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CES 2016’s coolest and craziest VR and AR

By Erin Carson January 7, 2016, 12:59 PM PST

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CES 2016’s coolest and craziest VR and AR

1. IEEE goes to space

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1. IEEE goes to space

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers offered a VR experience involving team work and going to Mars.

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2. Augmented reality and tablets

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2. Augmented reality and tablets

IEEE also has a prototype that attaches to the tablet that lets users see textbooks for example, through a viewer.

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3. Rapid aging

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3. Rapid aging

The R7Oi suit makes the wearer feel as if he or she has aged 40 years.

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4. AuraVisor

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4. AuraVisor

This HMD wants to be independent of both your computer and your smartphone by using an on-board Android-based computer.

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5. Letv's LeVR headset

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5. Letv's LeVR headset

The LeVR is relatively new and uses a smartphone as a display.

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6. Vitruix Omni

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6. Vitruix Omni

This VR game system lets users run or walk in hopes of creating a more immersive game experience.

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7. Augmented reality via smart glasses

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7. Augmented reality via smart glasses

Sony showed off its SmartEyeglass.

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8. NASA and VR

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8. NASA and VR

NASA let users experience a few VR apps using both Google Cardboard and the Oculus DK 2.

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9. Avegant Glyph

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9. Avegant Glyph

Even though it looks like you’re staring into the band of your headphones, this headset is actually a personal movie theater.

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10. Homido Mini

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10. Homido Mini

Homido makes a bigger HMD that looks more like an Oculus DK2, but they also showed off this mini viewer that clips onto a smartphone.

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11. QDLaser's retinal imaging laser eyewear

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11. QDLaser's retinal imaging laser eyewear

It’s a wearable projector that draws images right onto the user’s retina. It offers low vision support.

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12. Infinity Augmented Reality

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12. Infinity Augmented Reality

InfinityAR makes the piece of hardware above the glasses in this picture. The stereoscopic cameras help create a digital environment on a physical space.

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13. ODG's R-7 glasses

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13. ODG's R-7 glasses

These smart glasses are geared toward enterprise and industrial customers. They’re stand-alone and feature HD 3D stereoscopic displays.

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14. Lowe's Holoroom

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14. Lowe's Holoroom

Marxent partnered with Lowe’s Home Improvement to create the Holoroom. It’s an experience that lets users design a room and then view it in VR. Currently, six Lowe’s stores across the country have a Holoroom, with more on the way.

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15. vTime

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15. vTime

vTime is a mobile-based social VR experience that lets users meet up in VR locations like a beach or campfire.

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16. I Am Cardboard

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16. I Am Cardboard

If you’re looking for a Cardboard unit, you’ve got options, including I Am Cardboard.

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17.YouVisit

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17.YouVisit

YouVisit partners with brands and companies to make 360 video. For example, users can use YouVisit to browse New York restaurants, college campuses, or watch a DJ set from electronic dance music festival Tomorrowland.

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18. Modiface

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18. Modiface

Modiface makes a few AR apps, like one that lets users try on wedding dresses. Another lets the user test different types of makeup, and even change their eye color.

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19. DAQRI Smart Helmet

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19. DAQRI Smart Helmet

The DAQRI Smart Helmet is 4D and augmented reality for the enterprise.

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20. Infinadeck

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20. Infinadeck

Infinadek is an omnidirectional treadmill for VR.

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