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Facebook Surges in U.S. Patent Rankings Due to Mounting AR Strategy

Road to VR

Of the many granted, here’s a few of the most interesting AR/VR patents we’ve found: Beamsplitter assembly for eye tracking in head-mounted displays. Depth mapping with a head mounted display using stereo cameras and structured light. Head mounted display including pancake lens block.

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Blippar Expands Blippbuilder Support to AR Glasses Under New CEO

ARPost

AR creation tool Blippar has long offered its creation tool Blippbuilder, which recently implemented a “freemium” pricing model. Naturally, the tool was built around smartphones, which is how most people still experience AR. At the time, I got very excited about what Blippar was doing in AR,” said Prasannan. “To

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New Safty Certified Smart Glasses Debut for Industrial and Frontline Workers

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

This week, Vuzix Corporation announced the general availability of its Vuzix Shield smart safety glasses, an AR wearable designed to suit industrial and frontline working environments. The AR technology originally debuted the Vuzix Shield device via a limited fulfilment strategy focused on developers and researchers.

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Will Meta-MediaTek Partnership Advance AR Smart Glasses?

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Meta Platforms has now entered new territory with Chinese tech giant MediaTek as it explores a partnership for its future augmented reality (AR) smart glasses. MediaTek and @Meta are collaborating to accelerate the future of AR! Meta chose MediaTek’s silicon for our expertise in optimizing power and performance.

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The AR Show: Building the Future of Human-Computer Interaction

AR Insider

This article features the latest episode of The AR Show. Based on a new collaboration, episode coverage now joins AR Insider’s editorial flow including narrative insights and audio. She unpacks her philosophies with Jason McDowall on The AR Show (audio below). See past and future episodes here or subscribe.

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New Safety Certified Smart Glasses Debut for Industrial and Frontline Workers

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

This week, Vuzix Corporation announced the general availability of its Vuzix Shield smart safety glasses, an AR wearable designed to suit industrial and frontline working environments. The AR technology originally debuted the Vuzix Shield device via a limited fulfilment strategy focused on developers and researchers.

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How Will Xiaomi’s AR Smart Glasses Square Up with Rivals?

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Chinese electronics manufacturer Xiaomi has debuted its Wireless AR Glass Discovery Edition, leading to the company’s first-ever wireless augmented reality (AR) smart glasses. Additionally, the head-mounted display leverages its onboard AON camera for gestures and feature control. percent year-on-year, or 1.7

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