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|Notable Personnel=Ken Anderson (Co-Founder & CEO) | |Notable Personnel=Ken Anderson (Co-Founder & CEO) | ||
|Products=HoloMirror holographic display technology | |Products=HoloMirror holographic display technology | ||
|Parent=[[Apple | |Parent=[[Apple]] (Since 2018) | ||
|Website= | |Website= | ||
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{{see also|Companies}} | {{see also|Companies}} | ||
'''Akonia Holographics LLC''' was an American [[AR]] [[company|startup company]] based in [[Longmont, Colorado]] that specialized in developing advanced [[optical system]]s and materials for [[holography]], particularly focusing on [[display technology]] for [[augmented reality]] (AR) glasses. <ref name="PatentlyApple2018"/><ref name="Reuters2018"/> Founded in August 2012, the company developed a proprietary technology called '''HoloMirror''' aiming to produce thin, transparent [[smartglasses|smart glass]] lenses capable of displaying vibrant, full-color images with a wide [[field of view]] (FOV).<ref name="BlocksAndFiles2018" | '''Akonia Holographics LLC''' was an American [[AR]] [[company|startup company]] based in [[Longmont, Colorado]] that specialized in developing advanced [[optical system]]s and materials for [[holography]], particularly focusing on [[display technology]] for [[augmented reality]] (AR) glasses. <ref name="PatentlyApple2018"/><ref name="Reuters2018"/> Founded in August 2012, the company developed a proprietary technology called '''HoloMirror''' aiming to produce thin, transparent [[smartglasses|smart glass]] lenses capable of displaying vibrant, full-color images with a wide [[field of view]] (FOV).<ref name="BlocksAndFiles2018"/><ref name="PatentlyApple2018"/><ref name="Pitchbook"/> Akonia Holographics was acquired by [[Apple Inc.]] in 2018, with the acquisition confirmed by Apple on August 29, 2018.<ref name="Reuters2018"/><ref name="BlocksAndFiles2018"/><ref name="PatentlyApple2018"/> | ||
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<ref name="SiliconAngle2018">{{cite web |url=https://siliconangle.com/2018/10/10/report-apple-secretly-acquired-ai-based-visual-effects-startup-spektral-30m/ |title=Report: Apple has secretly acquired AI-based visual effects startup Spektral for $30M |date=2018-10-10 |publisher=SiliconAngle |accessdate=2025-05-03}}</ref> | <ref name="SiliconAngle2018">{{cite web |url=https://siliconangle.com/2018/10/10/report-apple-secretly-acquired-ai-based-visual-effects-startup-spektral-30m/ |title=Report: Apple has secretly acquired AI-based visual effects startup Spektral for $30M |date=2018-10-10 |publisher=SiliconAngle |accessdate=2025-05-03}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="Bloomberg2018">{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-30/apple-buys-augmented-reality-display-startup-akonia-holographics |title=Apple Buys Augmented-Reality Display Startup Akonia Holographics |date=2018-08-30 |publisher=Bloomberg |accessdate=2025-05-03}}</ref> | <ref name="Bloomberg2018">{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-30/apple-buys-augmented-reality-display-startup-akonia-holographics |title=Apple Buys Augmented-Reality Display Startup Akonia Holographics |date=2018-08-30 |publisher=Bloomberg |accessdate=2025-05-03}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="BlocksAndFiles2018">{{cite web |url=https://blocksandfiles.com/2018/08/30/akonia-holographics-gets-bitten-by-apple-and-moves-into-paradise/ |title=Akonia Holographics gets bitten by Apple and moves into paradise - Blocks and Files |date=2018-08-30 |accessdate=2025-05-03}}</ref> | |||
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