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Oculus Story Studio Founder Sees VR just at the Beginning

by Norbert Hildebrand

As reported by Polygon, Max Planck a veteran from Pixar Studios is comparing the development of VR content to the early years of cinema. He is drawing parallels on how the cinema industry was …

Tags:Content Creation| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 11

Cable Subscribers – Where Are You?

by Norbert Hildebrand

In a recent article, Tom Allen of Display Daily reported on data from the Leichtman Research Group that the cable subscriber base in the US has dropped by about 385,000 subscribers in 2015 (US …

Tags:Cable| Cable Cutting (cord cutting)| Mobile Display Monitor| Opinion| TV Viewing| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Oculus Starts Integrating VR into Social Apps

by Norbert Hildebrand

After the Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey was somewhat pessimistic about the integration of social apps and virtual reality (Facebook, Oculus and the Future of VR), corporate reality has already caught up with Oculus. This …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| | Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 10

VR Comes with an Age Restriction

by Norbert Hildebrand

In a recent interview with Re/Code, Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe spoke about the age restriction they are putting on their VR headsets. The firm suggests usage of its headsets only for children of 13 …

Tags:Human Visual System (HVS)| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| sony| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 10

German Scientists Suggest Code of Conduct for Virtual Reality

by Norbert Hildebrand

vnorb When a new technology gets developed, some of the consequences of such technology are always up for debate and often enable very and unexpected different applications. Just think of nuclear power versus nuclear …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| technology| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 09

AR Versus VR Turns into AR and VR

by Norbert Hildebrand

In a brand new patent application, Microsoft claims a technology that would create a head-mounted display that is capable of acting as AR and VR glasses. The patent (US patent application 2015/045779), titled ‘Head-Mounted …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Electrochromic Displays| Microsoft| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 09

Facebook, Oculus and the Future of VR

by Norbert Hildebrand

After Facebook bought Oculus for the round sum of two billion dollars, the world has assumed that Facebook has a clear vision and plan for how to benefit from one of the frontrunners in …

Tags:| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 09

Microsoft Launches Pre-order for HoloLens and Meta Follows Suit

by Norbert Hildebrand

After a long waiting period, we can finally see the Microsoft HoloLens device being offered for pre-order. The HoloLens device is an augmented reality headset with two displays and some form of holographic technology …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 08

McDonald’s Getting into VR

by Norbert Hildebrand

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that many companies that cater to children in general have an interest in VR. As one of the upcoming technologies, VR in general is often viewed as the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Displays| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 08

BMW Discusses Status and Future of Head Up Display

by Norbert Hildebrand

In a recently released video from BMW, the firm discusses its head up display (HUD) offering as well as its future plans. It’s no surprise that BMW, as one of the early supporters of …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 08

HeadsUP! a New Aftermarket HUD Includes Amazon Alexa

by Norbert Hildebrand

This latest version of an aftermarket automobile HUD is presented by HeadsUP!, a California based startup company and includes the Amazon Alexa voice recognition system as its input system. The device comes with its …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pico Projectors| Vol 23 - Issue 07

VR Plays a Larger Role at the Tribeca Film Festival

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Tribeca Film Festival, held in New York City from April 13 to the 24, has always supported new forms of entertainment in the forms of gaming, events, installations etc. This year the number …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 07