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Exelus Bringing Mixed Reality Telemedicine App Coming to CES 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Exelus has announced that it will showcase Nomadeec, its new telemedicine platform using HoloLens technology in Las Vegas at CES 2018, from January 9th to the 12th. The mixed reality telemedicine application was co-designed …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Epson and Sensics Collaborate to Enable Cross-Platform Content Creation for AR

by Bob Raikes

Epson announced the availability of a device plug-in based on the Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR) platform to enable cross-platform content creation for Moverio software developers. The integration was made in collaboration with Sensics, …

LetinAR Claims Light Optics for AR

by Bob Raikes

LetinAR of Seoul, South Korea, founded in Sept 2016, will show at CES a pair of AR glasses that are claimed to “cause no dizziness even after using them for a long time”. The …

Scientists Show Thin Metalens with Broad Wavelength Band

by Norbert Hildebrand

The new publication ‘A broadband achromatic metalens for focusing and imaging in the visible‘ by scientists from Harvard (John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences as well as the Department of Physics) …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Optics| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Vuzix Partners with Powershelf on AR Smart Glass Retail Solution

by Andrew Fenn

Vuzix has announced a strategic partnership with Powershelf to deliver a comprehensive, wearable IoT solution for stocking retail store shelves. “Powershelf Stock-to-Sight and Pick-to-Sight, powered by Vuzix” uses AR and AI technology, providing a …

Vuzix Issues Letter to Shareholders

by Bob Raikes

Vuzix Corp., the supplier of smart glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies, mailed a letter to its shareholders that brought investors up to date on recent news including the investment round (Vuzix Raises $12.5 …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| toshiba| Vol 25 - Issue 01| Vuzix

A VR Surprise Ball: Merge VR

by Len Scrogan

The holiday season was a mixed and dizzying experience for me this year, to say the least. The lead-up week to the holidays included Christmas surprise balls, a stressful cross-country move, the entire-family-gathering thing, …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 03

Escaping the Curse of the Optional in the Ed-Tech Market

by Len Scrogan

A Texas professor, having collected AR children’s books (books that offer innovative AR components to accompany the textual reading) for some time, took the opportunity to ask a group of captive teachers to review …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Education| Mixed Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Vuzix Claims Smart Glasses Can Deliver “Vastly Enhanced” Vision

by Andrew Fenn

Vuzix claims it has delivered “vastly enhanced vision” to a Pennsylvania high school student, via its Vuzix M300 smart glasses. Alyssa Baxter was born with optic nerve hypoplasia, a condition in which many of …

Magic Leap Shows … Something

by Bob Raikes

Magic Leap has finally shown something of its hardware, although it chose to do those through an article in Rolling Stone. However, little was really revealed. The company showed an unusual looking headset, the …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Immersive Experiences, Glasses-free

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The recent focus for “Immersive Experiences” has been on Virtual Reality (VR) Head Mounted Displays (HMDs). Let’s not forget there are other display technologies that can also provide immersive experiences, with no need for …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Dome Projection| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 01

IDC: VR Moves to PC and Console, AR Prepares for Long-Term Growth

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide proliferation of VR and AR headsets is expected to continue as shipments reach 59.2 million in 2021, up from 9.6 million in 2017, according to IDC. To date, the entire market has been …