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FlexEnable, Merck and Partners Energize Interest in Plastic LCD Technology

by Chris Chinnock

In a project co-funded by the seventh Framework Program of the European Union, FlexEnable, Merck and several other partners have now demonstrated the world’s first plastic LCD with active-matrix in-plane switching (IPS). It uses …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Merck| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Priveview 55OLED

OLEDs Coming for Commercial Applications

by Chris Chinnock

While LG is leading the charge to bring OLEDs to the consumer TV market, firms like Primeview are working hard to bring the technology to commercial and professional applications ranging from military and aerospace, …

Tags:Broadcast Monitors| Control Rooms| Digital Signage| HDBaseT| Large Display Monitor| OLEDs| Outside Broadcast| Video Walls| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Corning’s New Iris Glass to Enable Thinner TVs

by Chris Chinnock

In the flurry of news from CES, we did not get a chance to delve deeply into an announcement of a new glass called Iris that was revealed by Corning (Corning Stays Ahead in …

Tags:Corning| Edge Backlights| Glass| Vol 22 - Issue 08

NBA and Biglook360 Team up for VR Capture of All-Star Game

by Chris Chinnock

Thought the capture of 180° and 360° video content was a recent phenomenon driven by the capabilities of the Oculus Rift and Samsung GearVR? BigLook360 did its first production way back in 1999 and …

Tags:3D Cameras| Oculus Rift| Samsung| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Thales Provides Some Details on Massive Linked Simulator Exercise

by Chris Chinnock

Thales took part in a new type of live training exercise from 24 November to 5 December last year as part of the operational training programme for French Army Light Aviation (ALAT) helicopter pilots …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Simulation| Thales| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Rockwell Collins Demos Highlight Training Capabilities

by Chris Chinnock

Rockwell Collins hosted a series of demos at its facility in Sterling, Virginia on January 29. We were there to hear and see what the company was showing. The first demo was a JTAC …

Tags:Rockwell Collins| Simulation| Vol 22 - Issue 07

Can Virtual Training Address the US Military’s Readiness Crisis?

by Chris Chinnock

Rockwell Collins hosted Insight Media and other press here in Sterling, Virginia where the company revealed the results of a new sponsored study and gave a demo of some of the latest technologies to …

Tags:Rockwell Collins| Simulation| Vol 22 - Issue 07

Areas of Improvement for Virtual Training

by Chris Chinnock

Rockwell Collins in co-operation with the Government Business Council (GBC), has released a new report entitled Going Virtual to Prepare for a New Era of Defense. In a special briefing for the press, the …

Tags:Simulation| Vol 22 - Issue 07

Iris Heads Up Display

Visor-based Auto HUD Coming from DD Technologies

by Chris Chinnock

We had a chance to talk to RR Technologies (Vancouver, Canada) recently about their new automotive Heads-up Display (HUD) called Iris. It is the first visor-based HUD we have heard about and will be …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 08

NEC and Sharp Speak Out on Display Trends in Digital Signage

by Chris Chinnock

With Integrated Systems Europe and Digital Signage Expo on the horizon, I thought it might be a good idea to get a better understanding of the key display trends in the digital signage sector. …

Tags:Digital Signage| NEC| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Waveguide-based Displays Maturing for Augmented Reality Applications

by Chris Chinnock

One of the most attractive ways to create an augmented reality image is to simply have a thin, transparent waveguide in front of the eye that can display the desired images or symbols. AR …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 06| Vuzix| Waveguide Display