NTT DOCOMO introduced its Device Connect WebAPI, an open-source API to enable smartphone apps and web contents to control various wearable devices for healthcare and other solutions, as well as to collect data from these devices. The Device Connect WebAPI supports publishing and retrieving data to and from devices from different manufacturers.

For example, a developer could link a wristband device of one manufacturer to operate another manufacturer’s smart glasses, and likewise retrieve data collected from a pedometer and a bodyweight scale, and then integrate the data for display with a single application or web browser. Browser-based device control and data collection are enabled by DOCOMO’s proprietary server-virtualization technologies running on smartphones. The Device Connect WebAPI utilizes technology that is proposed for standardization as a Generic Open Terminal API of the Open Mobile Alliance, the industry forum that is driving mobile-service standardization. Also, DOCOMO is collaborating with leading smart-glasses developers Seiko Epson, Vuzix, and WESTUNITIS to develop and verify highly enhanced functions for these devices. Learn more about Device Connect WebAPI on GitHub.

In this interview with Atheer Labs at Health 2.0, the company’s executive team explains why they are focusing on healthcare. Read the interview transcript to learn more.

They’re probably something more likely worn by James Bond or seen in a Star Trek film but, in the first of its kind in Scotland, Edinburgh Airport is acting as guinea pig to trial Google Glass.

Google Glass is a type of wearable technology with an optical head-mounted display (OHMD). It works by displaying digital information in a hands-free format, similar to what you would find on a smartphone.

Those wearing a pair of Google glasses are able to communicate via the internet using voice commands and take pictures just by winking.

Until the end of the year, the airport’s customer welcome team, Blackjack (a division of Omniserv limited), will be using the state-of-the-art eyewear to improve the passenger experience by providing up-to-date flight information, foreign language translations and answer general inquiries about the airport and City.

The cutting edge technology was introduced at Heathrow earlier this year, and Edinburgh Airport’s welcome team are currently testing the system in the check-in hall to establish the best way to assist passengers.

From general questions about airport facilities to translating passenger documentation into English, Google Glass has never been used in an airport environment before and is something which the team at Edinburgh are excited about.

Gordon Dewar, Chief Executive of Edinburgh Airport, said: “We’re always looking for new and innovative ways to improve the airport experience for our passengers and Google Glass trial is a great example of how we’re thinking out the box.

“The fact that it’s the first trial of its kind in a Scottish airport is exciting as it shows we’re leading the way in how we interact with our passengers. Over the next few months we’ll be able to establish whether this product is suitable for an airport environment.”

Ernie Patterson, Chairman of Omniserv, said: “The investment in wearable technology will allow our staff to remain fully mobile and change the way that we access and provide information to our passengers.

“Edinburgh Airport is a fast-paced, friendly and dynamic airport; and as such, we need to ensure that we work in partnership to trial and use the latest technologies to enhance the overall passenger experience. Although this is at a trial stage, the potential opportunities that this technology could offer to our business are very exciting”.

Part of a wider partnership between the airport, OmniServ, a subsidiary of Air Serv & ABM, this Google Glass trial will result in a quicker and more detailed level of customer service.

Enterprises have been slow to adopt smartphones and tablets as business tools, however, hands-free displays and other AR-enabled systems are on track to evolve in the opposite direction of the consumer-driven smartphone: from the enterprise outward, according to industry analysts and consultants. Read this news and analysis piece written by editor Shane O’Neill.

Some may be at a loss for use cases for Augmented Reality in enterprise. The author of this post provides many examples of how, by using VR and AR, companies can build brand loyalty, employee retention, and impact the bottom line with improved operational and training tactics. Read more in this blog post.

AREA member Brian Ballard, CEO of APX Labs, is quoted in US News and World Report on the subject of Augmented Reality using smart phones or smart glasses. The predominant difference Ballard highlights is that when using smart glasses, the user has hands free. To learn more about the comparisons read the article.

Airbus is building on its windowless virtual reality cockpit concept with its patent application for a VR helmet designed to let passengers swap the discomfort of flying for a more calming virtual experience. The key to the Airbus system described in the patent is a VR helmet installed in or on the passenger seat. When folded away, the helmet and its carrier form part of the headrest. In operation, the helmet folds over the passenger’s head along with a sliding visor.

The adjustable helmet remains attached to its carrier, but still has some degree of movement independent of the seat back. To learn more, read the post on Gizmag portal.

BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia (Sept. 23, 2014) – Rockwell Collins today unveiled the Rockwell Collins Augmented Reality Orientation System, an industry leading situational awareness capability for the dismounted soldier. The new system is on display at the Land Forces 2014 trade show in Brisbane, Australia.

The Augmented Reality Orientation System fuses an augmented display solution with military data links in real time to provide a full 360-degree situational awareness capability to modern warfighters. Coupled with a Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) camera, situational awareness information is fused with a day or night view and displayed as a digital image to provide operators with a tactical edge.

The system, developed by Rockwell Collins in Australia with research assistance from the Engineering and Human Interface Technology Laboratory of the University of Tasmania, Australia, has been designed to operate “out of the box” with Australian Defence Force (ADF) in-service situational awareness and targeting systems including the Patrol Persistent Surveillance System and FireStorm™ Digital Joint Fires Targeting System.

Visitors to Land Forces 2014 are invited to stop by Stand 1K9 to inspect the Augmented Reality Orientation System, and to see how Rockwell Collins is providing tailored solutions that provide customers with the right information at the right time.

About Rockwell Collins

Rockwell Collins is a pioneer in the development and deployment of innovative communication and aviation electronic solutions for both commercial and government applications. Our expertise in flight deck avionics, cabin electronics, mission communications, simulation and training, and information management is delivered by a global workforce, and a service and support network that crosses more than 150 countries. To find out more, please visit www.rockwellcollins.com.

SYKESVILLE, Md. & TEESSIDE, United Kingdom–(BUSINESS WIRE): Global energy services solutions provider GSE Systems, Inc. (“GSE” or the “Company”) (NYSE MKT:GVP) today announced that GSE Systems Ltd., the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, has received a grant award of £111,000 from Innovate UK to conduct a feasibility study in partnership with EDF Energy PLC and the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre.

The study aims to assess the feasibility of using advanced training and support tools such as virtual reality, augmented reality and simulation technologies to enhance the training delivered to all personnel working in or involved in new and existing nuclear plants.

The study will be delivered over a 12-month period and will present the benefits to the industrial end-user of using virtual reality, augmented reality and simulation in the delivery of learning in a civil nuclear environment.

About GSE Systems, Inc.

GSE Systems, Inc. is a world leader in real-time high-fidelity simulation, providing a wide range of simulation, training and engineering solutions to the energy and process industries. Its comprehensive and modular solutions help customers achieve performance excellence in design, training and operations. GSE’s products and services are tailored to meet specific client requirements such as scope, budget and timeline. The Company has over four decades of experience, more than 1,100 installations, and hundreds of customers in over 50 countries spanning the globe. GSE Systems is headquartered in Sykesville (Baltimore), Maryland, with offices in St. Marys, Georgia; Cary, North Carolina; Chennai, India; Nyköping, Sweden; Stockton-on-Tees, UK; Glasgow, UK; and Beijing, China. Information about GSE Systems is available at www.gses.com.

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Kevin O’Donovan, the WW Energy Sector Sales Director for Intel’s Enterprise Solution Sales, is responsible for defining and implementing a comprehensive worldwide market and sales program focused on utilities. He recently wrote a blog post about the use of mobile Augmented Reality in enterprise. Read the blog and watch the Real Sense video.