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How far are we from augmented reality?

(chinadaily.com.cn/Xinhua) Updated: 2016-07-26 13:32

How far are we from augmented reality?

A Microsoft employee demonstrates Hololens during the Microsoft Build 2016 Developers Conference in San Francisco, the United States,on March 30, 2016.[Photo/VCG]

According to Kuang Wenbo, professor with Renmin University of China, high prices are one of the major factors constraining the application of AR, a concept that was put forward more than two decades ago.

Besides, a series of technological factors also hinder the wider application of AR, such as lack of universal operating system and technical standards, the poor performance of camera sensors and network latency.

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