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Will Apple Save the Day?

by Norbert Hildebrand

Again, Apple to the rescue. While the current sales development of AR, VR, MR, or any other “R” you can come up with, is still somewhat of a sore point with market research firms, …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 35

Accedo Launches Targeted Advertising Solution for AR

by Andrew Fenn

Accedo has launched a targeted advertising solution for AR experiences with the API integration of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elemental MediaTailor. Powered by the Accedo One video platform, it’s designed to provide a more …

Tags:Advertising| AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Avegant Closes $12 Million Round of Funding

by Andrew Fenn

Avegant has announced today that the company closed $12 million in Series AA funding from new investors Walden SKT Venture Fund and China Walden Venture Investments III, as well as previous investors. Avegant CEO, …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 33

Magic Leap One Details Revealed in iFixit Teardown

by Andrew Fenn

iFixit has made a detailed teardown of the long-awaited Magic Leap development system. The teardown describes the way that the Magic Leap headset uses six different optical waveguides, each with a small air gap …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Teardowns| Vol 25 - Issue 33

Epson Supports Drones with Moverio

by Bob Raikes

Epson announced the Epson Drone Soar app, claimed to be the first full-featured AR app for DJI drone pilots using the Epson Moverio AR Smart glasses. The app is said to deliver ‘never-before-seen’ AR …

Siggraph 2018 Immersive Pavillion Roundup

by Bob Raikes

Although the announcements from Nvidia and StarVR were highlights of the show, and there were plenty of vendors on the floor, there was also an ‘Experience Hall’ for start-ups and research projects as well …

Siggraph 2018 Experience Hall Roundup

by Bob Raikes

The Experience Hall was for start-ups and research projects (like the SID i-Zone) and we found a number of display-related projects at different stages of development. FairLight is a research project from Japan that …

AT&T and Aira Launch Platform for the Visually Impaired

by Andrew Fenn

AT&T and Aira are developing and testing a solution designed to help blind or partially sighted people manage their prescription medication. The new recognition solution uses “Hey Chloe”, Aira’s new AI platform, to correctly …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Human Vision| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 32

Ever Heard of Verses?

by Norbert Hildebrand

In an announcement this week, Verses announced its protocol for augmented and virtual reality in the world wide web. This raises the question “who is Verses?” “Verses is a non-profit foundation creating the universal …

Tags:Augmented Reality| internet| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 33

Do Mainstream Enterprises Consider AR/VR Mainstream?

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Supporters of augmented and virtual reality keep saying that AR/VR technology is going mainstream. In the business world perhaps there is nothing more mainstream than the Harvard Business Review (HBR). What do they have …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Medical| Vol 25 - Issue 32

Vuzix Expands M300 Smart Glasses Offering for Connected Field Workers

by Andrew Fenn

Vuzix M300 smart glasses now support TechSight, an augmented reality solution for distribution centre workers developed by Honeywell Intelligrated. Image: Honeywell Intelligrated “Field service typically involves a ‘see-what-I-see’ application that can deliver knowledge to …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 32| Vuzix

Apple Files Patent for AR Windscreens in Autonomous Vehicles

by Andrew Fenn

A new patent filed by Apple has emerged, this time for an AR windscreen for self-driving vehicles that would display information including speed, road conditions and navigation. The patent application also details vehicle-to-vehicle FaceTime …