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Beyeonics Raises $11.5M to Further Develop AR/VR Surgical Visualization Platform

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Elbit Systems , an Israel-based defense company, recently announced that its medical technologies subsidiary Beyeonics Surgical successfully concluded its first funding round of $11.5 million, which the company says will be used to expand product development and accelerate commercialization of its surgeon-centric AR/VR technologies.

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Lumus Showed Off New AR Glasses With 55-Degree Field Of View

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The company showed the Maximus prototype for AR glasses with a 55-degree field of view at CES 2017, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas this week. Rehovot, Israel-based Lumus makes the optical engine that empowers AR solutions. AR is expected to become a $90 billion market by 2020, according to tech advisor Digi-Capital.

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What to Expect from Apple in the AR/VR Space

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While Apple fans have long been waiting for Apple to launch its own augmented and virtual reality ( AR/VR ) wearables, and despite many competitors already presenting market-ready AR glasses and VR headsets , there are still more questions than answers around what Apple’s AR/VR first product will look like.

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Raptor AR Smartglasses Give Cyclists Essential Stats While On The Road

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While VR is letting cyclists explore the world from the comfort of their homes , this new set of AR glasses could provide huge benefits for those that still venture outside. Israel-based Everysight today announced Raptor, a new set of glasses designed specifically for cyclists. Tagged with: ar , bike , cycling , glasses , Raptor.

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Apple Manufacturer Quanta Partners With Lumus For AR Displays

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Recently, they reached out to Lumus, an Israel-based business that designs displays for AR glasses and headsets. In 2008, they sold the PD-18 , one of the first AR glasses of its kind, and just a few years later they started producing hardware for the US Military. Source: Bloomberg.

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What’s the Latest with Meta’s Project Aria?

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In September 2020, Meta Platforms, formerly Facebook, announced an augmented reality (AR) glasses initiative to help users interact with their surroundings with digital content overlays to assist their day-to-day activities. High volume, localised data – Testers will also need to collect information for the AR glasses to display.

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Can Vuze Become the Next GoPro?

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Just two years ago, betting on VR / AR was considered visionary, with scattered remnants of an ill-fated attempt to immerse us in a three dimensional world with quite frankly, a sub-par experience. Starting its way from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel – the company received venture capital backing and moved to Colorado, US.