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Introducing Holography as the Next Tech Milestone in Perfecting AR Glasses

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AR glasses could deliver an even more realistic and interactive experience with the aid of holography. This is the main theme of a recently published whitepaper “Holography: The Future of Augmented Reality Wearables” by a company specializing in computer-generated holography. What Exactly Is Holography? These are: 1.

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Akonia Uses Holography To Create Transparent Augmented Reality Display

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It didn’t succeed, but now it found a new use for the same technology. The company now plans to use holography to make inexpensive transparent displays for augmented reality smartglasses. The team started working on holographic data storage in the 1990s at Bell Labs, then spun out of Bell Labs in 2000 as InPhase Technologies.

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XR Talks: The Future is Holographic

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W hen looking at the technologies in the spatial spectrum — from AR to VR — one promising endpoint is holograms. Aside from cutting-edge holography that Looking Glass develops (more on that in a bit), we’re seeing innovation around 3D virtual interaction — which of course resonates during global lockdowns.

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Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) Displays: Emerging Technologies and Future…

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Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) Displays: Emerging Technologies and Future Perspectives?—?Summary In the 1990s, AR/VR experienced the first boom, which quickly subsided due to the lack of eligible hardware and digital content. Augmented reality and virtual reality displays: emerging technologies and future perspectives.

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New Waveguide Tech From VividQ and Dispelix Promises New Era in AR

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However, “possible” and “impossible” are constantly shifting landscapes in immersive technology. Hologram” is a term often used in technology because it’s one that people are familiar with from science fiction. See Also: Introducing Holography as the Next Tech Milestone in Perfecting AR Glasses. A Little Background.

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HoloLens Optics Chief Joins Google Amid Reported Push for Upcoming Google AR Headset

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At Microsoft, Kress continued his work—principally focused on micro-optics, wafer scale optics, holography and nanophotonics—as partner optical architect on the HoloLens team, overseeing the release of both HoloLens and HoloLens 2. And there’s no doubts about it: Kress says he’s focusing on creating consumer AR hardware at Google.

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Can VividQ Unlock Holographic AR?

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And though the spotlight tends to shine brightest on user-facing parts of that stack like hardware and apps, the heavy lifting is done behind the scenes by enabling tech. And the portion of the tech stack where it focuses is AR display technology. This is where VividQ lives. everything from depth sensors to waveguides.

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