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'''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><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="Tracxn2025">{{cite web |url=https://tracxn.com/d/companies/akonia-holographics/__Lz36qI50qTf7QyHw-o2-244q9sL7qQ3-0Q4D6oO9-8Q4Y6l |title=Akonia Holographics - 2025 Company Profile, Funding & Competitors - Tracxn |date=2025-03-28 |accessdate=2025-05-03}}</ref> | <ref name="Tracxn2025">{{cite web |url=https://tracxn.com/d/companies/akonia-holographics/__Lz36qI50qTf7QyHw-o2-244q9sL7qQ3-0Q4D6oO9-8Q4Y6l |title=Akonia Holographics - 2025 Company Profile, Funding & Competitors - Tracxn |date=2025-03-28 |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> | <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> | ||
<ref name="Pitchbook">{{cite web |url=https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/64199-72 |title=Akonia Holographics 2025 Company Profile: Valuation, Investors, Acquisition | PitchBook |accessdate=2025-05-03}}</ref> | <ref name="Pitchbook">{{cite web |url=https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/64199-72 |title=Akonia Holographics 2025 Company Profile: Valuation, Investors, Acquisition | PitchBook |accessdate=2025-05-03}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="PatentlyApple2018">{{cite web |url=https://www.patentlyapple.com/2018/08/apple-acquires-akonia-holographics-inventors-of-advanced-optical-technologies-based-on-holography-for-ar-headsets.html |title=Apple Acquires Akonia Holographics, Inventors of Advanced Optical Technologies based on Holography for AR Headsets |date=2018-08-30 |accessdate=2025-05-03}}</ref> | <ref name="PatentlyApple2018">{{cite web |url=https://www.patentlyapple.com/2018/08/apple-acquires-akonia-holographics-inventors-of-advanced-optical-technologies-based-on-holography-for-ar-headsets.html |title=Apple Acquires Akonia Holographics, Inventors of Advanced Optical Technologies based on Holography for AR Headsets |date=2018-08-30 |accessdate=2025-05-03}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="Reuters2018">{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-akonia-holographics-exclusive/exclusive-apple-acquires-firm-that-makes-lenses-for-ar-glasses-idUSKCN1LF1YQ |title=Exclusive: Apple acquires firm that makes lenses for AR glasses |author=Stephen Nellis |date=2018-08-29 |publisher=Reuters |accessdate=2025-05-03}}</ref> | <ref name="Reuters2018">{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-akonia-holographics-exclusive/exclusive-apple-acquires-firm-that-makes-lenses-for-ar-glasses-idUSKCN1LF1YQ |title=Exclusive: Apple acquires firm that makes lenses for AR glasses |author=Stephen Nellis |date=2018-08-29 |publisher=Reuters |accessdate=2025-05-03}}</ref> | ||