A group of researchers from Stanford University and Princeton University has put together the largest RGB-D video dataset to date with over 1,500 scans of over 700 different locations across the world, for a total of 2.5 million views. This dataset, called ScanNet, has been semantically annotated for use in research projects. The purpose of...
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VeriCon's HoloLens App Gives Future Homeowners Chance to Walk Through Home Before Its Built
In the past, to see a pre-constructed state of the house that you would one day live in, you had to be able to read blueprints or hire an artist to sketch it out. Later came the ability to have a 3D rendering of that house on a screen, but you’d still have to work...
Zappar Goes from $84,000 Kickstarter to $3.75 Million Series A Funding for Mobile AR
In December of last year, UK-based Zappar successfully raise $84,356 for their ZapBox mixed reality headset—over $50,000 more than their goal. Well, they just blew that sum out of the water when they announced this morning that they’ve closed a Series A round of funding with $3.75 million. ZapWorks, Zappar’s primary product, is a development...
Developer Spotlight: AfterNow's Creative Approach to UX Design & IoT in Mixed Reality
If you have a HoloLens, you can now control the lighting throughout your home or office via holographic controls using the free Hue Lights app in the Windows Store. The app, made by California-based AfterNow, works with the Philips Hue colored lighting system, and is much more polished than the prototype we saw last month....
Why Microsoft Not Releasing a New HoloLens Until 2019 Should Not Be a Surprise
If the rumors are right, Microsoft has decided to cancel the second version of the HoloLens, and they will instead move onto version three of their mixed reality headset. In the latest report, Thurrott’s Brad Sams states that the expected release date of this new Windows Holographic device wouldn’t be until 2019, a long two...
Samsung's New Remote Desktop Smartglasses Blur the Line Between Virtual & Augmented Reality
There are already a few ways to use your home computer on the go, but none of them feel very natural when you’re out and about, and are clunky options at best. Samsung wants to change that with Monitorless, their upcoming augmented reality smartglasses, which offer remote desktop viewing capabilities as well as the ability...
AREA Interview: Ken Lee of VanGogh Imaging
Two of the biggest challenges in Augmented Reality are creating 3D content and tracking objects in real time in dynamic environments. One of the leading companies innovating in this space is VanGogh Imaging, a Contributor Member of the AREA. Recently, we spoke with VanGogh founder and CEO Ken Lee to learn more about his company’s...
Doctors Use 3D Holograms on the HoloLens to Aid in Collarbone Repair During Surgery
Late last year, two surgeons from the Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia de Jaraguá do Sul in Brazil started using a combination of 3D printing and the Microsoft HoloLens to help plan spinal surgeries. And now, with the rest of their team, they’ve successfully performed a surgical procedure on their first international patient using their...
Enterprise Wearable Technology Summit Fall 2017| Boston, MA | October 17-19, 2017
The Enterprise Wearable Technology Summit Fall 2017 is the annual conference of experts and professionals focused on real-world case studies and best-practice user examples of wearable technology. This event offers the opportunity for organizations to better understand the optimal uses of the new wave of wearable technology in business and industry. Venue Revere Hotel Boston...
Video: HoloLenz Adds Magic Windows to HoloLens & Gives Portals to New Worlds
When I first started with HoloLens development last April, one of the first things I created was a window. The purpose of that window was to be attached to a wall and give the illusion of being in a different space—an effect that is often referred to as a “magic window” effect by developers. My...
