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Measure Once & Cut Once #CES2016
Precise dimensions are critical for both DIYers and professionals in understanding the requirements for any sort of home remodel project. Stanley demonstrates a couple of different laser-based measurement devices that allow rapid measurement, as well as creation of internal maps. This is the type of device that will easily enable the generation of meta-data to create low-cost augmented…
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Smarter Telecom Workers Through Augmented Reality #AWE2016
At least one telecom operator is using Augmented Reality as a tool to help its technicians be more productive. APX Director of Sales, Sean Wood, describes how the Dutch-based communications provider, KPN, is able to deliver information to smart glasses that allow a technician to see things like work-orders, product information and customers’ data with just…
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Is VR at Peak Expectations?
“2017 is going to be the year where VR and AR is really expected to start show some sales and some real meaningful value to businesses and customers,” said Eric Mizufuka of Epson America, Inc. Speaking at Augmented World Expo 2016, Mizufuka emphasizes his concern that the AR/VR market may be at peak expectations and that, in 2017,…
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A Platform for Pokémon Go and More #AWE16
Summer 2016 may be marked in history as the year that Augmented Reality turned the corner in terms of widespread adoption thanks to Pokémon Go. And the experience is somewhat crude, compared to what will soon be possible in the near future. At last month’s Augmented World Expo 2016, Osterhaus Design Group gave a glimpse of the future with smart…
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A Virtual Store for Rural America & More
Shelf space is always in limited supply compared to the number of products a retailer could potentially offer. Virtuality New Space, an Israeli-based, startup is developing a solution that gives retailers the opportunity to expand their physical space by adding virtual showrooms to their existing floorspace. At Augmented World Expo 2016, Virtuality New Space demonstrated a…
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A Fiber Reality – Working from Home in Rural Michigan’s UP
Normally, ViodiTV travels across the fruited plain to help tell the stories of how robust broadband can transform rural communities. In the above interview, rural America traveled to Silicon Valley in the person of Jonathan Gennick. Gennick hails from Munising, MI and was in Silicon Valley at the Augmented World Expo 2016 searching for authors…
