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Worldwide Spending to Grow by 71.6% by 2022

by Bob Raikes

IDC has forecast that the global AR/VR market will grow with a CAGR of 71.6% over the 2017-2022 forecast period and will reach $27 bilion in 2018 – up 92% over 2016. The consumer …

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WayRay Reveals Two New Automotive AR Products

by Andrew Fenn

Swiss augmented reality specialist, WayRay, has unveiled two new AR products for the automotive industry, a year after Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba invested in the company. The first is a hands-free holographic navigation system …

Everyone Loves AR/VR, Why Doesn’t the Consumer?

by Norbert Hildebrand

For a full disclosure, I do not have the answer to the above question and if I would, I would make billions by not sharing it with the world. Well, this is true for …

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SID’s AR/VR Week 2018

by Matthew Brennesholtz

VR Week in Los Angeles (more commonly called Display Week) is over and all the Meko people who attended are busy writing up their coverage of the event for the upcoming Display Week special …

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ABI Research: Mixed Reception for AR in Bricks-and-Mortar Retail

by Andrew Fenn

Augmented reality will see major adoption in the retail sector, but not in the way many have predicted. According to ABI Research, AR will struggle to take root among customers in bricks-and-mortar environments. Instead, …

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Trivisio Headsets Can be Customised

by Bob Raikes

Luxinnovations was at the show and was highlighting its ability to customise its Trivisio headsets, which we saw at the Wearables Event in London and in Laval. There was no new product in Stuttgart, …

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ISTE 2018 Preview

by Len Scrogan

The annual ISTE conference is rapidly approaching, convening this year in Chicago. The ISTE conference is the largest ed-tech conference in the U.S, and will offer more than 1,091 educational sessions to nearly thirty …

Qualcomm to Reveal New AR/VR Processor Next Week

by Andrew Fenn

It has been revealed that Qualcomm is planning to officially announce a new chip built for VR and AR headsets at next week’s Augmented World Expo in Santa Clara, US. Snapdragon XR1 will reportedly …

IDC Expects APeJ AR/VR Spending to Reach $11.1 Billion in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

According to IDC, the Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APeJ) region’s spending on augmented reality and virtual reality is forecast to reach $11.1 billion in 2018, an increase of more than 100% from $4.6 billion the …

Google Developing Standalone AR Headset to Rival HoloLens?

by Andrew Fenn

A standalone AR headset to rival Microsoft’s HoloLens is apparently in the very early stages of development at Google, according to German tech publication WinFuture, which says it obtained documentation detailing the device. Microsoft …

Toshiba Releases dynaEdge AR Smart Glasses Solution

by Andrew Fenn

Toshiba’s client solutions division has announced the availability of its dynaEdge AR smart glasses solution. With a starting price point of $1,899.99, the device is the company’s first wearable AR solution to combine the …

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Virtual Reality: Defragmenting the Market

by Matthew Brennesholtz

I have written several times about standards for Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), most recently in my Display Daily last December that focused on the Virtual Reality Industry Forum (VRIF). This week …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Standards| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 19