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Augumenta and Jorjin Form Strategic Partnership; Jorjin AR Smartglasses Made Intuitive and User-Friendly with Augumenta Gesture ControlBARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At Mobile World Congress 2018, Augumenta, Ltd. and Jorjin Technologies announced a strategic partnership to integrate Augumenta gesture control solutions on smartglasses manufactured by Jorjin. Hand gesture control is a natural, easy-to-learn way to control camera-equipped smartglasses used for content viewing and augmented reality applications. By working closely together, the companies aim to make smartglasses more user-friendly and accelerate adoption in both consumer and industry segments. The partnership will cover all future Jorjin smartglasses equipped with RGB and/or 3D cameras. “We’re excited to work together with Jorjin to advance the state-of-the art in smartglasses running Android,” said Tero Aaltonen, co-founder and CEO of Augumenta. “Thanks to Jorjin’s extensive system-level knowhow, we were able to co-design an architecture that brings unparalleled performance without sacrificing battery life. The ultimate beneficiaries are end-users, who get a solution that’s intuitive to use in navigating and controlling both entertainment and productivity applications.” At MWC 2018 (Hall 5, booth 5A61), Jorjin is demonstrating a cost-efficient smartglass unit that’s connected to a mobile phoneover a USB-C connection. These novel, light-weight smartglasses have the processing power of a modern smartphone at an attractive price point. To demonstrate the possibilities of the partnership, the companies worked together to create a video player application that’s fully gesture-controllable. “The device launched today at MWC is the first step in Jorjin becoming a product company in smartglass space,” said Tom Liang, Founder and Chairman of Jorjin. “The partnership with Augumenta ensures that our products will ship with the latest innovations in user experience.” Developers interested in creating gesture-controllable applications for Jorjin devices can sign up for the SDK at Augumenta website. About Jorjin About Augumenta Contacts: Tero Aaltonen [email protected] +358 44 255 3454 Augumenta, Ltd. Secillia Hung [email protected] Jorjin Technologies Matthew Schmidt [email protected] +1 650-345-3549 Small Planet Public Relations |