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Shazam Has A/R Potential

by Bob Raikes

Apple has done a deal to buy Shazam of the UK, which is a service to identify songs from audio detected through the microphone of a mobile device. Obviously, that may make sense on …

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Amimon Brings Its Wireless Technology to AR/VR

by Bob Raikes

Amimon showed its wireless technology used in a VR/AR application with ‘zero’ latency at the VRX conference in San Francisco. Unlike 60GHz solutions (for example from TPCast and Intel), the Amimon technology uses the …

Vuzix Signs Exclusive Supply Agreement with Toshiba

by Andrew Fenn

Vuzix has announced an exclusive $5 million supply agreement with Toshiba. Vuzix will supply Toshiba with its M300 smart glasses solution for an agreed three-year term, during which time it will be co-branded and …

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Epson Extends Price Reductions on Moverio

by Bob Raikes

We reported on a rebate programme for the Epson Moverio Drone Edition of the BT-300FPV last week, and now we have news of new pricing on the professional headsets in Europe. The new pricing …

Football, Augmented Reality and More

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The National Football League (NFL), Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group and the Thinkwell Group have teamed up to present American football fans with a mixed reality (MR), virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) …

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …