TriLite has announced that it has raised €8 million in a new round of funding. TriLite claims to set a new standard in super small projection displays through its Trixel 3 product. The company says its ultra-compact projection displays are ideal for consumer augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) applications. The laser beam scanner (LBS) system in Trixel 3 has an … [Read more...] about TriLite trying to bring augmented reality eyewear to the consumer market
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Xiaomi Smart Glasses
Closest step yet to what AR glasses should be. Xiaomi (pronounced show-me) announced their cleverly named Xiaomi Smart Glasses—the latest entry in new smart wearable devices. Xiaomi says their Smart Glasses (XSG) combine imaging systems and sensors into a subtle, ordinary glasses design using MicroLEDs with optical waveguide technology. The XSFs weigh 51 g. By comparison, … [Read more...] about Xiaomi Smart Glasses
Collaborating around the Campfire with augmented reality
Meta technology resurfaces as a new company with AR pioneer Jay Wright at the helm. There are at least 12 popular AR SDKs. Why is that important? For two reasons, (A) you can’t develop a category or industry without applications that people want and need, and (B) if you enter such a market, you’ve got an excellent foundation to work with.One of the first companies to help … [Read more...] about Collaborating around the Campfire with augmented reality
WWDC21: Apple announces Object Capture API for creating AR experiences
Unity will launch the Object Capture API in its AR Companion app later in 2021. At WWDC21, Apple previewed its new Monterey version of MacOS macOS 12. On the AR front, Apple has added new APIs to RealityKit 2, the latest version of Apple’s rendering, animation, audio, and physics engine for AR. Apple says developers can create more realistic and complex AR experiences with … [Read more...] about WWDC21: Apple announces Object Capture API for creating AR experiences
PTC adds AR and generative design to products in Atlas portfolio
PTC demonstrates the flexibility of Atlas and its commitment to SaaS. Since its arrival in 2012, Onshape has been revolutionary in its commitment to pure SaaS for design. The company also demonstrated a willingness to innovate on the fly. Recognizing the challenge of bringing a new design tool into a very mature market, Onshape concentrated on getting a usable base product out … [Read more...] about PTC adds AR and generative design to products in Atlas portfolio
Lidar for everyone
Didn’t it seem like we’d all be measuring playing fields, creating 3D objects, and making virtual 3D playgrounds out of our living rooms by now? Phones have 3D sensors, and now Apple has added Lidar, so why can’t we have these things? It’s here now and looks like a trend that will be happening in 2021. TikTok symbolically kicked it off with a New Year’s Eve Lens, but they … [Read more...] about Lidar for everyone
PTC’s new employment arrangement with CEO Jim Heppelmann
Apart from this year’s extreme challenges, PTC achieved an important milestone this year. Jim Heppelmann completed 10 years as PTC’s President and CEO. Under his leadership, the company has been through the most transformative years in its history. Now PTC has announced a new employment arrangement with its CEO Jim Heppelmann. The new arrangement includes a three-year executive … [Read more...] about PTC’s new employment arrangement with CEO Jim Heppelmann
XR has a real chance now, thanks to Khronos
Doing what they did for mobile phones, Khronos has stabilized XR. The headline is: Khronos announced multiple conformant implementations of OpenXR are shipping from Oculus and Microsoft. That happened because of the newly opened OpenXR 1.0 Adopters Program and open-source conformance tests, which Khronos announced was coming after launching the OpenXR 1.0 specification last … [Read more...] about XR has a real chance now, thanks to Khronos
Catching up with AR
Heavyweights Apple and Google beef up AR content development tools. There is nothing but good news on the AR front as the duel mobile platform giants Google and Apple improve their mobile AR SDKs. Apple went big with the introduction of ARKit 4 through its online WWDC 2020 conference this year. Of the two, Apple is also the most hardware dependent, which is as to be expected. … [Read more...] about Catching up with AR
Varjo adds chroma-keying for realtime AR
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