Augmented World Expo (AWE) is the world’s largest conference and vendor exhibition for professionals focused on making the world more interactive—featuring technologies such as Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, wearable computing, smart glasses, gesture and sensor devices, and the Internet of Things. Now in its 8th year, AWE 2017 is poised to set a new record...
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Virtual and Augmented Reality Market Demand Predicted to Increase
A recent article on Digital Journal discusses Transparency Market Research’s report “Virtual and Augmented Reality Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2016 – 2024.” Important points mentioned in the article: The top driver for the ARVR market is currently the increased integration of technology into consumer products and electronics The...
Future Workplace Driven By Augmented Reality
A blog on forbes.com has stated that the future of work will dramatically change due to new technologies, one of which is Augmented Reality. Writer Maribel Lopez explains how in her research where she asks companies which technologies they are evaluating, and what new workplace experiences they are exploring, last year, most companies considered AR...
How To Keep Secure When Adopting Augmented Reality
Security concerns prove to be at the top of the list of barriers to AR adoption, according to research from global business technology and cybersecurity association ISACA. infosecurity-magazine.com reported such findings in an article earlier this week, writing that only 21% of the 6600 business and technology professionals surveyed believe that the benefits of Augmented...
Global ARVR in Healthcare Market Analysis and Forecast 2016 – 2022
Readers may be interested in a research report released last week. The report was released by WiseGuyReports, analyzing the global Augmented and Virtual Reality market for the healthcare industry. The market is predicted to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 17.2% from 2016 to 2022. Application, product, technology, and end user were all...
Apple To Integrate AR Into iPhone Camera
There have been many reports this week that Apple is combining their iPhone’s camera app with Augmented Reality technology. (For example, on Business Insider). Apple wants the addition of AR into the iPhone’s camera software to enable consumers to point their phones at a real-world object and have the iPhone recognize it. Another potential feature...
Augmented Reality ‘Experimental’ in the Enterprise
An article appeared on TechTarget addressing the ‘experimental’ nature of Augmented Reality in the Enterprise. The article’s line of thought follows the extent to which Augmented Reality is being adopted in the enterprise, as businesses must work out its best uses, cost versus ROI and user acceptance. Both Christine Perey, AREA Board member and former...
Infinity AR Raising $18 Million
Israeli Augmented Reality company Infinity AR is raising an $18 million round of finance, reports e27. This will bring the company’s valuation up to US $60 million. Investment is said to come from Alibaba and Sun Corporation. The post also reports that Infinity AR has left the public market. Working in the field of AR,...
Augmented Reality in Farming
A post on Farm Industry News blog showed industry excitement about the possibility of using Augmented Reality on the farm. Whilst the article concedes that it may be some time before the technology is mainstream in farming, there are plenty of uses that the post encourages readers to consider: Interacting with projection of farm building...
ARVR Market to reach $130.01 Billion By 2025
WhaTech posted an article reporting on a study by The Insight Partners which analyses the Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality market to 2025. The report segments the ARVR market into technology, components, end-user industry, and geography. It is predicted that the ARVR market will reach $130.01 billion by the year 2025, compared to $4.25 billion...