Augmented Reality
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Luxexcel, the technology leader for 3D printed prescription lenses and Lumus, the pioneering innovator of reflective waveguide displays for Augmented Reality (AR), have co-developed a demonstrator of an Augmented Reality prescription lens solution that enables OEMs to address users’ prescription requirements in their smart eyewear products and make the lens…
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Despite the advancements in smart eyewear over the past decade or so, a couple of challenges have hindered adoption greatly. For one, the question of making smartglasses for people requiring prescription lenses (a significant portion of adult populations) has not found a truly innovative answer. For another, smartglasses have not…
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Over one hundred years ago, the Ford Motor Company reinvented manufacturing with the introduction of the assembly line. Today, the company has continued to show its propensity for innovation, exploring and utilizing new technologies to reinvigorate vehicle production. Recently, for instance, the Michigan-based automaker opened its new Advanced Manufacturing Center…
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3D model marketplace CGTrader is partnering with Canadian e-commerce company Shopify to introduce a new immersive and 3D online shopping experience. The collaboration will see CGTrader work with the e-commerce platform to integrate 3D modeling and augmented reality (AR) for better customer experience. CGTrader is currently one of the leading…
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Luxexcel has teamed up Augmented Reality leader Vuzix Corp to provide 3D printed prescription lenses for the Vuzix Blade AR headset. Luxexcel 3D printed prescription inserts will be introduced with the Vuzix Blade model, at CES Las Vegas, 2018. The Luxexcel VisionPlatform enables 3D printing of ophthalmic lenses for specialty…
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Remember Spark? The Autodesk software and fund born to seamlessly integrate 3D printing into AM processes and CAD software? While the overall structure has now been absorbed into other projects like Netfabb and Fusion 360, the experience and vision live on in many other ways. One is Bots101, an online…
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Anyone building for virtual and augmented reality needs 3D objects to populate apps. With VR/AR tools such as Tilt Brush and Blocks, Google has made (virtual) 3D creation easier. Now, the software giant is enabling creators and developers to build on everyone’s work: that’s why it created Poly: one place to browse, discover and download 3D objects. Poly lets users quickly…
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New technologies are the field where evolution and changes are the most noticeable. And such are the 3D systems of augmented reality – the devices are constantly upgraded to guarantee the highest image quality. The combination of virtual 3D reality and non-virtual reality is the result of collaboration of Sinterit…
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The benefits from AR and VR for 3D modeling (and, eventually, 3D printing) are becoming clearer as these systems, which initially were erroneously meant for video gaming, are evolgin to the point that they can now be used almost seamlessly for professional applications. It happened before with Kinect, the breakthrough $100…
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After Google, Amazon is diving head first into the world of 3D content creation, looking at VR/AR applications but likely aloso as a necessary transitional step toward a more widespread adoption of 3D printing. Amazon Sumerian lets anyone create and run virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and 3D applications quickly and easily…
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