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Friday, November 13, 2015

AR (Augmented Reality) Glasses from Asus

Asus Teases Augmented Reality Glasses

Stephanie Mlot | November 12, 2015



Move over HoloLens: Asus is building its own augmented reality headset, expected for release next year.
Details are scant; in fact, the Taiwanese company hasn't made any official announcements yet. But CEO Jerry Shen said during a Wednesday earnings webcast that Asus will enter the AR market.
"It should be next year when we come out with a product," Shen said, as reported by CNET. "We think AR will be very important for people's lives."

"It should be next year when we come out with a product," confirmed Shen, as cited by CNET. "We think AR will be very important for people's lives."
The CEO did not disclose any specific details on the matter, but it's nonetheless good to have confirmation that ASUS will indeed develop and release its own AR headset in 2016.
Previous reports revealed that ASUS was working with Microsoft on some version of HoloLens. Microsoft's HoloLens AR glasses are set to launch in early 2016 at a hefty $3,000 for the developer edition, but back in October ASUS and Microsoft were discussing the idea of collaborating to launch a cheaper variant of HoloLens.


<more at http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2495026,00.asp; related link: http://www.cnet.com/news/asus-prepares-to-enter-the-augmented-reality-market/ (Asus confirms it's bringing out a set of augmented reality glasses next year. The electronics giant has previously talked with Microsoft about building a cheaper version of its HoloLens, which will arrive next year for $3,000. November 11, 2015) and http://www.techtimes.com/articles/105914/20151113/asus-ceo-jerry-shen-confirms-ar-plans-asus-augmented-reality-glasses-to-launch-in-2016.htm (ASUS CEO Jerry Shen Confirms AR Plans: ASUS Augmented Reality Glasses To Launch In 2016. November 13, 2015)

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