Crunchfish, a company committed to developing pioneering augmented reality technology for social, industrial and mobile-commerce applications, recently announced a new collaboration with Lenovo New Vision, the subsidiary of the Lenovo Capital and Incubator group focused exclusively on the Augmented Reality industry.
The connection between Crunchfish and Lenovo New Vision will allow for an exploration into the possibilities of gesture control in AR applications and smart glasses. Together, the two teams hope to enable gesture control in their applications, to add a new layer of depth to the augmented reality experience. Lenovo New Vision will integrate the Crunchfish AR software into a selection of their commercial AR applications, and host a field trial among a list of priority clients to see how gesture interaction can improve the usability and efficiency of AR.
The Rise of AR Technology
From adding filters to social media pictures to assisting with surgical procedures in healthcare environments, augmented reality has dozens of applications in today's digitally-evolving world. As a subset of virtual reality augmented reality is much easier to work with because you don't have to create an entirely new environment from scratch. Companies creating augmented reality simply supplement the existing situation, so you can still interact with the world around you, while simultaneously accessing digital features.
Lenovo New Vision's predecessor, NBD, launched their first-generation AR smart glasses all the way back in 2014. They were one of the first developers to feature an integrated hardware and software solution for AR in China. On the other hand, Crunchfish provides software like aBubbl and A3D which makes it possible to control electronic devices using gestures combined with AR technology.
Lenovo New Vision offers an AR ecosystem to the current marketplace that includes augmented reality smart glasses, a backend solution for managing your technology, and software applications. There's also a remote expert service available with Lenovo New Vision called "iAiD," which helps companies to access and enhance their augmented reality experience faster.
Creating a New Augmented Reality Environment
With an extensive portfolio of consumers already eager to explore their augmented reality environments, Lenovo New Vision is keen to bring the next level of technology to their AR portfolio. Lenovo is focused on creating some of the most productive and useful AR applications in the current marketplace, which is why they're beginning to explore the possibilities of gesture control to supplement the user experience.
While smartphone based, or control-based AR requires a user to hold a device with one hand and interact with another, hands-free gesture-controlled AR will transform the possibilities of this new technology. When you can control an augmented reality environment without a device in your hand, you can accomplish a great deal more. Gesture control in Augmented reality will give Lenovo New Vision users a way to interact with their digitally-enhanced environment in a productive and hands-free manner.
