HIMX/ part two A.R. & A.I. / But even if it doesn't, Glass provides a foundation for bringing a standalone AR headset to market.
Chipmaker Himax Technologies (HIMX) has been supplying microdisplays
for Glass, and is reportedly doing so for HoloLens as well.
Also providing a foundation, and potentially giving Google a major way
to differentiate, are the company's arguably unmatched investments in artificial intelligence technologies that can make sense of digital
and real-world content. Understanding what a user is seeing in the
real world, and using that knowledge to provide relevant content and increase the power of software tools,
will inevitably be a big part of AR.
