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Quanta Announces Partnership with Lumus and Infinity AR

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Israel based optics and display engine developer Lumus has announced a partnership with Quanta Computers and Jorjin Technologies. The partnership includes the newly presented AR developer kit, the DK-50. The developer kit is …

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Research Project Looks at AR Occlusion

by Bob Raikes

A research group at the University of Arizona’s College of Optical Sciences has developed a prototype system for augmented reality that can occlude some parts of the view of the real world so that …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 46

VR/AR/MR is Alive and Well for Military Training

by Chris Chinnock

VR, AR and MR applications were in every other booth at I/ITSEC 2017 where the access to game engines and inexpensive headsets are driving a revolution in the way training is done in many …

Highlights from I/ITSEC 2017

by Chris Chinnock

The Interservice/ Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) is the world’s largest modeling, simulation, and training conference. Held near the beginning of December in Orlando, Florida, USA, I/ITSEC consists of peer-reviewed paper presentations, …

Vive X Adds 26 More Companies to its AR/VR Acceleration Program

by Norbert Hildebrand

HTC Vive announced that it has added 26 more companies to its AR / VR acceleration program called Vive X. The program contains now more than 80 companies worldwide. The Vive X program is …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 45

A Guide to WaveGuides

by Bob Raikes

One of the key technologies for augmented reality headsets is waveguide optics, which guides light from the image source and superimposes an image in front of the viewer’s eye. In our looking around the …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Optics| Vol 24 - Issue 45

Epson Launches Rebate Program for Moverio Smart Glasses

by Andrew Fenn

Epson has announced the launch of its consumer rebate program, offering a $100 discount for those purchasing the Drone Edition of its award-winning Moverio BT-300FPV smart glasses. The promotion is available from now until …

Digi-Capital: $1 Billion Already Invested in AR/VR in Q4 So Far

by Andrew Fenn

Startup leaders across the 27 AR/VR sectors in Digi-Capital’s Augmented/Virtual Reality Report and Deals Database raised $1 billion in the fourth quarter before the end of November. This is only the second time the …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 45

News Appetizers for Thanksgiving

by Chris Chinnock

Yes, it is Thanksgiving tomorrow in the U.S. In thinking about a topic to cover for the day before Thanksgiving, I reviewed some recent news for ideas. Rather than expand on one of the …

Tags:5G| Augmented Reality| MicroLED| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Porsche Reveals AR Technical Support Solution

by Andrew Fenn

Porsche Cars North America announced the introduction of “Tech Live Look,” an AR technology designed to improve technical services at Porsche dealerships in the United States. “Tech Live Look” uses the AiR Enterprise software …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 45

Will AR be Short for “Apple Reality”?

by Norbert Hildebrand

Since the last Tom Cook interview tour promoting the Apple brand, we know that he likes AR as in ‘Augmented Reality’ better than VR (Virtual Reality). It comes as no surprise that he didn’t …

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Vuzix Blade Wins 4 CES 2018 Innovations Awards

by Andrew Fenn

Vuzix has announced that its Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses has received four awards at CES 2018. The Blade won in the categories of Fitness, Sports and Biotech; Wireless Handset Accessories; Portable Media Players and …