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The Crazy VR Goggles in HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ Are Not a Prop but a Real Prototype

Road to VR

But what you’re looking at is actually a real prototype of an HMD called the Glyph, developed by a company called Avegant. I got to try it myself back in 2013 when Avegant was developing the then yet-to-be-named Glyph, a personal video viewer which doubles as a pair of headphones and is available today for $400.

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New Partnerships and Products From Waveguide Manufacturer Dispelix

ARPost

In fact, the last time that Dispelix talked to ARPost it was to announce a partnership with light engine manufacturer Avegant. They can be used as a reference and for companies that want to do a full run and don’t want to do something custom with all of that research and development,” said Harju. Partnerships and Products.

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Charting a Path to Viable Consumer AR Glasses, Part IV

AR Insider

Remember, we are using the term “AR glasses” broadly to reference head-word devices that allow you to directly see the real world as well as digital content, whether basic 2D content or more immersive 3D experiences tied to the real world.). and Avegant is pursuing a foveated display for AR. The demo is quite impressive.

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Holographic Waveguides: What You Need To Know To Understand The Smartglasses Market

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These micro-ridges are referred to as a “surface relief” waveguide. But with Dispelix already producing a printed surface relief waveguide, and with Avegant more recently demonstrating a light-field display (using an even more vintage beam-splitter technique), Magic Leap may have lost much of its novelty. Holographic Waveguides.