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AR System is Designed as Clip-on

by Bob Raikes

Pogotec, a US-based private company, announced a binocular augmented reality system that is designed to attach to existing eyeglass frames. The company recently hired Svetlana Samoilova as VP of Augmented Reality (AR). Ms. Samoilova …

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New York Startup is Creating AR Menus for Restaurants

by Andrew Fenn

Burger chain, Bareburger, is in the process of introducing an AR menu created by New York-based start-up Kabaq. Using custom Snapchat World Lenses, visitors to the restaurant can scan a Snapcode which will unlock …

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Breakthrough in Low Power Video Capture

by Bob Raikes

A group of engineers at the University of Washington has developed a way of transmitting video data direct from a camera module that is directly connected to an antenna to reduce power consumption by …

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Intel Pulls the Plug on AR Smart Glasses Project

by Andrew Fenn

Intel has announced that it will shut down its New Devices Group and scrap its AR smart glasses project, Vaunt. The company gave no reason for the closure but it’s believed that it will …

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ABI: AR to Create Market Value of $5.5 Billion for Automotive Industry in 2022

by Andrew Fenn

Many players in the automotive industry are strengthening their activities in AR, especially since it has demonstrated benefits to the whole industry value chain, from design, through production and sales. ABI Research estimates global …

HTC Releases New SDK for Vive Pro

by Andrew Fenn

HTC has released Vive SRWorks, a new set of SDKs for the newly-released Vive Pro, allowing developers to take full advantage of the device’s two front-facing cameras and audio system. The original Vive headset …

ODG Announces AR Oxygen Mask

by Norbert Hildebrand

According to the FAA in-flight fires, smoke or fumes are accounting for one unplanned landing per day. In-flight smoke is also number four on the list for fatalities and loss of aircraft. Together with …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Aviation| Health and Safety| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Leap Motion to Offer AR Headset Reference Design

by Arthur Berman

During the past few years, Leap Motion, Inc. (San Francisco, CA and London, UK) has developed hand tracking technology for use as a means to interact with virtual objects in a virtual reality environment. …

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Juniper Research: Mixed Reality Apps to Exceed 9 Billion by 2022

by Andrew Fenn

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the total number of Mixed Reality (MR) applications will reach 9 billion by 2022, rising from an estimated 3 billion in 2018, a growth rate …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 14

IHS: AR/VR Consumer Content and Apps Market Hit $3.2 Billion in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

There was good progress in the combined VR/AR market in 2017, as a growing user base invested in more content, apps and out-of-home VR entertainment. The global market for consumer AR/VR content and apps …

Laval Virtual 2018 Roundup

by Bob Raikes

Most of Daqri‘s developments in the last year have been in software as it produced its helmets in 2016 and its glasses in 2017. At the show, the company was highlighting its Worksense software …

Digi-Capital: AR/VR Start-ups Raised Over $3.6 Billion in Past 12 Months

by Andrew Fenn

Click for higher resolution AR and VR start-ups raised over $3.6 billion in the 12 months preceeding the end of the first quarter of 2018—a new record, according to Digi-Capital. Magic Leap, Niantic, Imporabable …

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