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XPANCEO takes us inside its lab where it makes smart contact lenses

XPANCEO takes us inside its lab where it makes smart contact lenses

You know that I’m a big fan of AR contact lenses: while making AR glasses is already incredibly complex, some amazing innovators are betting on the impossible battle to miniaturize all that is needed to do AR into small lenses. And the cool thing is that they are even managing to produce some prototypes. XPANCEO […]

April 29, 2024April 30, 2024
by Skarredghost
Qualcomm announces AR2 chip to pave the road to the augmented reality glasses of the future

Qualcomm announces AR2 chip to pave the road to the augmented reality glasses of the future

At the Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm has just made an announcement that I think will be very important for the future of augmented reality. The company has unveiled the Snapdragon AR2 Gen1 chip, which will power the next generation of slim augmented reality glasses. Unluckily I haven’t been able to go to Hawaii to enjoy the […]

November 17, 2022November 17, 2022
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2022.06.27): Meta shows its R&D prototypes, Apple shows nothing as usual, and much more!

The XR Week Peek (2022.06.27): Meta shows its R&D prototypes, Apple shows nothing as usual, and much more!

It’s hot and the drought is creating some issues here in northern Italy. But I had a nice weekend, plus I’ve been chosen by Onalytica as one of the top 5G+XR influencers on Linkedin, so I think of this and I stay happy. Top news of the week Meta showed prototype headsets from its R&D department […]

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022
by Skarredghost
My predictions for augmented reality in 2022

My predictions for augmented reality in 2022

After having written my predictions for virtual reality for this year, it’s time for me to dig into what is happening in the next months in augmented reality. As I always say about my predictions, I’m not sure they will turn out to be true (and honestly, many times this hasn’t happened), but for sure […]

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022
by Skarredghost
Nreal announces Nreal Air AR glasses

Nreal announces Nreal Air AR glasses

After some days of teasing, Chinese AR company Nreal has finally announced its latest AR glasses: Nreal Air. I would define them as the “GearVR of augmented reality”. Let me tell you why. Nreal Nreal is one of the most interesting AR startups out there, and it has revolutionized the augmented reality sector launching the […]

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021
by Skarredghost
Threedy AI automatically converts 2D photos in 3D assets for AR!

Threedy AI automatically converts 2D photos in 3D assets for AR!

Threedy AI is a startup whose main expertise is the automatic conversion from 2D photos to 3D models. It can automatically fetch the photos of your items from your website, and transform them into 3D models for prices as cheap a $5/model! It is a very innovative company, and I think that it can be […]

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020
by Skarredghost
Nreal Light devkit review: an interesting entry point for AR

Nreal Light devkit review: an interesting entry point for AR

Nreal is for sure one of the most interesting AR startups on the market. It got the attention of all the press at CES 2019 revealing an AR glass that is light, fashionable, and affordable. In 2020, it consolidated its product with a series of partnerships and a solid product development plan. There is much […]

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020
by Skarredghost
Nreal reopens orders for devkit, introduces new bundle

Nreal reopens orders for devkit, introduces new bundle

You all know that Nreal is one of the most interesting AR startups out there, also because it has been able to create the first AR glass that has at least some chances of getting some interest from the average consumers because it is fashionable and light. I tried the device myself during my last […]

May 18, 2020May 19, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.01.27): Samsung may be working on a new headset, Half-Life: Alyx will ship on time and much more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.01.27): Samsung may be working on a new headset, Half-Life: Alyx will ship on time and much more!

Hello everyone! With great pleasure, I announce to you that we have updated our game HitMotion: Reloaded (the first mixed reality fitness game) on Viveport, and now we have far better bonuses management, apart from having fixed lots of bugs. If you have a Vive Focus Plus, go out on Viveport M and download it! […]

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020
by Skarredghost
My predictions for augmented reality in 2020

My predictions for augmented reality in 2020

After having written my predictions for virtual reality in 2020, let’s see what will be the trends for this year in augmented reality. Summary Let me be very honest: I’m not expecting that much from this year in augmented reality. If virtual reality is still in the early stages, augmented reality is even before that, […]

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020
by Skarredghost
Augmented reality is reaching a mature state according to Gartner

Augmented reality is reaching a mature state according to Gartner

According to the very famous market analysis company Gartner, Augmented Reality is no more an “emerging” technology, but it has graduated as a mature one. This news comes one year later than a similar one regarding Virtual Reality: in a popular post of mine of 2018, I highlighted how in that year VR had disappeared […]

September 4, 2019September 4, 2019
by Skarredghost

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