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High-Resolution Microdisplays for VR and AR HMDs at Display Week – Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Multiple improvements in AR and VR HMDs are required before they can really become mainstream products for either the consumer or enterprise applications. Image quality issues that need to be fixed include brightness (especially …

Human Factors in AR/VR Systems at Display Week – Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The human factors of VR and AR HMD systems are not well understood. The results of the studies presented at SID’s Display Week just scratch the surface and a lot more human factors research …

3D Display Round up

by Chris Chinnock

Coretronics was in the i-Zone with a near-to-eye light field display. The idea is to create a multi-focal plane display to avoid conflicts with vergence and accommodation. This approach can also use a microlens …

Light Field Labs Provides More Clarity on Light Field Definitions

by Chris Chinnock

Jon Karafin from Light Field Labs gave a symposium paper (25-2) and a presentation in the Immersive Conference that was very similar to presentations we have reported on recently (TS03 The Future of Cinema …

Tags:Holographic Displays| Large Display Monitor| Light Field Displays| SID Display Week 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 21

Japan Display Inc Shows 8K based Light Field Display

by Chris Chinnock

Japan Display Inc. (JDI) was showing an upgrade to an 8K based glasses-free 3D monitor that they said used light field technology. It is based on a 17.3” 8K panel. At last year’s SID, …

FOVi3D Shows Light Field Displays

by Chris Chinnock

FOVi3D was in the i-Zone showing their latest version of the integral imaging type light field display. There were two versions on display – one optimized for spatial resolution and one for angular resolution. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Light Field Displays| SID Display Week 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 21

Xbox One Getting Alexa and Google Assistant Support?

by Andrew Fenn

If leaked images that surfaced earlier this week are to be believed, Xbox One owners who didn’t buy into Microsoft’s Kinect accessory will soon have an alternative method for controlling their consoles via voice …

Tags:Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Huawei will Use BOE Flexible OLED Panels for Foldable Smartphone

by Andrew Fenn

Following reports that Huawei is preparing to launch a foldable OLED smartphone in November 2018, ahead of Samsung’s long-awaited offering, confusion has arisen regarding the company’s source of flexible OLED panels. Original reports suggested …

Tags:BOE| Flexible Displays| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Daktronics LED Displays Chosen for Al Arabia Advertising

by Andrew Fenn

Daktronics has partnered with Al Arabia and the Arab External Advertising Company to deliver new LED digital displays for their “digital paintings in the streets of the capital” campaign in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. More …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Optics for AR and VR at Display Week – Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

See-Through AR Displays Many see-through AR displays are based on waveguide optics. The entire session 17 was dedicated the technology of improved waveguide optics, with a focus on the optics that couple the image …

Optical Measurement of Near Eye Displays at Display Week – Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Richard Austin, president of Gamma Scientific, and his colleagues at Gamma Scientific presented paper 72-3 titled “Contrast, Resolution and Parallax Measurements of Near to Eye and Head Up Displays” at the symposium but there …

Miscellaneous AR and VR Papers at Display Week – Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

(Credit: M. Brennesholtz) Meko’s Matt Brennesholtz (i.e. me) opened the AR/VR track at the SID technical symposium with paper 3-1 titled “VR Standards and Guidelines.” This invited paper was well received and had a …