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Smartphone-Powered AR Headset “Ghost” Launched on Indiegogo

by Andrew Fenn

Ghost is a new AR headset powered by smartphones. The device features a slot at the top for compatible handsets, with a visor below that the wearer looks through to see the real world …

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

CCS Insight: Commercial Use of Smartglasses is “Disappointingly Low”

by Andrew Fenn

CCS Insight has predicted that sales of VR and AR head-worn devices will grow by an average of 50% annually over the next five years. In 2022, a total of 121 million units will …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 14

ARKit Gets New Features and Capabilities in iOS 11.3

by Andrew Fenn

Apple released iOS 11.3 earlier this week, bringing with it a raft of performance tweaks and bug fixes. Upgrades of note include improvements to ARKit’s capabilities. Apps can now deliver AR experiences that use …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| iOS (Apple)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 13

Mozilla Launches Open-Source AR/VR Web Browser

by Andrew Fenn

Mozilla has announced a new cross-platform, open-source web browser for standalone virtual and augmented reality headsets, called Firefox Reality. The company also announced that, during the initial development phase, the source code will run …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 13

Leap Motion Developing AR Controls

by Bob Raikes

We were impressed with the latest version of the Leap Motion hand tracking technology when we saw it in a training application on the HTC Vive Pro at CES (HTC Vive Pro Matches Visuals …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Leap Motion| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Zeiss and Deutsche Telekom Join Forces on Smart Glass Platform

by Andrew Fenn

We missed this in the flood from MWC: a new smart glass technology platform is being developed by Tooz Technologies, a collaboration between Zeiss and Deutsche Telekom, who both own a 50% stake in …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 25 - Issue 12

eBay Launches “Will it Fit?” Augmented Reality App Feature

by Andrew Fenn

eBay has launched a new augmented reality feature for newer Android devices that uses the motion-tracking and environmental awareness features of Google’s ARCore, enabling sellers using USPS Flat Rate Shipping to confirm which size …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Jumanji Home Video Releases Brings AR Snapchat Experience

by Andrew Fenn

The Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD releases of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle will deliver an augmented reality experience to fans via Snapchat. Customers can scan the Snapcode—found either on the disc case …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Wearable Technology Show More Interesting than Expected!

by Bob Raikes

The Wearable Technology Show took place at London’s Excel Centre and also included AR & VR topics which it labelled as the AVR360 Show, although it was effectively just a few of the booths …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Kopin| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 11| Waveguide Display| Wearable Technology 2018| Wearables

Varjo and Socionext Collaborate

by Bob Raikes

In digging out a story about a new 8K media server to be shown by Socionext for LDM, we found an interesting report that the company is working with Varjo of Finland which is …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 11

India to Enter the Mixed Reality Headset Market

by Arthur Berman

Dimension NXG Pvt. Ltd. (Mumbai, India) is developing what the company claims is India’s first locally designed mixed reality headset. The product will be called the AjnaLens. The headset is pictured in the figure …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 11

IDC: Demand for AR/VR Headsets Expected to Rebound in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide shipments for AR and VR headsets will grow to 68.9 million units in 2022 with a five-year CAGR of 52.5%, according to the latest forecast from the IDC. Despite the weakness the market …

Tags:Augmented Reality| IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 11