Posts tagged AR

Video: iOptik contact lens display.

More info on Innovega’s wearable augmented reality display system, being shown at CES this week. Their contact lenses allow the eye to focus on the contact lens itself (normally you can’t focus on something that close), and a pair of glasses projects images or media on to the contact lens display.

CNET

XAPPR gun turns your smartphone into a… gun? I’m not sure if this will be exciting or not, but it sure makes me want to play laser tag. The ZAPPR is said to be a “gaming peripheral for smartphones”. The device allows you to play augmented reality shooting games, such as AR Invaders. Of course you don’t need the gun to play that game, but it does look kind of cool. While most handsets should fit the device, games are only available for Android and iOS at this stage. The ZAPPR costs $30 plus shipping - you can pre-order now for a June release.

XAPPR gun turns your smartphone into a… gun?

I’m not sure if this will be exciting or not, but it sure makes me want to play laser tag.

The ZAPPR is said to be a “gaming peripheral for smartphones”. The device allows you to play augmented reality shooting games, such as AR Invaders. Of course you don’t need the gun to play that game, but it does look kind of cool.

While most handsets should fit the device, games are only available for Android and iOS at this stage. The ZAPPR costs $30 plus shipping - you can pre-order now for a June release.

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Innovega to release contact lens displays. Innovega Inc has developed contact lenses capable of presenting high resolution images for entertainment or augmented reality applications. “Conventional mobile device screens are too small to read and certainly too small to enjoy. Over the past months we have demonstrated contact lens enabled eyewear for mobile devices including smartphones, portable game devices and media players that deliver panoramic, high-resolution experiences for entertainment and planned Augmented Reality (AR)* applications”, said Steve Willey, Innovega CEO. “During this same period, we collaborated with partners to finalize initial specifications of launch platforms which include a screen size that is equivalent to a 240 inch television (viewed at a usual distance of 10 feet)”. The lens uses ‘micro components’ which are so small that, when switched off, the user is able to focus normally on everyday objects. When switched on, it allows light from the display to pass through the center of the pupil, and light from the surrounding environment to pass through the outer portion of the pupil. Each of these sets of light rays produces an image on the retina simultaneously with the other set. They are superimposed to form a single integrated image. While a consumer release of the product is likely 2-3 years away, the company is also working with DARPA for a military version of the device.

Innovega to release contact lens displays.

Innovega Inc has developed contact lenses capable of presenting high resolution images for entertainment or augmented reality applications.

“Conventional mobile device screens are too small to read and certainly too small to enjoy. Over the past months we have demonstrated contact lens enabled eyewear for mobile devices including smartphones, portable game devices and media players that deliver panoramic, high-resolution experiences for entertainment and planned Augmented Reality (AR)* applications”, said Steve Willey, Innovega CEO. “During this same period, we collaborated with partners to finalize initial specifications of launch platforms which include a screen size that is equivalent to a 240 inch television (viewed at a usual distance of 10 feet)”.

The lens uses ‘micro components’ which are so small that, when switched off, the user is able to focus normally on everyday objects. When switched on, it allows light from the display to pass through the center of the pupil, and light from the surrounding environment to pass through the outer portion of the pupil. Each of these sets of light rays produces an image on the retina simultaneously with the other set. They are superimposed to form a single integrated image.

While a consumer release of the product is likely 2-3 years away, the company is also working with DARPA for a military version of the device.

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Video of the day: Second generation augmented reality from Sony.

This video shows the progress Sony is making in bringing augmented reality to its devices. Normally, AR requires a special marker to recognise before generating a graphic around it, but the new technology scans for everyday objects such as a cup or a book to start the process.

There’s some moderately interesting stuff after the first minute, but for the best bits, skip straight to 2:37.

Engadget