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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 ...
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Augmented Reality still casting about for the right model
Research continues to merge reality and data into one blended image. By Jon Peddie In 1992, Boeing researcher Tom Caudell ...
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Vuzix races to meet Google in wearable computing market
Vuzix is rapidly building products to meet a need the company believes will materialize in a short time -- heads up displays for wearable computing. The company is racing to complete development on its Smart Glasses line that are similar to the Google Glass idea.
