As much as Sony would have liked them to, 3D TVs never quite panned out. But the company has found a use for all those old 3D Blu-rays you’ve stored up over the past few years, and it involves PlayStation VR (PSVR). Sony today announced the launch of beta testing for the latest system software...
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New LCD Tech Could Give Us Sharper VR Displays
VR fans are eagerly awaiting the introduction of 4K displays into major headsets, but new LCD technology could help get them there and even go beyond in the near future. The Optical Society this week published a research report carried out by an international team looking into ‘blue-phase liquid crystal for field-sequential-color displays’. That might...
Sony: Future PlayStation Consoles Could Be A ‘Peripheral’ For PSVR
Right now, Sony’s PlayStation VR (PSVR) headset is seen as a peripheral for its PlayStation 4 console. In the future, that perception might switch. That is according to Warwick Light, the head of PlayStation UK. Speaking in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Light spoke about how VR represented the innovation coming from the company. “VR has...
The Latest in Global Augmented Reality Reports
Each week The AREA looks through all the market reports relevant to Augmented Reality specifically with a focus on AR in the enterprise. Many of these reports contain facts and projections around both the AR and VR markets. Our focus is on bringing you the highlighted facts related to AR in the Enterprise and other...
Machine Vision, Mixed Reality and Augmented Reality Enterprise Devices
A press release issued Feb 2 2017 reveals a perspective that may interest readers based on ABI research. With Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) head-worn device shipments to reach 37 million by 2018, at an 83% CAGR, ABI Research identifies several innovative companies that will lead market development, including Fovi3D, Meta, and Sensics....
Philips Augmented-Reality Surgical Navigation System
In a recent article published by Health Point Capital, it was announced that Royal Philips are developing a fully-automatic Augmented Reality surgical navigation system. This new technology is designed to help surgeons perform image guided open and minimally invasive surgeries for spine, cranial and trauma procedures. This new system will allow surgeons to check the...
Augmented Reality QR Codes as Markers
An article was released this week on Austin Inno, discussing an AR game designed by Jackrabbit Labs, inspired by the game cornhole. It works by capturing a ‘marker’ with an iPhone camera, which the app then logs and remembers its position using the phone’s gyroscope and accelerometer. We couldn’t help but notice that this technology...
Arvato’s Warehouse Picking Wearables
The following is a summary of a recent article on the use of smart glasses in order picking. Arvato SCM Solution, in cooperation with technology supplier Picavi, has successfully launched the innovation project “Pick-by-Vision” for Sennheiser. Order-picking with smart glasses saves time and ensures a smooth flow of materials – from the moment goods are...
Oculus’ John Carmack vents about $500 million ZeniMax jury verdict
John Carmack, the chief technology officer at Oculus and one of the brilliant minds in tech, wrote an angry post on Facebook about the $500 million jury verdict against Oculus in the lawsuit where ZeniMax alleged that Carmack and others stole proprietary information on virtual reality. The post is highly unusual, as Oculus and its...
Small mistakes led to a $500 million verdict against Oculus
ANALYSIS: Mistakes in doing everyday business led to a $500 million verdict against Facebook’s Oculus division in a legal battle with ZeniMax. ZeniMax sued Oculus, Facebook, and well-known virtual reality leaders John Carmack and Palmer Luckey for misappropriating trade secrets after Carmack left ZeniMax’s id Software and went to work at Oculus. The case has...