Introduction Apple, like all big companies, constantly files patents on concepts with no serious intention of using them in products. Additionally, just because a patent is filed, it does not mean that the idea is practical or even that it…
Intro: $2.6 Billion Was Just Not Enough for Magic Leap and Series-E Marketing Tour I have received more information from multiple sources as a result of my story, All Magic Leap Patents Have Apparently Been Assigned To J.P. Chase Morgan…
Just A Quick Note Today on Magic Leap 2+ Month Old News Things have been very quiet lately with respect to Magic Leap. So quiet, that apparently the assignment of all of Magic Leap patents over 2 months ago went…
Is Hololens 2 Really Shipping? Many tech sites, including Engadget, The Verge, ZDNet, Next Reality, and CNET are reporting that Hololens 2 is “officially” shipping as of today as a price of $3,500 for the bare-bones hardware-only version. But before…
Introduction Just a quick update to my last article this time. I found another “No Moore’s Law” for optics reference that was the subject of my last article, “Saying “Moore’s Law or Apple” Does Not Make AR a Consumer Product.”…
First, a Request for Input on Apple’s AR Effort Before I get started on the article (although this is related), I would like to make a request for help in identifying what Apple is doing in AR. Apple has R&D…
Samsung AR Design “News” Several technology news articles on October 23, 2019 (yesterday as I write) reported about a possible Samsung AR design, including Engadget, The Verge, and Pocket-Lint, based on a Samsung AR Headset Design Patent discovered by Galaxy…
Introduction In this article, I want to discuss what seems often overlooked in AR Field of View (FOV) discussions, namely the view of the real world. It seems like for some headsets, the view of the real world is almost…
Introduction I apologize for yet another delay in the next part about Field of View, but there was a bit of news I wanted to address on a timely basis. According to Nikkei Tech, on October 8, 2019, Sony announced…
Introduction My next article was going to be about the view through AR devices, but a 1-hour video of Alex Kipman, Microsoft Fellow, discussing the Hololens 2 (HL2) at ETH October, 3rd 2019 (ETH Video) was just released. I decided…
