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Google Buys Eye-tracking Company Eyefluence

by Norbert Hildebrand

Eyefluence, a three year old technology start-up focusing on eye tracking technology, announced on their website that they will be joining Google. In other words, Google bought the technology company to add eye tracking …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Gaze Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 42

VR May Replace Pills in the Future

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Colorado State University has launched the Virtual Reality Initiative to bring VR to their students. In their recent ‘Virtual Reality Hackathon’, William Warren, Vice President and Head of Innovation Programs at Sanofi Pasteur …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 42

MicroLED, the Directview Display of the Third Kind

by Norbert Hildebrand

Many years ago I saw a LED Wall with a pixel pitch of 1mm and was intrigued by the opportunities that such a technology could bring to a low power cinema or TV display …

Tags:LED| Microdisplays| MicroLED| Vol 23 - Issue 42

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Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2017

by Norbert Hildebrand

At the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2016, October 16-20 in Orlando, the market research company focused on the top technologies for 2017 as they identified them. These trends will require strategic decisions from many companies in …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Gartner| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| technology| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 41

Sony VR Headset Lowers the Entry Price for Gamers

by Norbert Hildebrand

After several reports about the imminent release of the Sony Playstation VR, the VR headset (product code CUH-ZVR1 series) is finally here. It will work with the Playstation 4 as well as upcoming variations …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Hololens Aids in Brain Surgery

by Norbert Hildebrand

Researchers at Duke University are exploring the advantages of using the Microsoft HoloLens augmented reality headset in medical applications where surgery is hindered by line of sight. One of the potential applications is the …

Tags:Applications| Augmented Reality| Medical| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Grove your VR PC Display and Browser

by Norbert Hildebrand

We recently reported that HTC has moved the VivePort app store out of Beta and HTC has released Grove as the browser of choice for the HTC Vive headset on the platform. The virtual …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 40

The Future of Storytelling in VR

by Norbert Hildebrand

During a panel discussion at SIGGRAPH 2016, James Mathers from The Digital Cinema Society chaired the following panel: • Ted Schilowitz, Futurist at 20th Century FOX and Chief Creative Officer at Barco• Bei Yang, …

Tags:Content Creation| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 39

Automotive HUD to Incorporate AR Features Soon

by Norbert Hildebrand

At the 2016 WardsAuto User Experience Conference, held on October 4 in Novi, MI, USA, Visteon, Continental and Bosch discussed their plans for the future development of head up display (HUD) systems for the …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 39

I Can’t Decide What the Hottest Trend is in the Display Industry Today

by Norbert Hildebrand

Writing about the display industry is sometimes challenging but never boring. There is always something new to write about. Here is my list of the most important trends in the display world as I …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| UltraHD & 4K| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 40| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

First Study on Effects on Vision of HMDs Shows Little Impact

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Korea University College of Medicine in Seoul presented the results of the first ever study (reported by Healio Ocular Surgery News and published in the Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus) on the …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Human Visual System (HVS)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 39

Looking Glass Offers a Volumetric Display for the Consumer

by Norbert Hildebrand

As reported by CNBC and others, a Brooklyn, New York, based start-up called Looking Glass Factory s offering a volumetric display for the consumer. The display is called Volume and is a cube made …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 38| Volumetric Displays