CREAL Raises $8.9M to Miniaturize Light Field Displays for AR Glasses

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So, I stumbled across this tidbit about CREAL, right? A Swiss outfit working on AR tech—like, glasses that do cool visual stuff? Anyway, they just snagged $8.9 million. Zeiss—the bigwig in optics from Germany—led the charge. I guess they’re excited about tiny AR glasses too. Made me think, maybe one day we’ll all look like sci-fi characters with these things on.

Now, their total cash pool sits pretty at $32 million. But really, who’s counting? Investors like Swisscom, Verve Ventures, and others are tossing their hats—or cash—into the ring.

What grabbed me, though, is their talk about “healthy, comfy, natural” visuals in their press release. I mean, do glasses stress us out that much? Maybe. Or maybe that’s just their sales pitch.

The heart of this? Their AR glasses mimic how light actually bops into our eyes. Sounds magical or mad? I’m not sure. They say it helps with eye strain—still, I wonder if that’s for real or marketing fluff. But hey, it’s science stuff. Somewhere there’s an explainer about it. Light fields or something. I should probably read it. Or maybe not.

These light field displays—more buzzwords—promise to change our AR game, seeing depth and all without straining our peepers. The techie jargon mentioned something about stereoscopy, varifocal this-and-that, and the dreaded ‘vergence-accommodation conflict.’ Sounds like science fiction, right? Just imagine explaining that at a family dinner.

CREAL’s CEO, Tomas Sluka, talks big. AR is the new big thing, he says. Like the ultimate interface, as if we all need more screens in our lives. But if we’re gonna wear them 24/7, they better not be a pain in the face, literally.

They’re going to keep their R&D engines running full throttle, aiming to stick their modules into AR glasses. They’re talking business glasses first, then we’ll all get them, I guess. How light and stylish these will be is anyone’s guess. But, tiny eye gadgets sound like the future.

Oh, and they’re mixing things up with Zeiss—a deal from late 2024—helping them with future eye tech. Like Zeiss doesn’t have enough going on!

Wild times for AR, right? Or maybe I’m just easily impressed.

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