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DigiLens Deepens Partnership With Mitsubishi Chemical

by Bob Raikes

What They Say DigiLens said that it has done a deal with Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. to develop the DigiLens plastic waveguide technology. The approach is claimed to be the only approach to making plastic …

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

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

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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 …

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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 …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Dolby Vision| Events| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mixed Reality| Operating Systems| Pricing| Right to Repair| Samsung| Smart TV| TVs (TV Sets)

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