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Magic Leap 02 2014

Magic Leap Working on Head Mounted Display Hardware

by Norbert Hildebrand

Last year, Magic Leap, the Florida-based augmented reality company announced a $542 million financing round with Google leading the way. The announcement came just before Google pulled the plug on the Google Glass Explorer …

Tags:AR Glasses| Broadcast| Mobile Display Monitor| Stereo 3D| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 09

darpa cortical modem augmented reality

DARPA Working on the Future Display – The One Without Displays

by Norbert Hildebrand

When we talk about wearables, especially about augmented and virtual reality glasses, we always think of discrete imagers that create the best possible result in such applications. Discussions about LCOS, DMD, LCD and OLED …

Tags:DARPA| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 09| Wearables

Contiental HUD

HUD Market Expected to Grow Strongly in Coming Years

by Norbert Hildebrand

The head up display (HUD) is making a big impact in new car models as one of the selling features that is pushed as a safety feature. Over the last few years, models including …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 09

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Apple Receives Patent for Near to Eye Display Application

by Norbert Hildebrand

The virtual reality market has seen quite a few introductions of smartglasses that allow the user to incorporate a smartphone as the main display for the headset. Such headsets typically come at a lower …

Tags:Apple| AR Glasses| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Sony SED Augmented Reality Headset on Pre-Order

by Norbert Hildebrand

After showing off its SED-E1 augmented reality headset at IFA and CES, Sony has now announced that the SmartEyeglass Developer Edition is going on sale in selected markets on 10th March, 2015. The first …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 08| Wearables

masa greenon glass

Small, Lightweight HMD Developed for Golfers

by Norbert Hildebrand

According to an article in Nikkei Technology, Masa Corp has shown a smartglass device developed specifically for golfers. The article shows a look around design that provides the golfer with specific information related to …

Tags:Eyewear| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Japan| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 22 - Issue 08

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LG will Show Watch Urbane at MWC

by Norbert Hildebrand

LG will announce its newest smartwatch at MWC in March 2015. The Urbane watch is made from full metal and is designed for the “sophisticated and cosmopolitan wearer”. It follows in the footsteps of …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 08| Wearables

Virtual Reality a New Frontier for Religions

by Norbert Hildebrand

Talk about virtual reality often focuses on the display aspect and the challenges for the potential user. However, the content driving such devices will be more important than the resolution, brightness or any other …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 08| Wearable Market

Seer technology

Seer Headset Brings 100º FOV to Augmented Reality

by Norbert Hildebrand

Augmented reality headsets either try to be very subtle in appearance, as in the sunglasses styles, or try to provide a superior optical performance without looking at the aesthetic consequences. In this group are …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Liber8 tago

Tago Arc – Smart Bracelet Enters Crowdfunding Stage

by Norbert Hildebrand

Liber8 a Hungarian technology company has been developing a wearable technology accessory based on an electrophoretic E Ink display. The accessory is a bracelet that has the E Ink display mounted in a jewelry …

Tags:EPD (Electrophoretic)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 08| Wearables

Russian Institute (TsNIITochMash) Develops Bullet Proof Display – Kind Of

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Russian Central Research Institute of Precision Machine Building (TsNIITochMash) has said that it has developed a highly flexible display that is able to work even after it has been hit by a bullet. …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Rugged Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Smartband market

Canalys Sees Smartband Market Growing

by Norbert Hildebrand

Canalys has released its latest market assessment of the smartband market. The wearable market has many different players and devices already with more set to join later in 2015. Besides the variety of devices …

Tags:Broadcast| Canalys| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 08| Wearable Market| Wearables