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Daqri Announces Cooperation with Topcon for Smart Helmet

by Norbert Hildebrand

Daqri, the California based developer of augmented reality enterprise solutions has announced a cooperation with Topcon, a Japan-based international hardware and software firm working on positioning solutions. Daqri has been working on augmented reality …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 22 - Issue 49

Dispelix Oy Offers Thin Lightguide for AR Smartglasses

by Norbert Hildebrand

If you never heard of Dispelix Oy before you are not alone, this startup company is a spin off from VTT Technical Research Centre, Finland. The company offers something that the AR companies have …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 22 - Issue 46| Waveguide Display

Asus eying AR / VR markets

by Norbert Hildebrand

Some time ago we reported on talks between Asus and Microsoft about a low cost version of the HoloLens device being developed by Asus. At that time it looked as if Asus was trying …

Tags:Asus| Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 46

Magic Leap Shares Its Vision of Augmented Reality

by Norbert Hildebrand

During the recent WSJD Technology Event (WSJ.d Live) held in Laguna Beach, CA, Rony Abovitz , CEO of Magic Leap talked in an interview about their latest developments and further plans. Magic Leap is …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Holographic Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 22 - Issue 43

Amazon AR

Rumor: Amazon Working on AR Glasses

by Norbert Hildebrand

Rumors about the interest of Amazon in augmented reality have been circulating since Amazon received the US patent “Touch control for immersion in a tablet goggles accessory” (No. 9,158,15). This patent describes a method …

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Rumor: Microsoft Adds VR cardboard viewer

by Norbert Hildebrand

According to news on a Russian website, Microsoft will give away a virtual reality viewer named Microsoft VR Kit at a Moscow hackathon in October of this year. The VR Kit is similar to …

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Virtual Reality

Wall Street Looks at Virtual Reality as the Next Big Thing?

by Norbert Hildebrand

Besides the number of big names jumping into the augmented and virtual reality markets, market success has been very limited. Virtual reality has been more of a future thing than a business success today. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Osterhout Design Group Opens R7 Smartglasses For Pre-order

by Norbert Hildebrand

After many announcements, ODG (Osterhout Design Group) is now offering the R7 smartglasses for pre-order on its website. They earlier announced the R7 device as well as a more consumer-oriented device, at CES 2015 …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Google Glass App Controls Wheelchair

by Bob Raikes

We spotted an article on the Health Tech Insider site about a new app that allows disabled wheelchair users to control them using Google Glass. The full article is here.

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Senth IN1 AR Glasses for the Cycling Enthusiast

by Norbert Hildebrand

Recon Instruments released the Recon Jet earlier this year, and now it is joined by the Senth IN1 from Insenth (a China-based startup company) that is also aiming at the cycling enthusiasts. The headset …

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Vuzix Announces Safety Glass Platform with M100 Smartglasses

by Norbert Hildebrand

The M100 smartglasses platform has been in the market for quite some time and has been offered in a wide range of professional applications. As a short refresher, the M100 smartglasses offer a monocular …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Health and Safety| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 22 - Issue 31| Vuzix

Vuzix Adds Prescription-Capable Smart Glasses

by Bob Raikes

>Rochester Optical has officially launched its ANSI (American National Standards Institute) rated safety glasses for the Vuzix M100. ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), a leading supplier of Video …

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