Future of AR Glasses.
                     FUTURE OF AR 
GLASSES
INTRODUCTION
• An alternate reality is preparing to leapfrog the need for total 
immersion VR. 
• It promises to enhance what we see in the real world, instead 
of shutting us off from it.
Source: Verdict
MOBILE AR
• Apple’s ARKit and Google’s ARCore software development 
kits (SDKs) has democratized mobile AR app creation.
• This has brought about more than double the amount of 
mobile AR-enabled devices and tripled the number of active 
users. 
Source: AR Blog
AUGMENTED REALITY AS A NOVEL WAY OF SHOPPING
• At least 100 million users were expected to utilize AR-enabled 
shopping technologies by 2020. 
• The boom in mobile devices that employ AR means the sector 
is now occupied by robust and mature technologies. 
Source: VR Reality
AR FOR NAVIGATION SOLUTIONS
• One of the cases for AR technologies is indoor navigation.
• 2020 is expected to be the year that the average consumer 
gets their first real taste of its potential. 
Source: Verdict
AR-POWERED SOLUTIONS FOR THE ENTERPRISE
• Smart glasses are currently at a stage where consumer 
solutions are likely a few years off. 
• Military, medical and enterprise solutions, however, are 
beginning to prove the value of combining AR with headsets 
and smart glasses.
Source: iDropnews
AUGMENTED REALITY ENHANCED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
• Artificial intelligence and machine learning are fast-growing 
sectors in tech. 
• Bringing them together with Augmented and Mixed Reality 
systems is a natural extension of many of the things that are 
best suited to AI and ML.
Source: Gadget
WEBAR
• In the web space, Chrome AR is a highly anticipated product 
of 2020. 
• Instead of needing to use specialized apps, users can simply 
log on to AR-enabled websites to access the same level of 
functionality. 
Source: Youtube
REMOTE ASSISTANCE VIA SHARED AUGMENTED REALITY
• Collaborative efforts, such as conference calls, are often 
undermined by the lack of a direct personal presence. 
• AR, however, can create mixed-reality settings where 
everyone on a conference call can see each other in a more 
socially conducive environment. 
Source: UploadVR
AR IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
• During 2019, a number of car manufacturers were showing 
off on-the-road AR solutions, too. 
• Hyundai has been a leader in AR research that goes beyond 
the cockpit-style view of the motorist’s experience. 
Source: Medium
BUSINESS DRIVEN SOLUTION
• 3D object recognition, environment texturing and face 
tracking were also introduced.
– Tracking multiple faces
– Motion capture
– Detecting when people are occluded
Source: Youtube