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Facebook Leads the VR Headset Market in Q1 2021 But There’s Plenty of Room for Others, According to IDC

by Artem Alekseenko

Global shipments of virtual reality (VR) headsets grew 52.4% year over year in the first quarter of 2021 (1Q21), according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual …

Karl Guttag Tears Down the Nreal Technology in LG headset

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Karl Guttag has got access to an Nreal-based headset in the form being delivered as a product by LG in Korea and has conducted a detailed three part teardown. He liked …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Optics

HTC Focuses on the Pros

by Bob Raikes

What They Say HTC has unveiled two new widely trailed VR headsets aimed at professional use. The Vive Pro 2 (PC-tethered) and the Vive Focus 3 (stand alone) are both based on the Qualcomm …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| HTC| Virtual Reality

Introducing Iristick.G1, Iristick.H1 & Visor-Ex01

by Artem Alekseenko

In recognition of the unique challenges faced by each industry or professional context, we are pleased to introduce the Iristick.G1, Iristick.H1 and ECOM Visor-EX®?01. A complete product portfolio empowering frontline workers, field operators, technicians, …

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LaSAR Alliance Formed to Advance Laser Scanning

by Chris Chinnock

A new industry organization has been formed called the LaSAR Alliance with the aim of bringing together a community around laser scanning technology and applications in the AR market. According the press release describing …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Laser

A New Headset is about to Debut from JVC

by Arthur Berman

JVC Kenwood has announced the upcoming availability of the company’s enterprise focused, extended reality headset, the HMD-VS1W. The headset is intended to be connected to and operate in conjunction with an external computer. A …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Japan| JVC| Mixed Reality

3M Teams with Pegatron to Advance Virtual Reality Headset Design

by Bob Raikes

What They Say 3M & Pegatron announced that they are working together to develop a new VR reference design based on 3M’s reflective polariser-based ‘folded optics’ lens. The lens is said to allow smaller …

Tags:3M (MMM)| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mixed Reality| Optics| Virtual Reality

Nreal To Expand Sales Network and Add Enterprise Set

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Venturebeat reported that AR headset maker, Nreal, is making a new mixed reality headset for enterprise use (due in 2021) and is also planning to sell its Nreal Light model outside …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mixed Reality

Links Round-up Week Ending 26th Feb 2021

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. HP U28 4K HDR Monitor Review: Color …

Measure What the Human Eye Sees: Optical Testing of AR/VR Headsets

by Artem Alekseenko

Perfect user experience for AR/VR headsets calls for extensive, fast and highly accurate optical tests during production. In order to meet this specific challenge, Instrument Systems has developed the LumiTop AR/VR 2D imaging colorimeter. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Testing| Virtual Reality

Spree Interactive Uses Pico Interactive VR Headsets For International 2021 Installations

by Artem Alekseenko

SPREE Interactive, previously known as HolodeckVR, is extremely pleased to announce its strategic partnership with Pico Interactive, a global tech company that develops innovative virtual reality (VR) and enterprise solutions. The two companies look …

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KDH Says it has a Waveguide Film

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The KDH Design of Taiwan talked about its “transparent AR film” that is designed for headsets and other devices. Few details were give, but the firm was started by the previous …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Film materials| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Waveguide Display