Last week, we told you about one of the first pairs of augmented reality smartglasses to get Amazon Alexa functionality, and now we’re finally getting a look at how it works. On Friday, as the CES tech conference in Las Vegas wrapped up, Vuzix posted a demonstration video of its Vuzix Blade smartglasses operating with...
Shanghai-based Realmax is introducing the crowds at CES to the Realmax Qian, an augmented reality headset capable of a field of view (FoV) that topples anything available on the market today. Realmax claims 100.8 degrees FoV, surpassing Dreamworld’s Dream Glass headset at 100 degrees, and Meta Company’s Meta 2, which boasts 90 degrees. “The Realmax...
Digital imaging company OmniVision Technologies and the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited (ASTRI) entered the CES fray this week with a new reference design for an augmented reality headset capable of 60 degrees field of view (FoV). The reference design combines a single-chip 1080p liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCOS) display and image sensor...
The narratives around virtual reality consistently revolve around human empathy and emotion, while the story around augmented reality has been decidedly more dispassionate and business-focused — until now. In a stirring speech held at a recent TEDx event, Brian Mullins, the founder of augmented reality smartglasses startup DAQRI, took to the stage to share why...
If CES 2018 is the starting gate for this year’s race to release smartglasses, then Vuzix is already racing down the augmented reality track with its Blade smartglasses. After a “surreptitious” preview and a pre-order launch in 2017, Vuzix Blade will make its “official” debut at next week’s CES event in Las Vegas (Central Hall...
For some, going to the dentist can be a terrifying experience, but a new use of augmented reality could go a long way toward making the trip feel more like it’s worth the orthodontic angst. A new app called Janus Health AR uses the camera of a tablet to capture a patient’s smile for analysis...
Medical training technology company CAE Healthcare has given birth to the latest example of how augmented reality can help to build practical operating room skills for doctors and nurses. The company’s newest product is called LucinaAR, which harnesses the power of the Microsoft HoloLens. CAE’s Lucina physiological simulator system consists of life-sized models, or manikins,...
When the British government published its Industrial Strategy White Paper last November, one of the report’s major announcements was a £33m investment in a challenge designed to “bring creative businesses, researchers and technologists together to create striking new experiences that are accessible to the general public” using immersive technologies, such as AR and VR. The...
A recent TED Talk makes a strong case for the healthcare industry to adopt augmented reality as a means to expanding access to surgical care across the globe. During her presentation held in New Orleans in Nov. 2017, Nadine Hachach-Haram, surgeon and co-founder of Proximie, a company that builds augmented reality tools for use in...
Lost among the latest laptops, smart assistants, VR headsets, and Motorola-branded gadgets that it brought to CES 2018, Lenovo has also introduced a new pair of augmented reality smartglasses. While Lenovo could be credited with the first true consumer AR headset by way of the Lenovo Mirage for the Star Wars: Jedi Challenges game, this...
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