Tag: augmented reality technology

Augmented reality glasses shown at CES 2016 prove hugely immersive

Jennifer Goula
technology green augmented reality lens

The Lumus DK-50 demo at the Consumer Electronics Show had a wider field of view than rivals. Virtual and augmented reality played a tremendous role at CES 2016 and among them, there was a product called the Lumus DK-50 that proved to have an experience that was even more immersive than the much better known HoloLens from Microsoft. The HoloLens has been making headlines by being tested by astronauts at the International Space Station. However, despite the fact that Microsoft’s augmented reality glasses have been grabbing more media attention, the…

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Prynt augmented reality portable printer cases are finally shipping

Julie Campbell
augmented reality printer shipment

The Kickstarter Backers are now starting to receive their promised devices after a considerable delay. Quite a while ago Prynt successfully ran a Kickstarter campaign for its augmented reality iPhone and Galaxy device cases to provide a portable printer for those gadgets and now, after having waited through delays that have lasted for months, they have finally started shipping to the backers. That said, the blue and pink versions of the AR portable printers won’t be available before Christmas. This means that while some of the backers are finally receiving…

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Blippar to update its augmented reality app with new real time features

Julie Campbell
Blippar augmented reality Mobile App

The next generation of the application will be much easier to use and will offer greater practicality. At the TechCrunch Disrupt London 2015, the co-founder and CEO of Blippar, Ambarish Mitra, demonstrated the next generation of the company’s popular augmented reality app, with improved object identification and enhanced features. The mobile app will soon be able to offer users much faster and easier real time options through smartphones and tablets. The new version of the Blippar augmented reality app is to launch in late December and the goal is to…

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Boeing looks to augmented reality to improve worker efficiency

Sam Lambert
augmented reality glasses patent (note: these are not real ar)

The aircraft manufacturing giant has shown that AR technology can improve information availability. In Santa Clara, California, at the Augmented World Expo, speakers discussed the barriers of adoption to augmented reality and helped to show the many practical uses for the technology that can make it more than worth the while of companies to take it on. Boeing was among the top proponents for the use of AR tech, and it shared its own internal study results. While Boeing wasn’t the only one at the event that was applauding the…

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Smartglasses by Quantum to improve augmented reality navigation

Jennifer Goula
Epson Augmented Reality Glasses

The idea is to make it possible for users of the wearable technology to find greater ease with AR. User interface and experience company, Quantum Interface, has now unveiled its augmented reality technology that has been created with smartglasses in mind, so that it will be simpler for wearers to navigate. The new interface has been developed to make it easier for users to perform smartglasses while displaying AR. Quantum Interface (also known as Qi, for short) is based in Austin, Texas and has created the interface to allow users…

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