Augmented reality seems to be the talk of the town lately, with everything from glasses to furniture stores prepping to implement exciting, new AR technology. Well now, it looks like even our food is getting a makeover for the augmented reality future. Dr Katsunori Okajima, professor at Yokohama National University, spoke at the Hacking flavour...
An article published this week by IT Brief discusses why IT professionals should care about Augmented Reality. Augmented Reality consumes lots of data but mobile phones, BYOD and shadow IT has prepared IT professionals for an Augmented Reality revolution. This author believes that the biggest problem IT professionals will face will be data. Although most...
Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger has out and out rejected Virtual Reality (VR) as a component of any Disney Theme park. While Knott’s Berry Farm, why-hasn’t-this-chain-shut-down-yet Sea World (seriously, RIP Tillikum), and Six Flags have all invested in VR to help spice up their parks in this theme park depression period, Iger has “ordered...
Facebook is aware that Snapchat is killing the social media game amongst the youths, which makes sense, because in 2017, video is king in social media currency. Facebook has continually shown that Mark Zuckerberg and crew seem to think the best strategy to keep up is to simply copy them. The newest development in this...
PTC and Flatirons Solutions to Help Drive Global Enterprise Augmented Reality Ecosystem and Best Practices PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCES AREA NEW MEMBERS WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA – March 28, 2017 — The Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance (AREA) announced today that two new members joined the only global membership funded alliance helping to accelerate the adoption of...
The future of Augmented Reality (AR) in the Enterprise is a bit clearer today as the result of the recent DMDII/AREA Requirements Workshop in Chicago. At first glance, the two-day event promised to be a worthwhile exchange among parties with shared interests. On one side was the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII), which...
Lightform might just be the thing to have at your next party. The San Francisco-based company just created the first computer ever able to connect to a projector and instantly scan 3D scenes to mix reality with projected light. Not only that, but Lightform just raised $2.6 million in seed funding. Lux Capital, Seven Seas...
A proof of concept for an overhead crane training simulator is in the works. Using Microsoft HoloLens and an industrial-style controller, trainees can pick up holographic loads and transport them throughout a warehouse setting. The simulator, developed by Asobo Studio, a mixed reality developer based in Bordeaux, France, provides a safe way for companies to...
An article by Nicholas Rossolillo appeared on Motley Fool this week about one of the AREA’s members, DAQRI. It starts with a quote by Brian Mullins, Founder and CEO of DAQRI, that will ring true with many readers: We become so limited by this idea of technology replacing workers, when the better idea is to...
An article this week puts Augmented Reality in the spotlight for the changes it is bringing to manufacturing in Aerospace and Automotives across the world. AR is not only increasingly being used on the factory floor but is revolutionizing it. One of AREA’s members, Lockheed Martin has been used as an example of streamlining the manufacturing design...
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