{"id":10671,"date":"2017-11-13T15:34:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T19:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/?p=10671"},"modified":"2026-09-30T23:47:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T03:47:55","slug":"nia-predicts-augmented-reality-about-to-boom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/articles\/nia-predicts-augmented-reality-about-to-boom\/","title":{"rendered":"NIA Predicts Augmented Reality About to Boom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"width:100%; max-width:650px; margin:0 auto; padding:0 10px; box-sizing:border-box; font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:1.6; color:#333333; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; -ms-text-size-adjust:100%; text-size-adjust:100%; mso-line-height-rule:exactly; display:block;\">\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 16px; padding:0; font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:1.6;\">Here at NIA, we know that we <em><strong><span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\">can&#8217;t<\/span> be content<\/strong><\/em> with our <strong>recent <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">HUGE gains<\/span><\/strong> in the <strong>Cryptocurrency<\/strong> space. <em><strong>NIA&#8217;s unbelievable <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">success<\/span> with Bitcoin Cash came from our ability to consistently be among the <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">first<\/span> to see the <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">biggest<\/span> and <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">most disruptive<\/span> upcoming trends in economics and technology.<\/strong><\/em> When the rest of the world was <em><strong>obsessed<\/strong><\/em> with <strong>Bitcoin<\/strong>, NIA figured out what was really <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><em><strong>driving<\/strong><\/em><\/span> <strong>Bitcoin prices <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">higher<\/span><\/strong> &#8211; and determined that <strong>Bitcoin<\/strong> was <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\"><em><strong>failing<\/strong><\/em><\/span> underneath the surface and <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\"><strong>no longer met<\/strong><\/span> the <strong>definition<\/strong> of an <strong>electronic coin<\/strong> &#8211; thereby creating an <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>urgent demand<\/strong><\/span> for a new <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><em><strong>breakout<\/strong><\/em><\/span> <strong>Cryptocurrency<\/strong> with <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><em><strong>improved<\/strong><\/em><\/span> <strong>economics<\/strong> and <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong><em>better<\/em><\/strong><\/span> <strong>technology<\/strong>. NIA determined it would be <strong>Bitcoin Cash<\/strong> and <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><em><strong>loaded up<\/strong><\/em><\/span> with it at <strong>$450<\/strong> while suggesting for all NIA members to consider doing the same. Early Sunday morning, <strong>Bitcoin Cash<\/strong> hit a <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>new all-time high<\/strong><\/span> of <strong>$2,779<\/strong> for an <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><em><strong>incredible two week gain of 517.6%<\/strong><\/em><\/span> from NIA&#8217;s October 29th suggestion!<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 16px; padding:0; font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:1.6;\">In July 2016 out of nowhere, <strong>Pokemon Go<\/strong> became the <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">#1 topic<\/span> throughout America<\/strong> &#8211; an <strong>augmented reality (AR)<\/strong> game that became a <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>household name<\/strong><\/span> overnight, receiving <strong>50 million mobile downloads<\/strong> in a <strong><em><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">record breaking<\/span><\/em> 19 days<\/strong>. A few days ago, <strong>Bloomberg<\/strong> broke a story entitled, <em><strong>&#8216;Apple Is Ramping Up Work on AR Headset to Succeed iPhone&#8217;<\/strong><\/em>. Prior to <strong>Apple<\/strong> <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><em><strong>launching<\/strong><\/em><\/span> its <strong>Touch ID<\/strong> fingerprint recognition advanced security technology in 2013, it first <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><em><strong>acquired<\/strong><\/em><\/span> the company <strong>AuthenTec<\/strong> for <strong>$356 million<\/strong> at a <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><em><strong>60% premium<\/strong><\/em><\/span> over its share price. <strong>AuthenTec<\/strong> had the <strong><em><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">largest<\/span><\/em> portfolio of patents<\/strong> covering <strong>fingerprint recognition technology<\/strong> and the <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><em><strong>most advanced<\/strong><\/em><\/span> <strong>intellectual property<\/strong> in that space &#8211; so it <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>made all the sense in the world<\/strong><\/span>!<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 16px; padding:0; font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:1.6;\">According to <strong>Bloomberg<\/strong>, <strong>Apple<\/strong> is seeking a <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><em>breakthrough<\/em><\/span> new product<\/strong> to succeed the <strong>iPhone<\/strong>, and aims to have technology ready for an <strong>augmented-reality headset<\/strong> in 2019 and could <em><strong>ship an augmented-reality product<\/strong><\/em> as early as 2020!<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 16px; padding:0; font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:1.6;\"><strong>Bloomberg<\/strong> went on to say, <em><strong>&#8220;While virtual reality immerses the user in a digital world, augmented reality overlays images and data on the real one. The applications for AR are endless, from a basketball fan getting stats while watching a game to a mechanic streaming instructions on how to fix a specific piece of equipment. Apple isn&#8217;t the only company working on the technology. Google, which drew derision for $1,500 smart glasses a few years ago, is developing a business-oriented variant.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 16px; padding:0; font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:1.6;\">NIA has discovered a company that it believes has the <strong><em><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">largest<\/span><\/em> portfolio of patents<\/strong> covering <strong>augmented-reality technology<\/strong> and the <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><em><strong>most advanced<\/strong><\/em><\/span> <strong>intellectual property<\/strong> in this space: <strong>Vuzix (VUZI)<\/strong>, currently trading for only <strong>$5.65 per share<\/strong> with a very low market cap of <strong>$125 million<\/strong>. If <strong>Bloomberg&#8217;s sources<\/strong> turn out to be <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>correct<\/strong><\/span>, we expect <strong>VUZI<\/strong> to be <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>worth $300-$500 million<\/strong><\/span>, which will value the stock between <strong>$13.53<\/strong> and <strong>$22.55 per share<\/strong>. NIA will release more <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">in-depth<\/span> information<\/strong> about <strong>VUZI<\/strong> in the days\/weeks to come!<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:24px 0 0; padding:16px 0 0; border-top:1px solid #dddddd; font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; line-height:1.5; color:#777777;\"><em>Past performance is not an indicator of future returns. NIA is not an investment advisor and does not provide investment advice. Always do your own research and make your own investment decisions. This message is not a solicitation or recommendation to buy, sell, or hold securities. NIA has received compensation from a third-party for covering VUZI of $20,000 cash. Never make investment decisions based on anything NIA says. This message is meant for informational and educational purposes only and does not provide investment advice.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here at NIA, we know that we can&#8217;t be content with our recent HUGE gains in the Cryptocurrency space. NIA&#8217;s unbelievable success with Bitcoin Cash came from our ability to consistently be among the first to see the biggest and most disruptive upcoming trends in economics and technology. 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