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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Varjo’s latest headset and software has the power to transform personal computing
New mixed reality features for professional applications put the personal back in computing. Virtual displays and experiential computing might replace desktops for designers and engineers. I have reported several times on Finnish XR start-up Varjo, since I first recognized the potential of their concept of “foveated resolution.” I reported most recently a few weeks ago from … [Read more...] about Varjo’s latest headset and software has the power to transform personal computing
Varjo’s XR-1 mixed reality headset
Varjo is the first one to get MR right. I have never been a fan of the term mixed reality, and think it is misleading, confusing, and annoying. Microsoft started it by calling their Hololens AR HMD an MR HMD because they were trying to get some product differentiation and distance from AR and the damage Google had done to the term. Qualcomm tried to sidestep the politics and … [Read more...] about Varjo’s XR-1 mixed reality headset
Enterprise VR with human eye resolution
Varjo says the VR-1’s full field of view covers 87 degrees. By Ted Pollak When I first encountered Varjo’s human eye resolution VR HMD in 2017, it was impressive but rough around the edges. The company, based in Helsinki, has since grown from 12 to 112 people and has raised $51 million. Their headset is targeted to design and simulation customers. The Varjo HMD is … [Read more...] about Enterprise VR with human eye resolution
Varjo raises $8.2 million to invest in high resolution “human eye” VR headset
Blurring the line between what’s real and what's virtual. Varjo Technologies, a mixed reality technology startup based in Helsinki, Finland, has successfully reached a new milestone by raising $8.2 million in series A funding from venture capitalists including EQT Ventures, Venture Reality Fund, Lifeline Ventures Fund III, and others. The startup is known for the development … [Read more...] about Varjo raises $8.2 million to invest in high resolution “human eye” VR headset