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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

Deluxe Steps Up Role in 4K-UHD Delivery Ecosystem

by Chris Chinnock

HD content today is delivered to a dizzying array of devices in a multitude of formats. While we are not there yet for the delivery of UHD-4k content, many of the same technologies and …

Leyard and Dimenco to Develop 108” No-Glasses 3D LED Display

by Chris Chinnock

At InfoComm 2015, look for a giant 108” LED display that is offering no-glasses 3D content.That is the plan according to Dimenco and Leyard Photoelectrics. To get there, Leyard, which claims to be the world’s largest …

TriLite to Introduce Steerable Pixels and RGB Laser Modules at Photonics West

by Chris Chinnock

TriLite Technologies (Vienna, Austria) is a start-up that has been working on a unique laser display technology for about four years. Now, the company is ready to tell the world about its inventions. There are …

The State of Virtual Reality at CES 2015

by Chris Chinnock

At CES 2015, virtual reality was a topic of great interest. In our special coverage of this segment, there are lots of news stories on the personal eyewear and head mounted displays that will …

Tags:Oculus Rift| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Ultra HD Blu-ray Plans Firming Up

by Chris Chinnock

At CES 2015, we met with the Blu-ray Disc Association to learn more about how the specification is developing and when we can expect products in the market. It now looks as though the …

Philips Explains its HDR Solutions

by Chris Chinnock

At CES 2015, we had a chance to meet with Philips to discuss its activities in developing High Dynamic Range (HDR) solutions. It turns out, the company has been working on this for some …

Giraffic Technology Speeds Streaming and File Transfer

by Chris Chinnock

Israel-based Giraffic was at CES showing off the latest advances to its Adaptive Video Acceleration (AVA) technology and demonstrating how it can increase video quality within a given bandwidth, or reduce bandwidth needed for …

Toshiba Shows Glasses-Free 3D Display at CES 2015

by Chris Chinnock

Toshiba Corporation used CES 2015 to showcase a new glasses-free 3D 15.4” 4K resolution display. By using a GRIN (GRadient INdex) lens, Toshiba was able to achieve very low cross-talk between the left and …

Skymedia to Launch Glasses-free UHD 3DTV using Dimenco Technology

by Chris Chinnock

Glasses-free 3D technology developer Dimenco was at CES, but we did not get a chance to meet with them. The company has just signed a technology license agreement with Skymedia, the third largest TV manufacturer in Korea, …

Samsung Shows 8K Glasses-free 3D Display

by Chris Chinnock

Samsung took the prize for the biggest and the highest resolution glasses-free 3D display at CES 2015. It was 110 inches in diagonal and had a native resolution of 8K. It has a switchable …

Other HDR Updates

by Chris Chinnock

Netflix reaffirmed an earlier announcement that it would be adding support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) to its 4K content later this year. It is apparently partnered with LG and Sony to deliver this option. …