wearable augmented reality Archives

Augmented reality may be 30 percent bigger every year

01/22/201401/20/2014 Julie Campbell

Research is showing that the AR technology market is experiencing a steady rapid growth. According to a recent study by TechSci Research, the augmented reality market in the United States is expected to grow by 30 percent every year from now until the close of 2018. This trend is the result of the growing familiarity among consumers with AR technology. The TechSci Research results also indicated that as time progresses, there will be a much greater push in augmented reality, which will drive the technology forward and will bring about…

Augmented reality contact lenses worn by people this week

01/06/201401/04/2014 Julie Campbell

Augmented Reality contect lens (not actual device)

CES will represent the first time that the public will see AR contacts on actual humans. With a true science fiction feel to the technology, human ready augmented reality contact lenses will be worn at CES, which is running from Tuesday through Friday, this week, and will represent an important leap forward for the tech. AR tech has been seen in a growing number of forms from windshields to various kinds of glasses and wearables. These augmented reality contact lenses are the latest in this development that would give a…

Infinity Augmented Reality praises Google Glass

12/23/201312/19/2013 Jesse Collins

Company expects that Glass will dominate the market at launch Infinity Augmented Reality, an augmented reality firm based in Israel, believes that Google Glass will be a dominating force in the AR market when it is released. Google Glass does not have an established release date as of yet, but the product has managed to generate a significant amount of hype throughout its development. Glass is Google’s attempt to integrate technology ever further in to the lives of people around the world and these high-tech glasses leverage augmented reality technology…

Augmented reality Halloween masks could change dress-up forever

10/31/201310/29/2013 Julie Campbell

A team from the Artist and Polytechnic Institute of New York University has created 3D digital masks. Although Halloween costumes are already quite fun and creative, a team from New York University’s Artist and Polytechnic Institute (NYU-Poly) made up of grad students under augmented reality researcher Mark Skwarek has come together to create three dimensional digital masks this year. The virtual masks are a part of an AR tech based game that turns the world into a futuristic reality experience. The NYU-Poly instructor of integrated digital media, Skwarek, and a…

Augmented reality could break down language barriers

10/04/201310/01/2013 Stephen Vagus

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

Company aims to make augmented reality more practical Augmented reality is typically seen as an entertainment tool or marketing gimmick. The practical uses of the technology are relatively few and somewhat poorly understood. While augmented reality is not a new technology, its capabilities are still being discovered. As ambitious developers continue to push the boundaries of augmented reality, they are beginning to find very practical uses for the technology that had gone ignored for several years. NTT Docomo, a Japanese telecommunications company, believes that augmented reality could help break down…