{"id":645645,"date":"2026-06-18T16:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/645645\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T16:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:58:09","slug":"canon-reveals-concept-handheld-mr-device-glass-waveguide-collaboration-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/645645\/","title":{"rendered":"Canon Reveals Concept Handheld MR Device, Glass Waveguide & Collaboration Software"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Augmented World Expo (AWE) this week, digital imaging giant Canon showed off its latest advancements in XR tech, including a concept handheld mixed reality device, augmented reality waveguide optics, and a new XR collaboration software suite.<\/p>\n

Canon has been working in the XR enterprise space for some time now, having developed multiple generations of its MREAL mixed reality headsets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, the company is showing off at AWE its so-called \u201cConcept Model of a Pocket-Size, High-Image-Quality MR Device,\u201d which basically does what it says on the tin: it\u2019s a tethered, portable MR concept device that\u2019s said to deliver high-definition visual performance and and offer \u201cseamless compatibility with XR applications.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Canon isn\u2019t taking specs just yet, by the sounds of it the company is hoping to actually release the device at some point, as Canon says the concept model is currently under development, albeit \u201cnot yet available for purchase.\u201d Canon says it is however actively seeking partners to potentially bring it to market. <\/p>\n

\"\"Courtesy Canon USA<\/p>\n

Notably, these sorts of handheld viewers are fairly popular in the enterprise space in Japan, although it\u2019s actually being demoed by Canon\u2019s US-based division at AWE this week, which might also mean we may see it outside of the parent company\u2019s Japanese homeland at some point.<\/p>\n

Canon also showed off its \u201cHigh-Efficiency Waveguide for AR Glasses,\u201d which again is another patently Canon-style naming scheme. The company says it\u2019s developed a high-efficiency waveguide prototype for AR glasses, shown off in two specific configurations: one with a mircoLED display and another with microOLED.<\/p>\n

\"\"Courtesy Canon USA<\/p>\n

The optical glass waveguides promise a 30-degree field-of-view (FOV), an optical coupling efficiency exceeding 15,000 nits\/lm, and over 85% transmittance. Those specs may suggest Canon is optimizing its concept waveguides for smart glasses or lightweight, less immersive AR glasses, as the FOV is decidedly on the lower end of the range.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Canon announced it\u2019s getting ready to release MREAL Collaborator, the company\u2019s latest XR software created to appeal to designers in the manufacturing industry. <\/p>\n

Canon says it allows users without specialized 3D computer graphics expertise to easily operate the system and manipulate spatial data. Notably, MREAL Collaborator is compliant with OpenXR, so users can easily share across different supported XR devices and remote locations. The company says a free trial of MREAL Collaboration is slated to launch in early July. You can sign up here<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At Augmented World Expo (AWE) this week, digital imaging giant Canon showed off its latest advancements in XR…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":645646,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[86,56,54,55,4297,4298,4299],"class_list":["post-645645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-virtual-reality","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-virtual-reality","tag-virtualreality","tag-vr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=645645"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645645\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/645646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=645645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=645645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=645645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}