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Augmented Reality and Holograms in Business
Readers may be interested in a perspective article on High Tech Forum about Augmented Reality in Business. The article draws on other articles and includes historical information about user interfaces, and moves onto AR interaction and how AR technology can relieve constraints, representing the first real change in the way information age people interact with...
Datacom developing new Augmented Reality Products with HoloLens
Development company Datacom have moved premises into the AR/VR Garage in Auckland, New Zealand, to develop AR technology. Datacom will be working with Microsoft’s HoloLens headset to develop new products, including apps. Front-end visualisation is the focus for development, to develop new AR products. Chris Blair, Delivery and Innovation Agent at Datacom, foresees that Augmented...
AGCO Corp Using Augmented Reality in Agriculture
Worth a read is a section on Augmented Reality on the Wall Street Journal’s Morning Download, December 13 2016. The article mentions AGCO Corp, manufacturer of agricultural equipment, whose factory workers are equipped with AR glasses to improve logging of quality checks (use of the wearables made the checks 20% faster). The firm has plans...
U.S. Postal Service includes free augmented reality app with packages
The U.S. Postal Service wants to make gift giving just a little more magical. The postal service has released a free augmented reality smartphone app a la Pokémon Go, just with a little less competition and a little more holiday cheer. In order to use the app, you need to buy one of the postal...
Press Release Lockheed Martin Joins The AREA
Lockheed Martin Joins Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance Board Lockheed Martin Brings Industry Expertise to AREA Board of Directors to Help Build Augmented Reality Ecosystem and Best Practices WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA – December 13, 2016 — The Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance (AREA) announced today that Lockheed Martin has joined AREA at the Sponsor level...
Round up of Global AR and Smart Glasses Market Reports
Recently, some new market reports have been released concerning Augmented Reality and Smart Glasses markets. Three have been rounded up here: The first report was by Zion Market Research, which included: Augmented Reality (Sensor, Display and Software) Market for Aerospace & Defense, Industrial, Consumer, Commercial, E-Commerce, Retail and Other Applications: Global Industry Perspective, Comprehensive Analysis,...
Augmented Reality Market Report to 2024
A recent article on Consumer Electronics Net discusses the Augmented Reality Market Analysis to 2024 report by Grand View Research that has been released. Significant points from the report include: The global AR market is predicted to reach $100.24 billion by 2024 The hardware segment is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate...
Business Benefits of Augmented Reality, Enterprises Remain Cautious
A recent article on Tech Vibes addresses that, despite an increase in the awareness of Augmented Reality technology this year, adoption rates are still low for the enterprises. The information presented in the article is from a new study by ISACA, global business technology and cybersecurity association. Significant points from the study include: In North...
GE use Digital Twins and HoloLens to “Talk” to Machinery
Last week, MS Power User posted an article discussing General Electric’s use of the Microsoft Hololens, which was announced at the recent 2016 GE Minds and Machines conference. The technology is being used to help the company service equipment which is malfunctioning, for example, industrial steam turbines. GE uses a technology device called “digital twins”;...