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Infographic – The Rise of Augmented Reality Smart Glasses

By AR Infographic, Touchstone VR

Augmented Reality is the integration of digital information with the user’s environment in real time. Unlike virtual reality, which creates a totally artificial environment, AR uses the existing environment and overlays new information on top of it. Google Glass is a well-known example of Augmented Reality smart glasses – aside from these, there are currently 42 AR smart glasses on…

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8 Augmented Reality Headsets That Have Users and Non-Users Excited

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List updated on 9/27/2016 It seems like only yesterday that Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality were nothing more than science fiction; a pipe dream of tech enthusiast which people thought would never pan out. Today, Virtual Reality has reached impressive levels which have shattered the simple dreams of the science fiction era; and Augmented Reality is becoming so common place…

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Infographic – Choosing VR/AR Headsets

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Currently, there are a handful of VR devices on the market and only a few AR devices. Before taking the leap and purchasing one of these headsets, one has to consider the reason for purchase. Virtual Reality devices take the user into a new artificial environment where their new reality is completely simulated. At this point, the HTC Vive, Samsung…

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Infographic: History of Augmented Reality

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Though there has not been much discussion of Augmented Reality until recently, AR has actually been around since 1968; which is when the first head-mounted display was developed. Since then, advances in technology have allowed AR to be implemented in a variety of industries; such as the Air Force in 1992, which allowed military personnel to virtually control and guide…

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