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PTC announces Vuforia Chalk app for communicating in augmented reality
Free app for users of Apple phones and tablets running the latest version of iOS. As promised for Fall 2017, ...
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Seeing in augmented reality is hard
The next step for pixels and eyeballs is smart glasses. Jon Peddie sees many challenges ahead before we all wear ...
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AR future: holographic near-eye displays in regular-sized glasses
Microsoft’s new lightweight prototype display comes with trade-offs. Recently, a group of industry and academic researchers met at the SCIEN Workshop ...
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Trimble debuts SketchUp Viewer for Microsoft HoloLens
Microsoft bills HoloLens as a “mixed reality” portal suitable for a new approach to design review. Trimble has announced a ...
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Siggraph promises “The Summer of VR” in VR Village
Juried and Invited content includes work from filmmakers, game developers, research labs, design, and more. Siggraph 2016 intends this year’s ...
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What’s in a logo?
The PTC pivot into an Internet of Things business is part of a larger redefinition of manufacturing. Today at the ...
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What aerospace can teach the rest of industry about augmented reality
Pain points, complete 3D data files, and changing social negatives into assets are all part of the way forward. There ...
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2015 was …
Amazing developments, shocking corporate changes, and a slowly recovering economy— what’s not to like? By Jon Peddie It’s that time ...
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PTC to Acquire Qualcomm’s Vuforia Augmented Reality technology
Qualcomm announces the sale of its AR subsidiary Vuforia to PTC. Most see this as a move to raise value and placate restive investors who are seeking the breakup of Qualcomm. The acquisition will help PTC build its IoT division.
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JPR names panel for annual Siggraph press luncheon
This year’s all-star panel will discuss how the real and the virtual are becoming one in computer graphics. It ...
