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Toshiba Introduce AR Ordering System for Smartglasses

Toshiba has become one of the companies involved in the emerging enterprise-level augmented reality (AR) market thanks to its ‘Assisted Reality’ AR100 smartglasses and the dynaEdge DE-100. The company is now introducing a new ‘pick-by-vision’ ordering system that will provide workflow enhancements for the logistics sector.

The system is referred to as xPick, and forms part of Toshiba’s strategic relationship with Ubimax for the dynaEdge platform, following on from modules such as xMake, xInspect and xAssist.

The system has been optimised to ensure productivity for organisations working in industrial fields. The xPick module has been created to assist with manual order picking, right through various stages including sorting and inventory management through to goods receipt and removal.

The system allows for a hands-free, AR display which contains instructions transmitted to the smartglasses right into the field-of-vision of the employees. Additional functions such as barcode scanning, weight checking and localisations can be added to increase level of accuracy and further refine workflows.

“Intelligent assisted reality solutions have really captured the market’s attention over the past 12 months. Indeed, our latest study found that 77 per cent of all IT decision-makers surveyed in Germany plan to introduce this innovative technology to their businesses over the course of the next three years[1],” said Maki Yamashita, Senior Vice President, PC & Solutions EMEA, Toshiba Europe GmbH. “We’ve found that the opportunity to maximise productivity whilst expanding an organisation’s suite of connected devices is a winning combination – particularly when it comes to manufacturing and logistics-based enterprises.”

“The reception from our customers and partners following the launch of our first suite of modules was overwhelming,” said Jan Junker, Chief Commercial Officer, Ubimax. “We’ve really responded to market demand by further enhancing industrial workflows with the expanded level of smartglass solutions we’re running on the Windows platform. Working alongside Toshiba to drive transformational change across a variety of sectors has been a real highlight of our partnership. xPick, running on Toshiba’s dynaEdge platform, will work seamlessly alongside our existing modules to create efficiencies on an entirely new level.”

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Toshiba AR Smartglasses Utilities Comes to Windows 10

Toshiba recently launched its enterprise-focussed smartglasses system, the dynaEdge DE-100 and AR100 Viewer, becoming a solution for companies who are seeking to become one of a growing list who are utilising augmented reality (AR) technology for business use. Toshiba have now announced that new capabilities for the dynaEdge solution will be ported to Windows 10.

The new capabilities are being delivered through Toshiba’s partnership with Ubimax, which will allow new workflow modules, xMak, xInspect and xAssist to be ported to the Windows 10 platform, allowing to dynaEdge smartglasses system to run on Windows 10.

Toshiba dynaEdge AR SmartGlasses

The dynaEdge smartglasses solution has been designed to let front-line workers perform tasks more efficiently by being able to access additional information in a hands-free way and thus attain better efficiency and productivity.

The three new modules are xMake, which brings instructions into line-of-sight of employees for use on assembly lines or during quality assurance. The xInspect module gives employees hands-free access to information such as checklists and circuit diagrams for service and maintenance tasks while xAssist lets workers on the floor connect with a live remote expert for specialised assistance.

“We are seeing significant interest in smart glass solutions for business use, with 82% of organisations saying they plan to deploy this technology within the next three years. Yet many are stuck at the proof of concept stage because of bottlenecks around security, reliability and infrastructure standardisation,” said Maki Yamashita, Senior Vice President, PC & Solutions EMEA, Toshiba Europe GmbH, “Such challenges are removed by our Windows 10-based solution, while the fruits of our partnership with Ubimax are now also enabling us to take smart glass functionality to new levels within the enterprise.”

“The arrival of smart glass solutions running on the Windows platform has sparked genuine excitement among our customers and partners,” said Jan Junker, Chief Commercial officer, Ubimax. “We’re proud to be leading the way, alongside Toshiba, in delivering game-changing smart glasses solutions for the work place. We are confident that the availability of our frontline solutions on Toshiba’s dynaEdge platform will prove instrumental in driving further uptake and growth in this area.”

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10 New Companies Looking to Use Vuzix’ Waveguide Optics Technology

Vuzix Corporation, one of the leading suppliers of smart glasses and augmented reality (AR) technologies and products for consumer and enterprise markers, has revealed it is working with over a dozen new companies to explore new and exciting marker opportunists.

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With this comes the news that ten new customers have entered Vuzix’ Project Planning Phase, meaning their have signed a Non-disclosure agreement (NDA) and are actively performing due diligence of Vuzix and its waveguide optics technology for integration into their hardware roadmap. The outcome of these new companies working with Vuzix could be a number of new products, for both consumer and enterprise, that would benefit from Vuzix’ technology and create new market opportunities.

