The merger between PhotonLens and Shadow Creator is designed to create an international mixed reality group that can drive the technology forward
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➨ Patrick Liu and Lisa Pan, co-founders of PhotonLens, are early-stage angel investors in Shadow Creator
➨ Shadow Creator has worked on the Photons augmented reality glasses currently under development
➨ PhotonLens launched the new augmented reality glasses this year and announced plans for a Kickstarter campaign to attract funding for their manufacture, beginning in August
The story
PhotonLens, a UK-based immersive technology company developing consumer-ready augmented reality glasses, is merging with Shadow Creator.
Patrick Liu and Lisa Pan, co-founders of PhotonLens, are early-stage angel investors in Shadow Creator, a software and hardware company based in China and focused on mixed reality technology.
Shadow Creator has worked on the Photons augmented reality glasses currently under development. PhotonLens aims to deliver these by the end of the year.
Photons will be among the lightest augmented reality glasses on the market, according to their developer, with proprietary hand tracking software, 6DoF (degrees of freedom) controllers and the possibility for worldwide mapping.