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Is there Such Thing as Too Immersive?

by Norbert Hildebrand

Following the development of virtual reality and to a certain degree also augmented reality technology, we keep hearing about how immersive these new experiences are. As a matter of fact, I have also used …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Video Editing & Production| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 20

Virtual Reality Applications Will Drive Adoption

by Norbert Hildebrand

In an article published by the Forbes Technology Council, Where The Hype Meets (Virtual) Reality, Tracey Wiedmeyer, Cofounder and CTO of InContext Solutions, explains how the driving force behind VR will shift away from …

Tags:Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 19

How About a Virtual Concert?

by Norbert Hildebrand

We have seen virtual reality being used in a variety of areas, now NextVR and Live Nation, the largest concert promoter in the world announced that they are planning to stream live concerts to …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Technology and Marketing – Not Quite Identical Twins

by Norbert Hildebrand

In recent years I have seen an increasing trend using powerful technical terms in the general marketing activities of companies. This is combined with an increase in the number of press releases for new …

Tags:display technology| Market| Vol 23 - Issue 18

Guangzhou OED Teases Graphene ePaper Display

by Norbert Hildebrand

Guangzhou OED announced the development of a “graphene display”. The company is a manufacturer of electrophoretic displays very similar to E-Ink. The latest press release points at the use of graphene as the front …

Tags:ePaper| EPD (Electrophoretic)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 17

LG Innotek

LG Innotek Embeds Fingerprint Sensor in Front Glass

by Norbert Hildebrand

LG Innotek has announced the development of a fingerprint sensor for mobile devices. While fingerprint sensors are widely used already in higher end smartphones and other products, they all rely on a sensor that …

Tags:Fingerprint Recognition| Glass| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 17

Google Patents Tearable Display

by Norbert Hildebrand

According to a patent Google received in the US, the firm is envisioning a display that can be physically separated by the user to provide information on the separated display portion. The patent was …

Tags:ePaper| Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Vol 23 - Issue 17

Magic Leap A new morning

Magic Leap Keeps the Marketing Hype Up with a new Video

by Norbert Hildebrand

When you get as much money as Magic Leap from investors, you have to keep the hype up to not only make them feel good, but also to entice them, and others, to give …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 16

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Huawei Hints at Phone with QHD Display

by Norbert Hildebrand

As reported by many tech blogs (Tech Times, Phone Arena and others), Huawei is planning on upgrading a future smartphone with a QHD display (2560 x 1440). So far all Huawei branded smartphones are …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 16

New Optical Approaches to VR Headsets Improve the Acceptance by Users

by Norbert Hildebrand

An article by Science 2.0 (http://tinyurl.com/zofpwud) describes a university study that looked at how to improve the optical performance of VR headsets. The study was a combined effort between Stanford and Dartmouth University and …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Privacy a Real Stumbling Block for AR / VR?

by Norbert Hildebrand

Some time ago I wrote about the philosophical privacy issue that surround the augmented and virtual reality in general (How Private do You Think You are in a Virtual World? – subscription needed). In …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Oculus Rift| Privacy| Video Editing & Production| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 16