Augmented reality

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January 4, 2025
Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

This weekend, I’m on my way to Las Vegas to cover this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. I’ve scoured the CES schedule and lists of exhibitors in preparation for the event, where I hope to find fascinating new tech. After all, some prep is required given the size of the show:…

December 25, 2024
Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

2024 was a year of paradoxes in consumer electronics. While artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and cutting-edge display technology changed how people use their devices, the year also saw a surge in demand for simple, tactile controls and designs. This collection of stories highlights the year’s most significant trends, including Meta’s…

14 Nov 24

US firm Realwear acquires Swiss startup Almer amid XR market consolidation

Computer & Information Technology

American wearables firm Realwear has acquired Swiss augmented reality (AR) startup Almer Technologies. Almer’s AR headset — the Arc-2 — overlays digital information onto the wearer’s field of view, allowing them to access real-time data, instructions, or assistance from an engineer seated anywhere in the world. The glasses are targeted…

October 19, 2024
Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

In the last decade, Meta has embarked on a quest to blend the physical and virtual realms. The tech giant is bringing that fusion to fruition with the recent unveiling of what it calls its first pair of “true” augmented reality (AR) glasses, named Orion.While the company notes that Orion…

May 8, 2024
Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Metallurgy & Material Science

Augmented-reality glasses can upgrade our view of the world with digital images and data. However, even industry titans such as Google and Microsoft have failed to devise augmented-reality headsets that aren’t bulky, cause headaches, or both. Now, with a combination of 3D holograms, artificial intelligence, and the kind of physics…

01 Apr 24

Blink to Generate Power for Smart Contact Lenses

Computer & Information Technology

The potential use cases for smart contacts are compelling and varied. Pop a lens on your eye and monitor health metrics like glucose levels; receive targeted drug delivery for ocular diseases; experience augmented reality and read news updates with displays of information literally in your face. But the eye is…

28 Mar 24

A New Alliance Is Advancing Augmented Reality

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Apple’s Vision Pro headset might just be the breakthrough product that the augmented-reality industry has been waiting for to catalyze the widespread adoption of AR technology, according to the IEEE’s AR Alliance.The new alliance’s goal is to foster and encourage the development of AR technologies, components, devices, solutions, and platforms.…

15 Mar 24

VR Headsets Are Approaching the Eye’s Resolution Limits

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

The Chinese consumer electronics company TCL Technology recently unveiled a monstrous, 163-inch 4K Micro-LED television that one home theater expert described as “tall as Darth Vader.” Each of the TV’s 8.3 million pixels is an independent, miniscule LED, a feat for which TCL charges over $100,000. But here’s the real…

09 Mar 24

Privacy Is Just No Longer a Thing in Augmented Reality?

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

The Apple Vision Pro teleports you to a parallel universe, one where you can summon apps and flick through web pages with a wave of your hands. It’s a feat made possible by an array of cameras, microphones, and gyroscopes that monitor your every move. And the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech…

21 Feb 24

3D Chip Tech Is Key to Meta’s AR Goals

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

There are many constraints on the design of augmented reality systems. Not the least of which is that “you have to look presentable when you’re walking around,” Meta research scientist Tony Wu told engineers Tuesday at the IEEE International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC). “You can’t have a shoebox on…

CES 2025 Preview: Needleless Injections, E-Skis, and More

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