Industry altering advancements in the augmented reality, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and machine learning space continue to be released at a rapid clip. It’s almost impossible to keep up, even for tech nerds like ourselves. Because of this, the team at Eolian decided it would be worth taking the time to highlight some of the most earth-shattering updates, curate those that are the most relevant in our area of expertise, and even add a little insightful context so you can convert them into action items when appropriate. We’re calling it “The Eolian Report”. This is the first of hopefully many editions and we hope you find tremendous value out of it.
The industry is moving so fast and adoption along with it. It won’t be long before you look around and notice how widespread and rampant AR, VR, AI, and ML use cases are being implemented all around you. Don’t blink or you might get left behind. We would love to convert everyone into believers but for the purpose of this we will do our best to remain objective and hope that the facts and trends will speak for themselves.
Full disclosure: we are also working on developing some incredible applications and have launched a few in our core verticals of military/defense, healthcare, and real estate. So, we may share some of our major milestones as well.
While we are biased on the subject and feel that everyone should at least be exploring the potential implications and use cases for their own businesses we completely understand the delay and skepticism. Because of this we’d love to hear from you all to see where your mindset is on the matter, whether positive or negative. Perhaps you’re a hardcore skeptic. Or maybe you have tried launching an AR strategy and it fell flat or never made it off the ground. Maybe you have been thinking long and hard about it but have yet to pull the trigger. Better yet, hopefully you’ve built and launched a program and it’s been achieving a lot of success and on the way to massive ROI. Either way please reach out and let us know!
-Mike Simmons, CMO
Now without further ado, time to check out some of the latest developments in the space:
General Business
Tesla Patent Application Mentions Augmented Reality Safety Glasses
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sebastianblanco/2018/12/07/tesla-patent-augmented-reality-safety-glasses/amp/
15 Examples of Augmented Reality to Inspire Small Business Owners
15 Examples of Augmented Reality to Inspire Small Business Owners
Walmart & Target Unwrap New Augmented Reality Features to Bring in Holiday Shoppers
https://mobile-ar.reality.news/news/walmart-target-unwrap-new-augmented-reality-features-bring-holiday-shoppers-0191066/
The 5G Conundrum: Who Will Build Tomorrow’s Digital Superhighway?
The 5G Conundrum: Who Will Build Tomorrow’s Digital Superhighway?
Healthcare
VR, AR and the NHS: How virtual and augmented reality will change healthcare
https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/vr-ar-and-the-nhs-how-virtual-and-augmented-reality-will-change-healthcare/
Healthcare Augmented & Virtual Reality Market: Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecasts 2018–2026
http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/4060124
Global Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in Healthcare Market Extensive Study of Future Value Chain on Regional, Drivers and Technological Advancements Outlook 2018–2027
https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/global-augmented-reality-ar-and-virtual-reality-vr-in-healthcare-market-extensive-study-of-future-value-chain-on-regional-drivers-and-technological-advancements-outlook-2018-2027-2018-11-30
Augmented reality in the operating theatre: How surgeons are using Microsoft’s HoloLens to make operations better
https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/augmented-reality-in-the-operating-theatre-how-surgeons-are-using-microsofts-hololens-to-make/
FDA Approves Surgical Augmented Reality
https://www.healthcarepackaging.com/article/fda-approves-surgical-augmented-reality
AR and VR in healthcare: Five ways immersive tech is saving and transforming lives
https://www.compelo.com/ar-and-vr-in-healthcare/amp/
Technology Innovation in Virtual Reality in Healthcare Market to See Rapid Growth in Coming Year — Leading Players Are Google, Microsoft, Daqri, Psious Industry Analysis
http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/4053337/
Commercial Real Estate
With Augmented and Virtual Reality, Tour Your Office Before It’s Built [We have a platform called ARRE (Augmented Reality Real Estate) out that can help you do just this and so much more!]
Landlords Look To Curate Tenant Mix So Companies Can Financially Benefit One Another
https://www.bisnow.com/atlanta/news/office/office-space-now-the-frontlines-in-the-war-for-talent-95092
NYC Virtual Reality Champions That Will Make Your Listings Pop
NYC Virtual Reality Champions That Will Make Your Listings Pop
No more open houses? How AR will affect the real estate industry
https://venturebeat.com/2018/10/03/no-more-open-houses-how-ar-will-affect-the-real-estate-industry/amp/
3 smart tech-savvy companies leading commercial real estate into the future [They forgot to mention ARRE but that’s ok, we forgive them.]
https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2018/09/01/3-smart-tech-savvy-companies-leading-commercial.amp.html
How 5G internet will enable ultra-smart workplaces
How 5G internet will enable ultra-smart workplaces
Military
Microsoft Wins $479 Million Army Contract for Augmented Reality Systems [One of the most earth shattering pieces of news of the entire year for AR!!]
https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-wins-479-million-army-contract-for-augmented-1830730198/amp
2017 Military Augmented Reality (AR) Headgear Market Growth Breakdown by Regions, Manufacturers, Types and Applications
2017 Military Augmented Reality (AR) Headgear Market Growth Breakdown by Regions, Manufacturers, Types and Applications
Global Military Augmented Reality (AR) Headgear Market 2019–2023: Competitive Landscape, Advanced Theory, and Survey
Global Military Augmented Reality (AR) Headgear Market 2019-2023: Competitive Landscape, Advanced Theory, and Survey
US Soldiers Joined to Military’s Connected Cybernetwork Global Attack Machine
US Soldiers Joined to Military’s Connected Cybernetwork Global Attack Machine
Industry Optimistic About Military Training, Simulation Market
http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2018/11/29/industry-optimistic-about-military-training-simulation-market
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
5 Artificial Intelligence Trends To Watch Out For In 2019
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janakirammsv/2018/12/09/5-artificial-intelligence-trends-to-watch-out-for-in-2019/#78fc25d85618
5 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Architecture
https://interestingengineering.com/5-ways-artificial-intelligence-is-changing-architecture
Why Companies That Wait to Adopt AI May Never Catch Up
https://hbr.org/2018/12/why-companies-that-wait-to-adopt-ai-may-never-catch-up
Artificial Intelligence: Disruption Ahead
https://www.physiciansweekly.com/artificial-intelligence-disruption-ahead/amp/
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