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Qualcomm Announces Tethered AR ‘Smart Viewer’ Reference Design with Onboard Co-processing

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Qualcomm, maker of chips and technologies for mobile devices, today announced a reference design for a tethered AR headset which is tethered to a phone or PC but also contains its own chips to handle some onboard processing. The company calls the split-processing approach an AR ‘smart viewer’ headset.

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Toward Truly Glasses-sized AR: First Look at DigiLens’ AR HUD Reference Headset

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DigiLens , a developer of transparent waveguide display technology, is creating a reference headset aimed at wide FOV AR with hand-tracking, dubbed AR HUD. DigiLens says its in the process of demoing the AR HUD reference headset to potential partners. Image courtesy DigiLens.

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The Coachellaverse Is A Multi-Sensory AR Music Experience

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Referred to by event organizers as the Coachellaverse , this incredible digital experience allows fans from all around the world to interact with the festival in a brand new way using a combination of immersive technologies. It’s a virtual adventure that merges art, music, and fashion with immersive technology. .

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Immersive Tech Brings The Tokyo Olympics To Life At Home

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From volumetric video to AI-powered motion capture , here’s how immersive tech is changing the most historic sporting event on the planet. In addition to 360-degree video, event organizers and broadcasts are experimenting with a variety of different technologies to help bring this years’ action to life at home.

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Celebrate The Mars Rover Landing With ‘Mission To Mars AR’

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Control the landing sequence, drive a rover, and pilot a helicopter drone in this multifaceted AR experience. This afternoon, NASA’s Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter are scheduled to touch down in the Jezero crater on Mars in search of habitable conditions as well as biosignatures of microbial life and water.

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How Astronauts Are Using VR & AR Aboard The ISS

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But how exactly is VR & AR technology being used by the astronauts operating within the multinational low orbit space station? According to the official NASA blog , just yesterday two members of the Expedition 65 crew employed VR and AR technology as part of their respective duties. Working inside the U.S. Image Credit: NASA.

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The Secret to Immersion in Gaming

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The video game industry loves the word “immersion,” and so do gamers. Immersion in gaming can mean a couple different things. Immersion in gaming can mean a couple different things. It’s commonly used to refer to the sensation of feeling as though one truly exists in the game world, like they’re “really there.”

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