⊲ BBC Horizon ⊳ In this fascinating 1981 retrospective, the BBC documentary programme Horizon traced the rise of computer graphics from wartime radar screens to video arcades and cinematic...
Month: April 2025
Sony’s 3D Screens Go OpenXR
⊲ Mixed-News ⊳ Sony has expanded its Spatial Reality Display line, introducing larger 27-inch and 54-inch models. The major leap is the integration of OpenXR, allowing access to industry-standard...
Kopin to Set XR Display Standards
⊲ Nasdaq ⊳ Kopin Corporation has secured a US Army contract for the Soldier Display Trade Study aimed at identifying the ideal MicroLED specifications for Extended Reality (XR) heads-up displays...
Teams Can Teleport Into Workspaces
⊲ UploadVR ⊳ Varjo has unveiled Teleport 2.0, their virtual collaboration platform designed to enable teams to meet inside immersive 3D replicas of real-world spaces. The updated version offers...
Meta Trims Reality Labs XR Team
⊲ MIXED News ⊳ Meta has laid off a portion of its workforce in Reality Labs and Oculus Studios, part of a wider trend of job cuts as it restructures its efforts around augmented and virtual...
Smart Glasses Translate in Real Time
⊲ The Verge ⊳ Meta has expanded features for its Ray-Ban smart glasses, now available to all users. These include live translation for conversations in English, French, Italian, and Spanish, which...
AI Steps Into the Real World
⊲ World Economic Forum ⊳ This article, by the World Economic Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, describes how AI is moving beyond screens into the physical world, driven by...
Simulation Powers 6G Evolution
⊲ Capacity Media ⊳ As 6G development gains momentum, simulation is emerging as a critical tool for tackling its complex engineering demands. From managing heat in compact, high-frequency components...
Spatial Tracking Apple XR Tool
⊲ Patently Apple ⊳ Apple has filed a patent for a spatial tracking device designed to work with XR headsets, capable of interpreting gestures, writing, and drawing in mid-air. It uses optical,...
AI Glasses: Next Tech Battleground?
⊲ Computerworld ⊳ Apple and Google are racing to challenge Meta’s early lead in AI glasses. Meta’s Ray-Ban models have quietly sold 2 million units, with new AR-capable models in development....
Anduril Takes Over and Accelerates US Army IVAS
⊲ Breaking Defense ⊳ Anduril has taken over a the contract for the US Army's Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) from Microsoft, valued at $22 billion. This transition allows Anduril to...
Digital First Digital Twin Simulation
⊲ Digital Engineering ⊳ The U.S. Army has contracted Duality AI to develop a counter-drone system called AiTDR, which will help detect and recognise drones threatening troops. Using Duality's...