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AI Could Reduce Cyber Discomfort

by Bob Raikes

What They Say TowardsDataScience has reported work that looks at the issue that causes some to suffer from ‘cybermotion sickness’ when viewing 3 DOF content (from a fixed position) in 6 DOF (fully movable) …

Tags:Big Data/AI| Human Visual System (HVS)| Mixed Reality| Virtual Reality

Deep Learning Enables Real-Time 3D Holograms On a Smartphone

by Bob Raikes

What They Say IEEE Spectrum published an article about a new AI-based technique that has been developed to generate 3D holograms with very limited processing compared to conventional methods. The full material from the …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Holographic Displays| Mixed Reality| Virtual Reality| Visual Computing

Photonics West 2021: ‘Immersive’ 8K TV is here (in Japan)

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Optics.org reported a talk by Kohji Mitani of NHK who is described as a leader in the development of 8K technology at Japan’s Science & Technology Research Laboratories (STRL), when he …

Tags:NHK| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

DSCC Interviews Compound Photonics & GF

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We published the release from Compound Photonics about its deal with GlobalFoundries (GF) (Interview: Compound Photonics Partners with GLOBALFOUNDRIES to Manufacture Microdisplay Chip) and we subsequently spotted that DSCC had gone …

Tags:Microdisplays| MicroLED| Semiconductors

Pico Completes $37.4M B+ Funding Round; Announces Neo 3 Headset

by Artem Alekseenko

Pico Interactive, a global tech company that develops innovative virtual reality (VR) and enterprise solutions, announces the completion of a $37.4M (€31.4M) B+ funding round, supporting Pico’s B2C presence in Asia as well as …

Tags:Virtual Reality

Polarizer supply to improve in 2H21, says BenQ Materials chairman

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Digitimes reported a comment from the chairman of BenQ Materials that suggested that the ramp-up of new capacity from Chinese makers would ease the current tight supply of polariser film, although …

Tags:Display Supply & Demand| Polarisers

Sony, Nokia and More Pull Out Of #MWC2021

by Bob Raikes

What They Say After the demise of the full ISE event in June (there will be a series of two day ‘local events’ including 2 days in Barcelona, and after Ericsson pulled out of …

Tags:Covid-19| Events

Vive Face Tracker Now Being Offered

by Bob Raikes

What They Say HTC has made available a face tracking option for its Vive Pro headset for $129.99. There are 60p dual cameras that are said to track 38 facial movements in the lips, …

Tags:Augmented Reality| face recognition| Mixed Reality| Virtual Reality

ViewSonic Will Extend Use of ToF Sensor (but not much)

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We published a press release from ViewSonic recently that highlighted the use of a Time of Flight sensor on its projectors to set the autofocus. We contacted the firm and conducted …

Tags:Projectors| ViewSonic

ZetaDisplay Acquires Nordland Systems

by Artem Alekseenko

Leading European digital signage specialist ZetaDisplay has acquired German-based systems integrator NORDLAND systems GmbH. The two companies officially joined forces on 4th March, strengthening ZetaDisplay’s position as a turnkey solutions provider for digital transformation …

Tags:Digital Signage

Omdia Publishes LED Display Area

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Since NPD bought Displaysearch, then IHS bought the business from NPD and Omdia now runs it, the amount of press data coming from the organisation has declined, so we end up …

Tags:China| LED