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HTC Lowers Price for Vive Headset

by Norbert Hildebrand

Sales for virtual reality headsets have not been overwhelming so far. One potential obstacle is the price that makes buying a VR headset more of an investment rather than an impulse buy. HTC is …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 31

Better Be Flexible

by Norbert Hildebrand

One hot topic that we have been following over the years is flexible displays. The topic is of course related to the advent of OLED displays challenging LCD screens as the display of choice …

Tags:Flexible Batteries| Flexible Devices| Flexible Displays| Vol 24 - Issue 31

AR/VR – A Control Issue

by Norbert Hildebrand

When we discuss the vast opportunity of AR and VR systems in the near or not so near future, we often focus on the aspect of creating an acceptable image for the user. I …

Tags:Game Controllers| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 29

Apple Applies for Patent with New Display Structure

by Norbert Hildebrand

With US patent application 20170221969, Apple describes a new hybrid display structure. The patent application is titled “Quantum dot LED and OLED integration for high efficiency displays” and describes very well what the company …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Patents| Quantum Dots| Vol 24 - Issue 29

Linden Lab Introduces Sansar VR Creation Platform

by Norbert Hildebrand

Linden Lab, the San Francisco based VR development company that introduced us to Second Life and Blocksworld has opened the Sansar Creator beta to developers. Sansar is a development platform that allows developers to …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 28

Summertime = Display Complaints

by Norbert Hildebrand

Summertime is here and with it come a lot of complaints about the readability of displays and mobile displays in particular. This is especially true for the Northern hemisphere where the sun is now …

Tags:display technology| Outdoor Displays| Reflective Display| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 28

WaveOptics Raises Funds For Developing Important AR Optical Components

by Norbert Hildebrand

Wave Optics, a UK based technology start up (founded by Sumanta Talukdar and David Grey in 2014) has closed a second round of funding with a total of $15.5 million to continue their technology …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Optics| Vol 24 - Issue 27

AR / VR and What it Means for the Consumer

by Norbert Hildebrand

For a few years now we have been talking about the great opportunities AR and VR will be bringing to the CE market. At a first glance this seems to describe a new set …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 27

Google Glass May be Back Sooner Than We Think

by Norbert Hildebrand

After Google ended its availability of the Google Glass, many expected that we might never see the next generation of the technology, even though Google always insisted that they had ended the sale of …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Google Glass| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Red Announces a Smartphone with a Holographic Display

by Norbert Hildebrand

When a camera maker announces a smartphone, not many people listen. However, when Red the high end camera maker announces a smartphone with holographic display the interest is, of course, a little higher. Unfortunately, …

Tags:Holographic Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Red| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 25

MIT Shows Projection Prototype for Desk Use

by Norbert Hildebrand

The MIT Technology Review reports on “Augmented Reality on Your Desk—All You Need Is a Lightbulb Socket” as a new way to interact with your electronic devices. This device prototype is based on the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Multitouch| Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 25

VR Headsets to Reach 9% Household Penetration by 2018

by Norbert Hildebrand

Typically, market forecasts are based on penetration models and the latest report from Park Associates, “Virtual Reality: Disrupting the Entertainment Experience” assesses the purchasing intentions and use cases for US households in the coming …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 25