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Valve Believes in VR – Cautiously

by Norbert Hildebrand

Gabe Newell, the CEO of Valve has talked about Valve and its position in VR gaming market. The interview was reported by Polygon and includes a lot of personal observations about Valve besides some …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Matterport Brings VR to the Browser by Supporting WebVR

by Norbert Hildebrand

Matterport announced that they are now supporting viewing their virtual reality spaces directly through the browser without having to download an app. For now this works only for Daydream-enabled phones (running Android Nougat) using …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 06

A-,M-,V-R; Are We There Yet?

by Norbert Hildebrand

Based on the number of articles written about AR / VR /MR we should all be sure that THE NEXT BIG THING has already hit us. Of course we all hear the underwhelming numbers …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Market| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 05

PPG and Universal Display Announced a Expansion of their Production Capacity

by Norbert Hildebrand

In a press release, PPG and Universal Display Corporation (UDC) announced that they will double the production capacity for Universal Display’s proprietary Universal PHOLED phosphorescent emitter products at PPG’s Barberton, Ohio, manufacturing facility. PPG …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| OLED Materials| UDC| Vol 24 - Issue 05

Hyundai Commercial Shows 360º Video Conferencing

by Norbert Hildebrand

Even if you are not from the USA, you may know what the Super Bowl is. For the few that don’t, this is when the USA is crowning its American Football champion for the …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Video over IP (VIP)| VideoConferencing| Vol 24 - Issue 05

Real View – The Longing for the true Hologram

by Norbert Hildebrand

Since the first attempts at creating head mounted displays and at least since Star Wars, the hologram has been the holy grail of the display technology. Today, the term is more and more deteriorating …

Tags:Holographic Displays| Holography| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 04

Is the Consumer Ready for AR / VR / MR?

by Norbert Hildebrand

With CES just behind us and MWC looming on the horizon, we can see how the idea of augmented / virtual / mixed realities is dominating many of the headlines focusing on consumer electronics. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HTC| Microsoft| Oculus Rift| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 04

Facebook in Court for Alleged IP Violation

by Norbert Hildebrand

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has recently been defending the company against allegations that Oculus / Facebook stole intellectual property from ZeniMax Media Inc, a game and content developer headquartered in Washington, DC. The law …

Tags:| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 02

BAE Tapped to develop HUD for F-22 Raptor

by Norbert Hildebrand

According to news from BAE Systems, its DLE (Digital Light Engine) was chosen by Lockheed Martin to replace the existing HUD with a fully digital version that fits into the existing HUD space on …

Tags:Avionics| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Rumor: Foxconn to Build Display Factory in the USA?

by Norbert Hildebrand

The iTechPost and PhoneArena.com are both reporting on a rumor that Foxconn is planning or at least considering building a LCD factory in the USA. Both articles relate to an informal statement by an …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| LCD| Manufacturing| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 24 - Issue 02

CTA Says the US is Heading for a Record Year in Technology

by Norbert Hildebrand

Every year the end of the Holiday Season marks a new start for the electronics world with the CES in the first week of January. For a good reason this marks a new beginning …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Market| TV Set Market| UltraHD & 4K| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Continental Ramps Up Manufacturing Capacity for HUDs

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Automotive HUD market is in every way a growing market, however real sales numbers are difficult to come by, as most car makers still sell the HUD as an up sell feature and …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 01