CastAR

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CastAR are augmented reality smartglasses developed by an augmented reality hardware and software US company Technical Illusions.

The company successfully funded the project via Kickstarter in 15th November 2013.[1]

CastAR
Castar 1.jpg
Category smartglasses
Developer Technical Illusion
Announced May 2013[2]
Released Developers: 22 November 2014[3]
Consumers: Q4 2015
Price 400 USD (pre-order)[4]
Operating system unknown
Display projector
Resolution 1280x720 pixels
Weight 100 g
Controls gaze, inertial, controller
Standalone[5]
http://castar.com/


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References

  1. https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/technicalillusions/created
  2. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/castar-augmented-reality,3742.html
  3. MOON, Mariella. CastAR team ships out first pair of AR glasses, more to follow soon. Engadget [online]. 2014, 23 November. Available online at: http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/23/castar-shipping/ (Retrieved 10 November 2015))
  4. https://technical-illusions.myshopify.com/
  5. Shows if the device is a standalone wearable computer or if it needs to be connected to a processing unit to function.