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{{Device Infobox
{{Device Infobox
|image=[[File:castar1.jpg|350px]]
|image=[[File:castar1.jpg|350px]]
|Type=[[Augmented Reality]]
|VR/AR=[[Augmented Reality]]
|Subtype=[[Head-mounted Display]]
|Type=[[Optical head-mounted display]]
|Subtype=[[PC-Powered AR]]
|Creator=[[Jeri Ellsworth]], [[Rick Johnson]]
|Creator=[[Jeri Ellsworth]], [[Rick Johnson]]
|Developer=[[Technical Illusions]]
|Developer=[[Technical Illusions]]
|Operating System=
|Operating System=
|Requires=PC
|Requires=PC
|Predecessor=None
|Successor=[[CastAR 2]]
|Display=2 Micro-Projectors on top
|Display=2 Micro-Projectors on top
|Resolution=2560x720, 1280 x 720 per eye
|Resolution=2560x720, 1280 x 720 per eye
|Pixel Density=??
|Refresh Rate=120 Hz
|Refresh Rate=120 Hz
|Field of View=65° (horizontal)
|Field of View=65° (horizontal)
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==Hardware==
==Hardware==
===Glasses===
===Glasses===
The Glasses has two high-res micro projectors on top of its lenses. The projectors cast stereoscopic images onto a retro-reflective surface. Each projector refreshes at 120 Hz with very high fill factor. This means that the users will not experience any "screen door" effect. The glasses fit over most prescription glasses.
The Glasses has two high-res micro projectors on top of its lenses. The projectors cast stereoscopic images onto a retro-reflective surface. Each projector refreshes at 120 Hz with very high fill factor. This means that the users will not experience any [[screen door effect]]. The glasses fit over most prescription glasses.


In the center of the glasses is a tracking camera. The camera is able to track at 120 Hz with low latency. The camera along with the [[Gyroscope]] and [[Magnetometer]] within the glasses enable the user to have 6 degrees of freedom.
In the center of the glasses is a tracking camera. The camera is able to track at 120 Hz with low latency. The camera along with the [[Gyroscope]] and [[Magnetometer]] within the glasses enable the user to have 6 degrees of freedom.
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On November 21, 2014, the first shipment of castAR was shipped to Kickstarter backers on November 21, 2014.
On November 21, 2014, the first shipment of castAR was shipped to Kickstarter backers on November 21, 2014.
On August 19, 2015, castAR receives 15 million dollars in venture capital from [[Andy Rubin]]'s [[Playground Global]] and other investors. Rubin is the creator of [[Android]].




[[Category:Augmented Reality Devices]]
[[Category:Augmented Reality Devices]]