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Charting a Path to Viable Consumer AR Glasses, Part IV

AR Insider

Part 1 : The two biggest barriers holding wearable displays back are visual quality and device comfort, which hinge on the display and optics technology. Flipping the assumptions on their head implies a new type of display technology is needed, which is no small undertaking. and Avegant is pursuing a foveated display for AR.

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Weekly Funding & People Roundup: TheWaveVR Raises $4M, Pluto.

AllThingsVR

Weekly Funding & People Roundup: TheWaveVR Raises $4M, Pluto VR raises $13.9M, Avegant Raises $13.7, The whole point is to help the music industry — usually a laggard in exploiting digital technology — to create new revenue streams. The company has also raised $4 million in a new round of funding led by Upfront Ventures.

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