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Virtual Reality Intrigues Disney and Other Players

by Norbert Hildebrand

Virtual reality is still a hot topic, even though the consumer uptake in the form of device purchases is still dismal. Market growth in terms of units sold are always impressive if the base …

Panasonic Shows Laser Phosphor Projector and Announces 4K Projector

by Norbert Hildebrand

Panasonic announced its PT-RZ12K laser phosphor projector at Infocomm, a new model that comes with 12,000 lumen and three DLP chips (0.96″ WUXGA 1920 x 1200 resolution) and boasts a 20,000:1 contrast ratio. With …

DD Technologies Starts Crowdfunding for its IRIS HUD

by Norbert Hildebrand

DD Technologies, a Vancouver, Canada-based company has started its crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo. So far it has reached around 35% of its $50,000 goal in one week. The head up display (HUD) is …

A Week of AV Trends and Developments in Florida

by Norbert Hildebrand

This week in Orlando provided a full set of news for the Pro AV market on all levels. First, we had Display Summit 2015 and then InfoComm opened its doors to all things Pro …

Tags:Infocomm 2015| Pro AV| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Bicycles may be a Key to Consumer Adoption of Augmented Reality

by Norbert Hildebrand

Future Cities Catapult is a British-based company focusing on analyzing issues in today’s urban environments and the development of innovations defining the urban society of tomorrow. The company helps innovators and futurists to develop …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 24

Visit AWE 2015 Conference via Robot – AWEsome!

by Norbert Hildebrand

This week the AWE 2015 conference in Santa Clara was the playground for all things AR/VR, wearable and IoT. The conference and exhibition is growing, drawing more and more attendance and mirroring the general …

Technicolor Gives a Glimpse of the Future

by Norbert Hildebrand

Technicolor held its yearly science and research event in Jersey City, NJ. Technicolor, the technology company which focuses on the creation, distribution and storage of image related content, has about $3.5 billion in sales. …

Continental Announces Haptic Display System for Automotive Applications

by Norbert Hildebrand

Continental has released the Haptic Feedback Display for use in automotive applications. This display combines full touch capability with haptic feedback for the first time, the company claims in its latest press release. This …

Tags:Automotive| Haptics| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 24

Head Up Displays – Long Way from Mainstream?

by Norbert Hildebrand

I have been following the development of the head up display (HUD) for quite some time. It transformed itself in recent years from a novelty and gadget in a car to a “must have” …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Vol 22 - Issue 23

AR and VR on the Mind

by Norbert Hildebrand

It seems that AR and VR are on everyone’s mind these days. The whole area of augmented and virtual reality is of great interest to the business world, as demonstrated by the acquisition of …

Augmented Reality System tested by US Naval Research

by Norbert Hildebrand

The ONR (Office of Naval Research) as part of the US Navy has been working on an augmented reality training headset for years and now they have shown the results of their work at …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Training| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Wearable World Congress Also Covers IoT

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Wearable World Congress in San Francisco, organized by the Wearable World organization, addresses the development of all wearable technology and the Internet of Things. The conference was held at the Palace of Fine …