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KalMM builds AR into new Solaris ModelAugmented Reality to become "ubiquitous" in Kalistan, says CEO Marks
Sulari, Suldanor
November 2, 4467


AR, already a popular app on Solaris models, becomes part of core OS in new Solaris XXV

Michelle Marks-Bennots, the long serving CEO of the Kalistan-Lourenne joint firm KalMM announced that the new Solaris XXV will have augmented reality, or AR built into the core operating system for the coming year.  The announcement was made at the annual shareholders meeting which has frequently been used to tout new features and development in branded devices.

"We've noted the popularity of the app AR on our devices," said Marks.  "But the issue was that AR had a number of problems when not native to the devices.  It would occasionally crash the phone because it would draw too much computing power away from the device itself, especially in larger cities.  Filters would be a problem, so for example, if you wanted to filter out everything but restaurants, it would devote extra power to finding restaurants that were very far away and stacking them with the ones near by.  It always drained the battery too quickly, thereby significantly shortening the life of the device itself through frequent recharging."

But Marks announced that KalMM, already a regional leader in mobile technology, has resolved many of the issues.  "Instead of leaving AR outside the phone, for users to bring in, given the massive popularity of the app, we decided to work with the makers of AR to bring it inside the phone.  This resolves a whole host of conflicts by making the AR be a part of the architecture of the device.  Now, instead of loading the app, it will run in the background, and can be activated or put in standby immediately with the side trigger, as if you are taking a screenshot.  Since the device prioritizes internal, structural features, AR will not compete for resources anymore.  You can load up overlays in the settings menu, And it no longer drains the battery the way the standalone app does.  It is a win-win-win, for KalMM, AR and the consumer.  With the new developments AR will become ubiquitous in Kalistan, and in all other places that buy our devices."

Marks also revealed news with regard to pricepoint.  "Given market saturation, which we hit in Kalistan about 6 years ago, we have been able to scale our production and source most of our components locally, significantly shortening our supply chain and saving a great deal of money on production.  Most of the savings are being sunk into development, but a large chunk of them will be passed on to the consumer.  The Solaris XXIV started out at 1235, but the new model will begin at 1075.  We feel that the new AR is an innovation worth upgrading for.  AR isn't the only quality improvement, but it is certainly one of the most exciting, and so putting this device into the hands of millions of our loyal customers is a deal we are willing to make."

The news of the deal with AR was celebrated by investors, and KMM stocks are up 6.2% for the year in the Kalsie, with most of the gains made in the last two weeks.