Smartphone, headset, and glasses endeavors
AR has been several decades in the making, with hardware going through many periods of experimentation. In this section, we’ll review smartphone AR and AR headsets and glasses, enabling you to understand AR’s current status. In learning this, you will be able to make educated decisions about what AR can do for your business.
The concept of AR can be traced back to the 1960s and 1970s when computer graphics researchers developed the first head-mounted displays (HMDs), which could overlay computer-generated imagery in the real world. However, it wasn’t until the 1990s that AR began to emerge as a distinct technology.
In the 1990s, computer graphics and video processing technology improved, enabling the development of more sophisticated AR systems. One of the first commercial AR applications was a toy called Virtual Fixtures, developed by Louis Rosenberg at the US Air Force’s Armstrong Laboratory. Virtual Fixtures...