“Vuzix has spent years and invested significant dollars developing our advanced waveguides and the production process around them,” said Paul Travers, President and Chief Executive Officer at Vuzix. “We believe the fact that we can start volume manufacturing now and deliver them to select partners puts us in an immediate leadership position in AR market. Our ability to do so represents a tremendous value to Vuzix own products and any of the companies we decide to work with.  Vuzix waveguides and related technologies can offer fast  entry and a significant competitive edge to those OEM partners and as a result we expect will allow Vuzix to achieve premium margins over the available conventional bulky optics alternatives.”

Toshiba dynaEdge AR SmartGlasses

Vuzix have of course been bring their skills and experience to a partnership with Toshiba to develop the dynaEdge AR100 smart glasses which entered production earlier this month. Vuzix’ waveguide optics technology and display engines allow for applications to take advantage of the AR capatabllies and pack it all within small devices such as smart glasses. With a the recently demoed Vuzix Blade AR smart glasses, the company showcased how its solution can be made into a realiable form factor with impressive performance showing that the technology is capable of delivering outstanding results.

With more then a dozen companies now on board to utilize the technology into new products, the growth of Vuzix seems promising and the opportunities for AR applications have now expanded further. VRFocus will be sure to bring you all the latest on Vuzix and its new partners in the future.

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10 New Companies Looking to Use Vuzix’ Waveguide Optics Technology

Vuzix Corporation, one of the leading suppliers of smart glasses and augmented reality (AR) technologies and products for consumer and enterprise markers, has revealed it is working with over a dozen new companies to explore new and exciting marker opportunists.

Vuzix - Logo

With this comes the news that ten new customers have entered Vuzix’ Project Planning Phase, meaning their have signed a Non-disclosure agreement (NDA) and are actively performing due diligence of Vuzix and its waveguide optics technology for integration into their hardware roadmap. The outcome of these new companies working with Vuzix could be a number of new products, for both consumer and enterprise, that would benefit from Vuzix’ technology and create new market opportunities.

“Vuzix has spent years and invested significant dollars developing our advanced waveguides and the production process around them,” said Paul Travers, President and Chief Executive Officer at Vuzix. “We believe the fact that we can start volume manufacturing now and deliver them to select partners puts us in an immediate leadership position in AR market. Our ability to do so represents a tremendous value to Vuzix own products and any of the companies we decide to work with.  Vuzix waveguides and related technologies can offer fast  entry and a significant competitive edge to those OEM partners and as a result we expect will allow Vuzix to achieve premium margins over the available conventional bulky optics alternatives.”

Toshiba dynaEdge AR SmartGlasses

Vuzix have of course been bring their skills and experience to a partnership with Toshiba to develop the dynaEdge AR100 smart glasses which entered production earlier this month. Vuzix’ waveguide optics technology and display engines allow for applications to take advantage of the AR capatabllies and pack it all within small devices such as smart glasses. With a the recently demoed Vuzix Blade AR smart glasses, the company showcased how its solution can be made into a realiable form factor with impressive performance showing that the technology is capable of delivering outstanding results.

With more then a dozen companies now on board to utilize the technology into new products, the growth of Vuzix seems promising and the opportunities for AR applications have now expanded further. VRFocus will be sure to bring you all the latest on Vuzix and its new partners in the future.

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Production Begins on Vuzix & Toshiba Smartglasses

Last year, enterprise-focussed augmented reality (AR) hardware company Vuzix began a partnership to create a new Windows-based smartglasses system for Toshiba. The two companies have now unveiled the product as mass production begins.

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The device is branded as Toshiba/Vuzix dynaEdge AR100 smart glasses, and is designed to connect directly to the Toshiba DE 100 Mobile Mini PC, which is a smart belt-worn unit that powers the smartglasses through a USB type-C cable.

The system has been designed to allow Windows 10-based remote support using an application called Vision DE Suite, a custom application which lets workers and technicians communicate with other other using text, video and audio in order to collaborate and solve issues.

The dynaEdge smart glasses display weighs less than two ounces and can use the left or right eye for a monocular display, depending on user preference. A range of mounting options are also available, so the glasses can be mounted on safety glasses or hard hats.

 

Toshiba dynaEdge AR SmartGlasses

 

 

“Over the past year the team at Vuzix has done a remarkable job at executing against an aggressive project timeline for Toshiba to bring to market the world’s first Windows-based smart glasses. In just over a year we have successfully gone from design on a paper napkin to commencing volume production. Our shift into high volume manufacturing and deliveries of our Vuzix co-branded AR smart glasses product for Toshiba represents a strong vote of confidence in our capabilities and recognition of our leadership position within the wearable technology space,” said Paul Travers, President and Chief Executive Officer at Vuzix.

 

“Vuzix’ ability to develop and manufacture a new class of smart glasses for Toshiba within an aggressive set of timelines was remarkable. We are also very impressed with Vuzix’ line of smart glasses and other technology that the Company has in development and look forward to continued collaboration between the companies,” said Carl Pinto, vice president of marketing and product development for Toshiba Client Solutions Division, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.

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