⊲ Military & Aerospace Electronics ⊳ The U.S. Navy's NAWCTSD is inviting industry proposals to enhance military training through technologies like adaptive simulations, distributed learning,...
Tag: AR
augmented reality
Subtitling Our Life?
⊲ Computerworld ⊳ The article contends that the primary application for upcoming smart glasses will be real-time subtitles, facilitating seamless communication by translating spoken words into text...
The Military Metaverse Fights Back
⊲ Halldale ⊳ Fawkes and Burden’s new book The Military Metaverse, published today by Routledge, maps out the evolution and future direction of virtual worlds, simulation, XR and avatars within...
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...
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...
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...
Glasgow University Explores XR Facial Control
⊲DIGIT ⊳ A study from Glasgow University has investigated how facial expressions can be used to control VR and AR, potentially aiding people with disabilities. Researchers found that seven simple...
“The Military Metaverse” Published May 2025
By Andy Fawkes, David Burden - Available through Routledge and Amazon The Military Metaverseexamines the past, present and future of the metaverse technologies including simulation, virtual...
New Smart Glasses Won’t be Cheap
⊲ The Verge ⊳ Meta is set to release a new version of its smart glasses, called Hypernova, by the end of this year. These glasses will feature a built-in screen on the right lens, allowing users to...