Augmented Reality.Org's Ori Inbar: 'We are basically Giving People Superpowers'

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An interview with Ori Inbar, the co-founder and CEO of Augmented Reality.ORG, a global non-profit organisation dedicated to advancing augmented reality (AR). AugmentedReality.org also owns and produces the largest international conference event for interactive professionals the Augmented World Expo. The event is now entering its sixth year and focusses on Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Wearable Computing, Smart Glasses, Gesture and Sensor devices, and The Internet of Things. At last weeks Wearable Technology and Augmented Reality Show, Inbar presented the findings of a report produced by AugmentedReality.Org entitled 'Smart Glasses Towards 1 Billion Shipments.' Afterwards, he was kind enough to discuss both the report and the direction in which AR is developing. The report which predicts that Smart Glass shipments will reach 1 billion before the end of the decade, outlines the current market, its key players and the trends driving Smart Glass adoption. Inbar says that early growth will be driven by technology enthusiasts and early adopters and there will be significant enterprise adoption as new products ship. This will bring about corresponding growth in the consumer market which will build investor confidence. This virtuous cycle will drive the market towards the predicted figure of 1 billion shipments by 2020. Inbar is a highly regarded figure within the Augmented Reality community acting as both a sought-after speaker and an industry advisor. He is someone with his eyes firmly fixed on developing an AR future and he has been pushing forward the agenda for augmented reality since 2007. Smart, entertaining and one of Augmented Reality's leading exponents, Ori Inbar has made it his personal mission to popularise AR. He believes the technology represents the next stage of human social and technological evolution and he may very well turn out to be right.