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Sony Shows 4K Native vs. e-Shift Demo

by Chris Chinnock

In a backroom at I/ITSEC 2016, Sony was showing a comparison of its native 4K projector vs. an e-shift model from JVC. The e-Shift model use 1080p imagers and creates two sub-fields at a …

Tags:I/ITSEC 2016| Large Display Monitor| LCOS| Simulation| sony| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 48

SA Photonics Shows High Brightness See-Thru Module

by Chris Chinnock

High performance HMD maker SA Photonics showed their range of monocular and binocular head-mounted Displays (HMDs) at I/ITSEC 2016. Of note was their new monocular see-thru module that features a new OLED panel from …

Tags:Augmented Reality| eMagin| I/ITSEC 2016| Military & Defence| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Simulation| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Rockwell Collins Shows Multiple AR/MR Demos

by Chris Chinnock

Rockwell Collins showed several mixed reality (MR) and augmented reality (AR) applications at I/ITSEC 2016 that were good. In the mixed reality camp was a new product they call Coalescence. This is a commercially …

Tags:Augmented Reality| I/ITSEC 2016| Rockwell Collins| Simulation| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Nanolumens Suggest LEDs for Simulation and Training

by Chris Chinnock

LED screen maker Nanolumens was at I/ITSEC with a small LED video wall but suggesting this may offer advantages over projection solutions in many training and simulation activities. Company representative explained that they are …

Tags:Cinema| I/ITSEC 2016| Large Display Monitor| Simulation| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Video Walls| Vol 23 - Issue 48

JVC Shows 8K, 4K and e-shift 4K and Solutions

by Chris Chinnock

JVC’s VS2500 is the company’s e-shift 4K projector, which means it use a trio of 1920×1080 resolution LCOS imagers and an image shifting optic to create a “4K like image.” JVC admits the quality …

Tags:I/ITSEC 2016| JVC| Large Display Monitor| Simulation| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Immersive Audio Debuts at I/ITSEC 2016

by Chris Chinnock

Two companies showed immersive audio demos at I/ITSEC 2016 – which I think is the first time such technology has been shown at this event. Barco and JVCKenwood offered two different approaches to the …

Tags:3D Object-based Audio| Barco| I/ITSEC 2016| JVC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Simulation| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Glass Collimator Supply Chain Expands

by Chris Chinnock

It looks like the simulation market now has three key suppliers of large area glass collimation mirrors for flight simulators: Esterline, Flight Safety and Display & Optical Technologies, Inc. (DOTI). (for an explanation of …

Tags:I/ITSEC 2016| Large Display Monitor| Simulation| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Flight Safety Shows Benefit of Collimated Display

by Chris Chinnock

Flight Safety showed perhaps the best demonstration of the benefits of a collimated display I have seen. It was a side-by-side demo that showed the same content. On the left was a conventional front …

Tags:I/ITSEC 2016| Large Display Monitor| Simulation| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Eyetracking and Tobii Show, well, Eyetracking

by Chris Chinnock

Two companies, Eyetracking and Tobii were demonstrating eyetracking technology for a range of applications at I/ITSEC 2016. The company Eyetracker says its tracker can track heads, faces and even eyelids in addition to gaze …

Tags:Eyewear| Gaze Recognition| I/ITSEC 2016| Mobile Display Monitor| Simulation| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Esterline to Support New BAE Systems Demo Area

by Chris Chinnock

BAE Systems in Warton UK apparently wants to invest in a new facility with state-of-the-art simulation visuals as a means of showcasing capabilities across various fast jet platforms to potential customers. As a result, …

Tags:I/ITSEC 2016| Large Display Monitor| Simulation| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Digital Projection Highlight Laser Projectors

by Chris Chinnock

Digital Projection Inc (DPI) did not have any new products at I/ITSEC 2016, so it highlighted what it currently offers for the simulation and training market. That meant a focus on the laser phosphor …

Tags:Digital Projection Inc (DPI)| I/ITSEC 2016| Large Display Monitor| Simulation| Vol 23 - Issue 48