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Apple Acquires AR Optics Startup Akonia Holographics

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Founded in 2012, Colorado-based Akonia Holographics claims to have 200 patents focused on holography, specifically pertaining to storage and optics. million in venture capital back in 2012, according to Crunchbase. .” million in venture capital back in 2012, according to Crunchbase.

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Augmented Reality May Be The Future, But It Still Has Major Limitations

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He founded Oblong in 2006, and launched Mezzanine for enterprise collaborators in 2012.

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Akonia Uses Holography To Create Transparent Augmented Reality Display

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The company now plans to use holography to make inexpensive transparent displays for augmented reality smartglasses. But that company eventually went bankrupt, and Akonia was founded in August 2012 after acquiring millions of dollars in assets and the entire 200-patent portfolio from InPhase. Tagged with: akonia , holography.