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Magic Leap Files Patent for AR Glasses That Can Monitor Vital Signs

by Andrew Fenn

A patent filed by Magic Leap, dating back to November 2017, details a new AR glasses product that can monitor vital signs including body temperature, heart rate, respiration, sweating and glucose levels, with built-in …

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

IDC: Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Are on the Verge of Growth

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide shipments of AR and VR headsets were down 30.5% year-on-year, totalling 1.2 million units in the first quarter of 2018, according to IDC. Much of the decline occurred due to the unbundling of …

My Mostly Futile Search for AR and VR

by Matthew Brennesholtz

On June 13th I attended the six co-located trade shows in New York. ATX East (Automation Technology Expo); MD&M East (Medical Design & Manufacturing); Atlantic Design & Manufacturing; EastPack (Packaging Design and Manufacturing); PLASTEC …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Training| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 24

Vuzix Launches Blade Smart Glasses Developer Centre

by Andrew Fenn

Vuzix has announced that developers can now access its Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses Developer Centre. The company says that this single gateway enables Vuzix Blade partners and customers to access a diverse set of …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 23| Vuzix

Augmented Reality is Big, Just Not in Headsets

by Norbert Hildebrand

When Google Glass was announced, the idea was more about what we could do with this technology rather than what we can use this technology for. As a consequence Google announced an explorer program …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Vol 25 - Issue 24

LetinAR Discusses Unique Pin Mirror AR HMD Design

by Matthew Brennesholtz

LetinAR Co., Ltd., a startup Augmented Reality company in Seoul, South Korea, has shown its new design for AR glasses at both CES 2018 in Las Vegas in January and at Mobile World Congress …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Optics| Vol 25 - Issue 23

The Reality of AR and VR: Highlights from a New Survey

by Jon Peddie

In March 2018, TECHnalysis Research conducted an online survey of a thousand US consumers that identify themselves as gamers and own some type of AR or VR-capable device. The ages of the respondents ranged …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Apple Announces New File Format for AR at WWDC 2018

by Norbert Hildebrand

At the just finished WWDC 2018 Apple introduced a new AR Kit 2 including a new file format for AR content. So far, every developer has created their own AR content within a software …

Tags:3D Formats| Apple| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Mix AR Glasses Moving Towards Production

by Arthur Berman

ANTVR Technology Co., LTD (Beijing, China) has developed an AR glasses product that the company describes as small, lightweight, having large field of view and compatible with SteamVR. The product is called Mix and …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Vol 25 - Issue 23

CES Asia Innovation Awards for VR/AR Products

by Matthew Brennesholtz

CES Asia, to be held June 13-15, 2018 in Shanghai, China, has announced its Innovation Awards. I’ve been focusing recently on AR and VR and two of the awards caught may eye. The first …

NEDs with Eye Focus Cues at Display Week – Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

A hot topic at the SID Technical Symposium this year, and last year too, was Near Eye Displays (NEDs) for Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) that included accommodation for the eye. There …

Human Factors in AR/VR Systems at Display Week – Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The human factors of VR and AR HMD systems are not well understood. The results of the studies presented at SID’s Display Week just scratch the surface and a lot more human factors research …