One of the most incredible experiences I had at AWE was trying out Canon’s mixed-reality headsets. One was incredibly small, and the other one incredibly expensive ($20K!!!). Let me tell you everything about these very special hands-on sessions I had. [Notice: I tried these devices for just a few minutes each. This is a “first […]
I’m intrigued by Gaussian Splat videos because they have the potential to bring a person in front of you, as if he/she were really there. Combined with mixed reality, they can really make you feel like an idol of yours is there, at home with you. That’s why I was happy when, at AWE, I […]
At AWE, one of my most important experiences for me was going hands-on with the prototype Android XR smartglasses by Google, the ones you have probably seen during the keynote at Google I/O. Let me tell you about my experience with them! Android XR smartglasses It’s widely known that Google and Samsung are working together […]
In my AWE preview article, I told you about Prehension AI, a startup developing an SDK to help developers implement hand gestures in their MR/VR applications. At AWE US, I’ve been able to get hands-on with it quickly, and these are my impressions. Prehension AI Prehension is a startup that offers a Unity SDK to […]
At AWE, I was able to go hands-on with the latest version of the bHaptics gloves. And I have to say that they have improved a lot compared to the last time… bHaptics I’m pretty sure that if you are a reader of this blog, you already know bHaptics very well. But just in case […]
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to try a private demo by Lumus, the company producing waveguides for smartglasses and AR glasses. And they finally showed me the path to 70° FOV AR glasses. Lumus Lumus is a company focused on creating waveguides for glasses (AR glasses or smartglasses). They don’t produce the glasses themselves, but […]
In my latest trip to China, I tried a lot of smart glasses. Often, people ask me which one was the best, which is a question that is very hard to answer, because every glass has its pros and cons. So what I’m going to do here is list the features I loved most for […]
Thanks to my friends from the WAEA smartglasses association in Shenzhen, I have been able to try the new Huawei AI glasses at the Huawei store. I came out with pretty positive impressions, but not about everything… Huawei AI Glasses Huawei, one of the leading Chinese phone manufacturers, has recently launched its first AI glasses. […]
Last week, I told you about a potential substitute for Microsoft HoloLens developed by the Chinese company Shoujing. This device is very promising, but has not been released yet. So it was interesting to discover that another Chinese company, Xvisio Technology, is already offering an alternative to HoloLens. I’ve been able to try it, and […]
Two days ago, when I visited GravityXR’s offices, I was introduced to one of their chips dedicated to reverse passthrough. Now, on the showfloor of VR AR Expo China, I was able to actually try it and see my eyes installed on an MR headset! It was cool and disturbing at the same time… let […]
I promised to keep you informed about the cool things I could have tried in China. And I’m keeping my promise with this article in which I tell you about my hands-on with the GravityXR reference design VR headsets. I’m pretty sure you will love it, because one of these headsets is incredibly small… probably […]
