Vol 22 - Issue 03

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Caputer Labs Shows the SEER AR Headset at CES 2015

by Chris Chinnock

In a concept that is similar to one shown by Seebright, a company called Caputer showed a prototype headset they call the SEER.  They think it gives users the look of Iron Man. It …

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CastAR Shows Projection-based AR Headset at CES

by Chris Chinnock

TechnicaI Illusions (Woodlinville, WA) used a suite at CES 2015 to offer private demos of it CastAR headset. The company opened a Kickstarter campaign last fall with the goal of raising $400K, but got …

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Sony Shows SmartEyeglass and Attach Module for AR Apps

by Chris Chinnock

Sony used CES to showcase two new prototypes – the next versions of the devices we reported on from IFA. The SmartEyeglass device is a dual ocular eyeglasses type device for AR applications while …

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Osterhout Design Group Plans Affordable Consumer AR Glasses

by Chris Chinnock

 Osterhout Design Group (ODG) has primarily focused on developing dual optics augmented reality headsets for defense and commercial use. At CES 2015, the company introduced a new design that it plans to offer to …

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Infinity AR Developing Vision-based Tracking Solution

by Chris Chinnock

Infinity Augmented Reality is an Israeli software start-up company that is using a stereo camera attached to a VR headset to provide a more accurate tracking engine. The company explained that VR or AR headsets …

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Samsung Display Backs OLED

by Bob Raikes

Samsung Display (SD) had lots to show us, but also lots of “no photos” signs and staff were keen to really limit what we snapped. That was a disappointment, so we’ll have to stick …

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Mediatek Stretches from Wearables to UltraHD TVs

by Bob Raikes

Mediatek Eyewear refererence design We commented in our report on the Gitex show in Dubai that chip-maker, Mediatek, was taking a higher marketing profile and we found the same at CES, although the company …

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Analogix Launches “Nano-console”

by Bob Raikes

Analogix was promoting a new idea of the “nano-console”. The firm, which is behind the SlimPort variant of the myDP connection standard, has developed a small box that connects to a TV by wire …

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Wearables – The Next Big Thing?

by Norbert Hildebrand

For the past few years every few days we were reporting on some new wearable device being developed or entering the consumer electronic market.  Smartwatches have been available for quite some time and fitness …

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Kopin Shows Latest AR Modules at CES 2015

by Chris Chinnock

At CES 2015, we had a chance to meet with Kopin in the suite in the Palazzo where the company showed off a number of modules for use in augmented and virtual reality applications. …

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Seebright Offers Headsets for AR and VR Applications

by Chris Chinnock

Seebright, Inc. was in the Sands Expo at CES 2015 to introduce its new smartphone based head mounted display called the Wave and to show off its existing headset called the Pioneer.  Both offer different …

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Optinvent to Release AR Headphone Design

by Chris Chinnock

France-based Optinvent was at CES 2015 to show some current AR headsets and to gather support for a new design it intends to bring to market by Q3’15. While the new design is headphone-based, the current …

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