Augmented Reality

Last week we wrote about simplicity as a driving force behind the world’s biggest technology offerings. We’re extending our thoughts on simplicity into a series that explores the necessity of simplicity in frontier technology. First, we’ll dive into AR.

Don’t expect any big M&A. Everyone is asking who Apple will acquire. The answer is: nobody. At least nobody big ($5B+). Apple announced they’re paying $38B in repatriation taxes, which implies they’re bringing $215B back to the U.S. If there…

Written by guest author Jesse Damiani, Founder and CEO at Galatea Design Story telling yesterday and in the future. For the past several millennia, our stories have lived in two dimensions. We translated our creative impulses into 2D formats—whether it…

App Store revenue grew about 30% in 2017. Apple announced App Store revenue reached $300 million on New Year’s Day 2018, a single day record. They also reported for the period of Christmas Eve to New Year’s Eve, App Store…

After a six-year wait, Magic Leap has finally released their highly anticipated headset. With almost $2 billion in funding, one of the country’s most secretive startups has been developing a mixed reality headset that is considered to be a cut above the…

Special thanks to Austin Bohlig for his work on this note.  This morning Apple announced they will be investing $390M in Finisar (FNSR), which is the company’s second largest vertical-cavity-surface-emitting-laser (VCSEL) supplier. VCSEL arrays are the key technology that powers 3D sensing applications…

Written by guest authors Lindsay Boyajian, Product Marketing, and  Zack Kadish, Professional Services at Conductor. For the past few years, we’ve seen the buzz around AR and VR build. All the major players from Amazon to Apple to Snap have made…

Finisar (FNSR) reported earnings for the Oct-17 quarter and the company announced they began shipping production quantities of VCSEL arrays. Finisar is Apple’s 2nd largest VCSEL array supplier, which powers 3D sensing applications such as facial recognition through a flood…

Written by guest author Matan Libis, VP of Product at WakingApp. Remember when VR headsets were going to be as ubiquitous as iPhones? The launch of Facebook’s Oculus Rift and HTC’s Vive in the spring of 2016 was met with…

Here are a few gift recommendations for the 2017 holiday season: Anker Battery Pack | $34.99 | Great battery pack for powering devices on the go. Apple AirPods | $159.00 | Apple’s wireless headphones. No, you won’t lose them. Apple…

Today we’re rolling out our 5-year model for Nvidia, joining Loup Ventures’ Apple, Tesla, and iRobot model coverage. It’s important we write on Nvidia given its products are an integral part of the future of technology, based on their use…

Despite being an important driver of innovation today, computer vision is little understood by those outside of the tech world. Here are a handful of facts that help put some context around what computer vision is and how far we’ve…