Tag: Augmented Reality

Google is reportedly investing in “cinematic reality” company Magic Leap

Google plans to invest heavily in a secretive company called Magic Leap. The company makes both hardware and software that work together to create a photo-realistic user interface called cinematic reality. According to a recent report, Google is leading what could be a $500 million round of funding. At the moment we know very little about ...

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Tags: Augmented Reality, cinematic reality, Google, Google Glass, Magic Leap, Oculus Rift

iPhone smart glasses – Vuzix now compatible

The Vuzix M100 smart glasses were first announced last year at the CES event and they are inherently Android powered devices. So far, only Android users could benefit from Vuzix M100 smart glasses, but a new update has rolled out for the wearable device, OS 2.0 update which will allow iPhone users to connect to ...

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Tags: Android, Augmented Reality, Google Glass, iOS, iPhone, smart glasses, virtual reality, Vuzix

Sony Smart Glasses look actually promising

Lately, we’ve seen a marked increase in wearable devices, with new smartwatches, fitness bands, health trackers, medical devices, smart glasses and virtual reality headsets popping up at every corner. Sony has already unleashed a SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk which were quite popular and advanced, but the Sony Smart Glasses have just surfaced recently and ...

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Tags: Augmented Reality, Epson Moverio BT-200, Google, Google Glass, sony, Sony Smart Glasses, wearable technology

Google Glass competitor Epson Moverio is a cheap alternative

Google Glass has had many tech enthusiasts pretty excited at the prospect of using a more simplified version of augmented reality through the digital glasses. Even though Google Glass is still considered to be in development, there have been many updates and improvements to the glasses so they can be more user friendly and practical. ...

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Tags: Augmented Reality, epson, Epson Moverio BT-200, Google Glass, smart glasses, virtual reality, wearable technology

Qualcomm offers support for smart glasses and VR

Qualcomm is the best known manufacturer of high quality CPUs for smartphones, as you’ve seen in the Samsung Galaxy S5, Motorola Moto X, OnePlus One, Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact and many more mid-range and high-end smartphones. Qualcomm hasn’t been known to offer much support for wearable devices as of yet, but it seems ...

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Tags: Augmented Reality, Gear VR, Google Glass, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon, virtual reality, Vuforia

Smart helmet comes with augmented reality features

We’ve discussed the use of wearables in the work environment before and decided that wearable tech is not only suitable for the workplace, most of all it’s useful, like the Smart Helmet developed by Daqri promises to be. Wearable technology like smart glasses and smartwatches have been most popular in the past and those are the ...

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Tags: Android, Augmented Reality, Baidu Eye, Daqri, Extreme helmet, Google Glass, wearable technology