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Find here all relevant AR news of the last summer. As you can see, the world lockdown has favored new uses of AR, especially in very impacted fields like tourism or entertainment. Singers and performers have started to test but it is not the time for a “concert in the kitchen”, mainly because the monetization of such a thing is not easy J On the industrial side, no revolution but a confirmation that remote assistance is the right use to deploy now. The acquisition of Ubimax by TeamViewer should convince you (if needed).
We have also seen a lot of announces for AR glasses projects or development. The market is clearly not closed and if Microsoft is indisputably forward, it won’t be the only player of this game. We have “historical” players like Vuzix, new one like Rokid or Lynx and unexpected one like Spartian or Jio. Even Google blurred the landscape after the North acquisition ! The good question now is the link between hardware and software and the creation of the future AR/VR ecosystem(s).
A last thing, we have seen since this summer a lot of news about the 5G deployment, in connection with augmented reality. It’s not clear if the 5G providers really understand the AR potential or just use it as a trojan horse to convince governments and people 🙂 As you know 5G licenses are expansive and the “AR billions” are only in consultants reports …
Interesting uses
- National Taiwan Museum introduces AR tour guide — Taipei Times
- Burger King propose le premier concert en réalité augmentée sur… un Whopper
- The L.A. River — in augmented reality — Los Angeles Times
- L’intelligence artificielle expliquée aux enfants grâce à la réalité augmentée
- Témoignage de Nathan Jeunesse sur l’apport de la réalité augmentée pendant le COVID-19 — ARGO Augmented Documents
- J&J Vision debuts new try-it augmented reality tech application for Acuvue lenses in China | FiercePharma
- Universal Everything Launches ‘Super You,’ A Free Augmented Reality App For Creators | ARPost
- Staying close to customers with augmented reality service — Electrolux Professional UK
- « Snapchat devient un espace de réconciliation entre le monde physique et celui de la réalité augmentée », Geoffrey Perez, Snapchat. | Journal du Luxe.fr Actualité du luxe
- Les créateurs de « Pokémon Go » préparent un nouveau jeu baptisé « Catan : World Explorers »
- Leveraging Augmented Reality in Pharma Manufacturing | PTC
- Augmented Reality Scavenger Hunt Comes to Nashville — Nashville Lifestyles
- 5 Examples of AR Glasses For Sports — The Ghost Howls
- ‘Call Of Duty: Warzone’ AR Experience Offers A Peek Inside The New Stadium — VRScout
News from providers
- LYNX-R1 Headset Reveals Compact Redesign and Unique Lenses — Virtual Reality Times
- LG may release ultra-light AR glasses in 2021 — Android Authority
- New AR Display From Ostendo Capable Of 150 Degree Field Of View At Low Cost
- Vuzix Highlights its Growing Augmented Reality Smart Glasses Patent Portfolio for Next Generation Smart Glasses
- India’s Jio unveils mixed-reality glasses, completely homegrown 5G solution
- Rokid Glass 2 AR Glasses Finish Mass Production | ARPost
- Spartan HUD — Next Generation Augmented Reality Helmet by James — Kickstarter
- Interview: Snap’s hardware head on Spectacles 3, future of augmented reality | Technology News,The Indian Express
- Google buys AR glasses company North — The Verge
- Announcing In-Browser Video Recording | by 8th Wall | 8th Wall | Jul, 2020 | Medium
- TeamViewer acquires Ubimax
- MAXST Launches Official Industrial AR Service ‘MAXWORK’ | Business Wire
- Microsoft exec Peggy Johnson joins AR start-up Magic Leap as CEO
- Amazon rolls out a new AR shopping feature for viewing multiple items at once | TechCrunch
- Mozilla Shutters XR Team Amidst Major Layoff, But Hubs Will Continue
- SK Telecom Launches Augmented Reality (AR) Service based on 5G Edge Cloud
