Following the emergence of a recently leaked photo of Magic Leap’s prototype, reports this week have suggested details about Magic Leap’s new Augmented Reality product. According to various articles, such as the one in iTechPost.com, Magic Leap’s Augmented Reality hardware prototype is essentially a backpack. A recently leaked image appears to reveal the interesting bit...
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Israeli Augmented Reality Co TIPIT Raises $2.5m
On a post on Globes this week, Israeli Augmented Reality company TIPIT have raised $2.5 million. TIPIT according to this article have developed a cross-platform engine aimed at innovating in the space of Augmented Reality thanks to an investment from Atooro Fund. This new technology provides developers, cameras and brands with a software development kit...
Magic Leap sued for discrimination by female exec hired to help it appeal to women
Former head of strategic marketing, hired to broaden company’s reach across genders, alleges augmented reality startup is tolerant of sexism Augmented reality startup Magic Leap is being sued for sexual discrimination by an executive who was hired to help it appeal to women. The company, a startup best known for securing a valuation in the...
Pulli joins as CTO of Meta
Augmented reality startup Meta has hired longtime industry veteran Kari Pulli to serve as Chief Technology Officer of its core products division, so say a number of articles today (e.g. bizjournals). Pulli has worked in senior positions at Nokia and Nvidia, most recently serving as CTO of Intel’s Imaging and Camera Technologies group, Meta said in...
TMR Research: AR to Revolutionize Head-up Displays
A news report was released this week relating to the findings of Transparency Market Research (TMR). Companies such as BAE Systems plc, Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd., Rockwell Collins Inc., and Continental AG currently lead the global head-up display (HUD) market. It is said that these players are mainly focusing on giving users a comprehensive experience...
Have You Seen This?: Synesthesia Adds Trippy Sound Visualization to the HoloLens
If anyone has every told you that they see music they listen to, they have synesthesia. It’s a fascinating neurological phenomenon where people experience crossed responses to stimuli, and no one knows exactly how common this is. A rough estimate claims that one in every 5,000 to 100,000 people is a synesthete, but it could...
Mimesys Combines Mixed & Virtual Reality Holoportation Capabilities into One Solution
Mimesys, whose core focus has always been about creating holographic representations of humans for virtual and augmented reality, has released a video showing off their holographic communication platform in action. This new communication tool uses a combination of virtual reality, with the HTC Vive and a Kinect, and mixed reality, with the HoloLens, to allow...
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2018 Inflection Point for AR in Enterprise Applications
In a recent news report, ABI Research have forecasted the Augmented Reality Enterprise applications will hit an inflection point in 2018. Smart glass shipments are increasing to 20 million in 2021 with a compound annual growth rate of 227%. ABI Research have also forecasted total market revenues across many devices, platforms and licensing and have...
Full-Body Motion Controller HoloSuit Coming Soon to Kickstarter
A few days before Christmas last year, we saw the first glimpse of HoloSuit, a new motion controller by startup Kaaya Tech. This full-body motion controller is designed as a tracksuit with sensors that can be used to control devices such as a computer or Microsoft HoloLens, and now it’s getting ready to start production,...
