Company:Lampix
| Industry | Technology, Mixed reality, Augmented reality, Virtual reality |
|---|---|
| Founded | September 30, 2015[1] |
| Founder | George Popescu, Mihai Dumitrescu [2] |
Lampix is technology startup company that specializes in Augmented Reality displays. They currently produce desktop lamps that project interactive displays onto desktops. The resulting display is similar to a touchscreen.[2]
Lampix is headquartered in New York and also has an office in San Francisco .[3]
History
The co-founders are CEO, George Popescu and CTO, Mihai Dumitrescu who after meeting at TEDxBucharest in 2015 joined to create Lampix.[2]
In March 2017, Lampix presented at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Accelerator Pitch Event.[4][5]
In August 2017 founder George Popescu was banned from operating as a company director in the UK for 12 years, due to his tenure as CEO of Boston Prime.[6][7]
In March 2017, the company was conferred the best augmented reality and virtual reality company at SXSW festival.[3]
The company launched a fund raising campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for further development of Tabletop AR system and by 2018, it collected $20,226 from 63 backers.[8]
Hardware
The hardware for the Lampix platform is a desktop lamp. Using a core of a computer board, projector and cameras, the Lampix device can project an interactive screen onto a desktop surface that users can interact with using one's hands.[9][10]
A WIFI connection enables connection to other computers and smartphones.[11]
See also
- Mixed reality
- Augmented reality
- Display technology
References
- ↑ "Lampix Profile". crunchbase.com. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/lampix/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Lampix Augmented Reality". augmented.reality.news. https://augmented.reality.news/news/your-desk-can-be-ar-smart-surface-with-lampix-0177042/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Aitken, Roger. "Lampix's Augmented Reality 'Crypto' Crowdfund Scores $4.5M, Targets $60M" (in en). Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogeraitken/2017/08/10/lampixs-big-data-crypto-crowdfund-scores-over-4m-sets-60m-target/#7af501168fb0.
- ↑ "SXSW 2017". sxsw.com. https://www.sxsw.com/interactive/2017/sxsw-accelerator-finalists/.
- ↑ "Bizjournals SXSW". bizjournals.com. https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2017/03/13/bay-area-cleans-up-at-2017-sxsw-accelerator-pitch.html/.
- ↑ Murray, Sean (August 21, 2017). "George Popescu of Lending Times in Trouble With UK Regulators Over Questionable Business Practices". https://debanked.com/2017/08/george-popescu-of-lending-times-in-trouble-with-uk-regulators-over-questionable-business-practices/. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ↑ "Boston Prime director banned for 12 years". October 6, 2017. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/boston-prime-director-banned-for-12-years. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ↑ Berman, Art (22 March 2018). "Lampix Developing a Tabletop AR System" (in en-gb). DisplayDaily. https://www.displaydaily.com/paid-news/ldm/ldm-product-news/lampix-developing-a-tabletop-ar-system.
- ↑ "Lampix Augmented SXSW". augmented.reality.news. https://augmented.reality.news/news/interactive-surface-developer-lampix-ar-vr-winner-sxsw-accelerator-event-0176527/.
- ↑ "Computer World Lampix". computerworld.com. https://www.computerworld.com/video/69655/got-a-flat-surface-lampix-can-turn-it-into-a-display.
- ↑ "ITWorld". itworld.com. https://www.itworld.com/article/3119926/this-smart-light-is-bright-in-more-ways-than-one.html.
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