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Toshiba Develops a Single Lens 2D+Depth Camera

At the 22nd Symposium on Sensing via Image Information held this past June, Toshiba announced developments related to a new method for creating 3D images. The technique simultaneously acquires a color image and a depth map from just one image that is captured by a single lens camera. The technique is reported as able to … Read more

Handheld Launches the Nautiz X2 All-In-One Rugged Android Device

Handheld Group, a leading manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, today announced the new Nautiz X2 enterprise handheld which integrates a high-quality scanner, camera and mobile phone while offering the most compact and ergonomic form factor on the market. The Nautiz X2 gives enterprise users an all-in-one mobile computer that can handle all the tasks of … Read more

Magic Leap Hints at Releasing its Mixed Reality Product

According to Reuters, Magic Leap has hinted at ramping up production of their mixed reality product. This information came from the Fortune Magazine Brainstorm Tech Conference 2016, where Magic Leap’s CEO Rony Avbovitz has given an interview. So far, the almost the only fact that Magic Leap has released is its total start up investments … Read more

Sensory Brings Voice Input to Vuzix

Vuzix is working with Sensory to embed voice recognition in its M300 smart glasses. Sensory’s TrulyHandsfree technology has been installed in the device, enabling voice recognition, navigation and control. The voice trigger, command and control operations use embedded speaker ID and speaker verification technology, based on machine learning.

Canon Promotes 35-Year Veteran

Canon USA has promoted Nobuhiko Kitajima to the role of VP and general manager of the business imaging solutions group. Kitajima will focus on Canon’s LFD solutions and image capture products, as well as mixed reality. He joined Canon USA in 1986, returned to Canon Inc in 1993 (having originally joined the company in 1981) … Read more

Handheld Combines Phone and Scanner for Mobile Computer

Sweden’s Handheld Group has developed a rugged device combining the qualities of a scanner, a camera and a mobile phone. The Nautiz X2 is designed to act as a mobile computer for professional users. It is IP65-certified and meets the MIL-STD-810G test standards. A 1.3GHz quad-core processor runs Android 5.1, and is paired with 8GB … Read more

‘World’s Most Realistic Simulator’ Uses Barco

Norway’s Rørvik Safety Centre provides simulator-based training to the crew of fishing vessels. To provide the most realistic training experience, the Centre recently upgraded its MarinSim simulator, using nine Barco F22 projectors illuminating a spherical screen. Project:synoptry, which supplied the projectors, said that the F22 is “ideal for technically challenging and demanding applications like this … Read more

Leyard Named the Market Leader in Narrow Pixel Pitch LED Video Wall Displays

Leyard, a global leader in visualization products, today announced that it is the leading manufacturer of narrow pixel pitch (NPP) LED video wall displays, with a market share nearly three times greater than its nearest competitor, according to a new report by Futuresource Consulting. In its 2016 global video report, “Quantifying & Analysing the Key … Read more

eMagin Awarded Patent for Switchable AR/VR Microdisplay-Based Immersive Headset

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eMagin Corporation, announced today that it has been granted a patent (U.S. Patent No. 9,366,871) for a microdisplay-based immersive headset, providing a user experience of complete involvement with the display’s imagery. The patent covers the integration of microdisplays and optical elements to design an ergonomically appealing immersive headset. The design offers flip up/flip down functionality … Read more