The future has arrived: Augmented Reality and the new normalFrom Gartner’s Hype Cycle to AR-enabled devices and increased enterprise adoption In last year’s roundup, we forecasted an increase in the uptake of AR technology. This has actually happened, but little did we expect a pandemic to be a major force of digital transformation’s acceleration. DespiteRead more
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The growing impact of Augmented RealityFrom Qualcomm XR program to augmented privacy, digital twins, and storytelling The Augmented Reality ecosystem is advancing fast, overcoming hard technical challenges and driving digital innovation in communication and collaboration across many industries. Here are the top stories of this month. We are excited to announce that we have joined the QualcommRead more
Augmented Reality is taking offFrom Gartner’s Hype Cycle to Legrand-BTicino use case and AR-ready devices According to the Gartner Hype Cycle, Augmented Reality is considered a mature technology with many applications widespread in industrial processes. For instance, take the use case of JoinPad working with Legrand-Bticino to bring remote support to its on-field technicians usingRead more
The new era of Augmented Reality in the post-COVID-19 worldFrom smart contact lenses to the new iPhone 12 and AR remote support After a mandatory break due to the Covid-19 emergency, which hit Italy particularly hard, we are happy to resume our monthly newsletter to bring you the latest insights from the AR sector! TheRead more
Technology at the front line of the crisisFrom humanitarian aid to remote working Amid the global coronavirus outbreak and the related safety measures, we are witnessing a revolution within companies shaping how we all work and collaborate. It’s a significant shift that will push further the digital transformation in our society. The new technologies basedRead more
Anticipations of tomorrows realityFrom contact lens to the AR social network, and digital twins Analysts, entrepreneurs, big and small companies are increasingly exploring the potential of Augmented Reality in business and everyday life. Pwc has just released a report highlighting the constant growth of immersive technologies for the next ten years, estimating $ 1.5 trillionRead more
Past, present, and future of Augmented RealityFrom the history of AR to the current biggest trends At the beginning of the new year let’s look back at the greatest AR/VR innovations of 2019 and discover some predictions for the decade ahead. This month, we have selected Chalie Fink’s article on the biggest XR stories ofRead more
The democratization of Augmented RealityTrends, uses cases, and the beginning of widespread adoption Happy 2020! Let’s start off the new year with a round-up of the most relevant articles from the 2019 State of the Art Newsletter outlining the progress of Augmented Reality. If we were to identify a dominant theme of the Augmented RealityRead more
The latest advances in Augmented RealityFrom touch systems to spatial computing app, and Smart Glasses After Brain-computer interfaces, which we have already talked about in a SOTA’s past issue here, could skin-integrated technology be the next big thing in the Augmented Reality field? Recently, a group of researchers from leading universities around the world isRead more
Pathways to AR/VR5G networks, CloudXR, Edge Computing, industrial digitization What are the technologies, systems, and infrastructures supporting the spread of AR/VR applications and how are they related? The 5G mobile network plays a leading role: broader bandwidth and lower latency enable creators to offer better AR/VR experiences from the point of view of real-time videoRead more