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AR 101?—?A brief summary (Part 1)

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Augmented Reality Trends (Part 2) Brief history Some important AR facts: 60s : Engineer Ivan Sutherland, created the SketchPad project, a system based on what is now known as computer graphics, and created a see-through to present 3D graphics (Krevelen, 2010)(Jaimini, 2016). The International Journal of Virtual Reality, 9(2):1{20, 2010.

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Well-funded AR Headset Startup DAQRI is Shutting Down

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Since its founding in 2010, the company has garnered a total of $275 million in investment funds, the most recent of which brought in $260 million in 2017. ” As per the email, Daqri says both its Smart Glasses and Worksense cloud solutions will be retired at the end of September. Image courtesy Daqri.

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AWE Asia-2023 Conference in Singapore from August 30-31

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We chose to host AWE Asia 2023 in Singapore not only because of its convenience for our diverse group of participants who join us from across the globe, but also in recognition of the growth of the extended reality industry in Singapore and across Asia. The press kit for the event can be found here.

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Leap Motion Raises $50 Million For Its Finger Tracking Technology

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VR and AR headsets are heading to market from Microsoft, Google, Facebook and others that have a wide range of capabilities. Morgan Asset Management’s Private Equity Group, Lawrence Unrein, is joining Leap’s board of directors. ” The head of J.P. Finger tracking is an incredibly difficult problem to solve.

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Alex Kipman Nominated for Inventor’s Award

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The Brazilian-born inventor gets recognition for his groundbreaking work with the Microsoft Hololens. His current position as Technical Fellow of the Windows and Devices Group enables him to maintain a hands-on approach to building the HoloLens and related Windows Mixed Reality software platform. billion in 2016.

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Can Mystical Magic Leap Lure Singapore’s Temasek into its Net?

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The company was founded by Rony Abovitz in 2010, attracting high-profile investments from companies including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., It is attempting to construct a light-field chip using an approach known as silicon photonics. Qualcomm Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s

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Intel to Buy Imagination Technologies or AMD’s RTG?

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Intel’s cross-licensing agreement with AMD is safe for another four years (April 1, 2010 to March 31st, 2020), but that deal does not include integration of Radeon or FirePro IP. First Intel – Nvidia deal happened in 2000, when Intel gave the best offer to Microsoft and won the deal for the first Xbox console.