Going places in a headset. Finnish-based Varjo has added realtime chroma-keying and object tracking to its XR-1 Developer Edition headset. Chroma-keying, also known as green-screening, has been used extensively in film making and broadcasting. Varjo has added that capability to its toolkit and is claiming to be the first company to do so for mixed reality devices. With … [Read more...] about Varjo adds chroma-keying for realtime AR
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NexTech AR Solutions debuts AR advertising technology
Startup debuts CaptureAR to drive AR ads. Founded in 2018, and based in Toronto, Canada, NexTech is aiming to democratize AR market through its e-commerce, education and training applications and customized entertainment experiences across many market verticals like fashion and apparel, footwear, luxury goods and accessories, etc. NexTech has just launched its 3D/AR Ad … [Read more...] about NexTech AR Solutions debuts AR advertising technology
Biggest 360 AR, no glasses needed
Impactrum builds transparent, flexible LED panels that can be bent to the will of the imagination. If you’ve been in any large city, you’ve seen LED video walls. Vegas, of course, is lousy with them. Now, visualize an LED panel that you can see through. And now visualize one you can bend. So what would a room be like that was all glass so you could see outside to say a park, … [Read more...] about Biggest 360 AR, no glasses needed
Unity announces new XR plugin framework
This framework will influence officially supported platforms, verified Solutions partners, and innovators. Unity has announced a unified plugin framework that will enable XR hardware and software providers to develop their own Unity plugins. According to Unity, some benefits will be: Multi-platform developer tools such as AR Foundation and the XR Interaction Toolkit. … [Read more...] about Unity announces new XR plugin framework
Vuzix builds adjacent business with support for security cameras
The company announces support for ONVIF security cameras in its Blade glasses. Vuzix is a smart glasses company with unusual longevity in the perilous field of AR/VR glasses makers. In AR, vendors struggle to balance the market's demand for low profile, lightweight glasses at equally comfortable price points. Vuzix’s Blade glasses are the company’s latest product. They … [Read more...] about Vuzix builds adjacent business with support for security cameras