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Tilt Five Kickstarter Comes to a Close with More Than $1.7M in Funding
Tilt Five took to Kickstarter seeking $450,000 in funding to bring its AR headset to life. The headset, which uses a unique projection display method, is heavily focused on tabletop gaming applications. Now, more than a month after going...
AR Headset Startup CastAR is Reportedly Shutting Down
According to a report from Polygon, augmented reality company CastAR is heading for a shutdown, laying off staff from the Palo Alto headquarters and its internal AR software development studio in Salt Lake City. CastAR’s consumer hardware was due...
CastAR Talks Timelines and Performance Improvements for Dev Kits and Consumer AR Glasses
Having just announced a large injection of cash in the form of a $15 million Series A investment, AR glasses company CastAR says that the funds will help them fulfill commitments to their Kickstarter backers and push forward to a...
AR Glasses Company CastAR Lands $15 Million Investment Led by Android Co-founder’s Firm
CastAR (formerly Technical Illusions) today announced a $15 million Series A fundraising round to continue development of their augmented reality glasses of the same name. The company previously raised just over $1 million on Kickstarter in late 2013.
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CastAR: Hands-On with the Early Dev Kit and Through-Glasses Gameplay (Video)
Technical Illusions recently began shipping their first early, pre-production sets of castAR augmented reality glasses to backers. We met up with the team at CES 2015 and got the chance to try out the new hardware. Here's what we saw.
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CES 2015: We Talk CastAR with Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson (Plus: ‘Toby the Cat’ Health...
Paul James sits down with Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson, the masterminds behind the unique augmented reality system CastAR, to review what's happened in the 12 months since CES 2014.
There's no doubt that covering a show as large as...
Rev VR Podcast: CES 2015 Recap – Day 3
It's time for the day three recap as our pals Ben Lang and Paul James report on even more VR stuff from CES 2015. The meetings continue to stack up, and they are running on empty today. Luckily, they...
Rev VR Podcast: CES 2015 Recap – Day 2
It's time for the day two recap as our pals, Ben Lang and Paul James, get their hands on even more VR stuff today as they fight their way to the front of the lines at CES 2015. Let's...
CastAR Ship First Sets of ‘Early’ Glasses to Backers (Video)
castAR, the augmented reality gaming system, have provided an update for Kickstarter backers eagerly awaiting news. The first 'early' design glasses have shipped! What's more they filmed the journey of the very first set from packing to Post Office.
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CastAR AR/VR Headset Anticipates Delays, Hints at Two-camera Tracking Solution
It's the news no Kickstarter backer wants to hear, but every Kickstarter backer ought to be prepared for... delays. Some 62 'Early Dev Glasses' of CastAR, the forthcoming AR/VR headset, were originally planned to be sent out in April and...
Maker Faire 2014: SVVR Evangelises VR, New CastAR Holographic Display Concept and Fuel3D Scans Your Digital...
Being based in Silicon Valley, I'm fortunate to have Maker Faire Bay Area practically right in my back yard. Maker Faire describes itself as an "all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists,...
News Bits: CastAR Unveils New Prototype at Maker Faire 2014
Technical Illusions Head To Maker Faire 2014
CastAR, the augmented reality gaming glasses that project stereoscopic, holographic style images in front of the player, is heading to Maker Faire 2014 in a shiny new package. In a Kickstarter update for...
CastAR Interview and Hands-On: Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson Speak to Road to VR
Road to VR's Paul James sits down to talk with the founders of Technical Illusions, Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson and we get our hands on the new HD Prototype.
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Jeri and Rick don't really want to be doing yet...
CES 2014: Day Two Roundup. CastAR HD, Next3D, Tactical Haptics and Nthusim HMD
Another hectic day full of cool VR technology and great people; here's a breakdown of what we did and saw on day 2 of the International CES 2014.
CastAR Hands-On with their brand new HD Prototype
We were invited by Technical...
CES 2014: First Hands on with CastAR HD Prototype
CastAR, the unique AR/VR gaming headset coming from Technical Illusions, made an appearance behind closed doors at CES 2014. Road to VR is the first to go hands-on with the latest HD prototype.
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