recent news, market forecasts and surveys seem to hint at an uptick in VR market success. Combine this with the continued support from several large players and it seems that the AR / …

Tags:Augmented Reality| China| Market Data| USA| Virtual Reality

Are We Playing With Fire?

by Norbert Hildebrand

When we write about virtual and augmented reality we measure the success of these new technologies either by their market success or the technological level we can achieve with the latest headset. While the …

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