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Three Arizona State University student businesses are among the five finalists in Entrepreneur magazine’s “College Entrepreneur of the Year” award. …
Boson Inc.
Boson Inc. started when Stuart, now CEO and president, wanted to change the way people used 3-D.
The initial idea came after Stuart, a Scottsdale resident, watched “Alice in Wonderland” in a 3-D theater. The movie theater’s glasses made him question the cleanliness, environmental impact and style of the product.
Together with Nicolas Kane, a Mesa resident and ASU history major with an interest in optometry, and Thomas Irwin, Stuart created Boson. After launching the company, it has come to stand for more than just fancy 3-D eyewear.
“There’s been a growth of 3-D eyewear outside of the basic entertainment industry,” Stuart said.
Boson manufactures colorful, stylish 3-D glasses that provide additional image clarity over other 3-D lenses.
Currently, the company is focusing on bringing together education with 3-D and gesture-based technology, similar to Microsoft’s Kinect for Xbox. The company is also working with a construction company to integrate 3-D imagery into part of its design process.
“We’ve experienced surprising growth in education,” Stuart said. “We’re looking to integrate 3-D technology at the K-12 level to the college level, as a way to give back.”
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