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Nintendo Researching AR/VR Without Committing To Anything

by Norbert Hildebrand

In their recent shareholder meeting the Nintendo management was asked about their plans for AR, VR and Mixed Reality technology. The answers were relatively vague. It seems that, for now, the upcoming Nintendo game …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Nintendo| Nintendo Consoles| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Shifts in the Display Technology Landscape

by Norbert Hildebrand

The last few decades can be easily labeled as the Display Decades (DD). With the rise of LCD, PDP, OLED, LED, DLP, Laser, EPD and other technologies, we have now a wide array displays …

Tags:CRT| display technology| LCD displays| LED| MicroLED| OLEDs| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Restricted FoV Eases VR Sickness

by Norbert Hildebrand

Motion sickness in virtual reality is a real problem – one that there has been only minor success in alleviating. Research has been done into using electrodes, or even virtual noses, to counter the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 24

The Art of Technology Forecasts

by Norbert Hildebrand

When a new technology is introduced through prototypes, demonstrators or even first products, the technology-centric press like the one you are reading right now, soon starts writing about the wonderful new technology and what …

Tags:Forecasts| Market Data| Vol 23 - Issue 24

OSVR Announces HDK 2 with Dual 2160 x 1200 Display

by Norbert Hildebrand

We have reported several times about the OSVR and its open source virtual reality platform. The latest news form the OSVR is a new ‘Hacker Development Kit’, the HDK 2. This new platform includes …

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

Leyard Invests in Magic Leap

by Norbert Hildebrand

In a recent article published by LED Inside, it was claimed that Leyard Optoelectronics has made an investment into Magic Leap. According to the article, Leyard formed a new company PV ML LLC that …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Leyard| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 22

The Smartphone Market – A Lesson in Business Strategy

by Norbert Hildebrand

When we think about the cellular phones today we just assume we are talking about the smartphone as there is almost no other type available any more. While this is not completely true, the …

Tags:Apple| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Vol 23 - Issue 22

Augmented Reality Glasses for Firefighters

by Norbert Hildebrand

It seems pretty straight forward that the augmented reality solutions are most beneficial in applications where visual content adds to the task at hand. In this case the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne, …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Vol 23 - Issue 22

How Does the Public Look at VR and AR Today?

by Norbert Hildebrand

While Display Week is just ending and Infocomm coming up soon, there is no shortage on news about new displays and gadgets per se. To break away a little from the ‘news about new …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Google Glass| Oculus Rift| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 22

Foxconn Reduces Workforce Through the Use of Robots

by Norbert Hildebrand

As reported by the South China Morning Post and others, Foxconn in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, has reduced its workforce in one factory from 110,000 to 50,000 through the increased use of robots. In a …

Tags:Apple| Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 21

The Future of Shopping is Here – in Australia that is

by Norbert Hildebrand

In an article by the Australian Financial Review, Paul Smith reports that eBay Australia / New Zealand and Myer, a regional department store, have partnered to create the first virtual reality store in the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 20

Hyper-Reality – A Glimpse into AR Dystopia

by Norbert Hildebrand

Currently, augmented reality and virtual reality are considered the ‘Next Big Thing’. As such the viewpoint of most analysts is very positive, to say the least. The most critically discussed issue is that of …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 20