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At SID DisplayWeek in San Francisco, there were several demonstrations of 3D technology on the show floor, which we summarize below. We did not review any papers, however. SeeFront is a German company developing monitors for glasses-free 3D viewing. They were at SID last year and this year we asked for an update. Not too … Read more
We did not review the many papers on AR/VR at SID, so below is a summary of what was being shown on the exhibit floor. BOE showed a prototype panel that was 2.8” in diagonal and had UHD resolution. That works out as 1600 ppi – squarely in microdisplay territory, yet it is a direct … Read more
Below is a summary of some of the projection-related news we saw on the exhibit floor at SID. Moxtek has supplied their Wire Grid Polarizer (WGP) for projection applications for a long time. This is a high quality polarizer fabricated with fine metal lines on a glass substrate. It is used where optical flux densities … Read more
NEP Visions, one of the world’s most distinguished outside broadcast service providers, chose a Leader LV5940 4K multi-format waveform monitor as the master reference instrument during the recent UHD capture of Martin McDonagh’s play, Hangman. Performed at the Wyndham Theatre in London’s West End, the production has received very positive reviews including an accolade from … Read more
Eye tracking pioneers SensoMotoric Instruments and leaders in augmented reality near-to-eye displays Lumushave joined forces to create an AR experience like no other. The Lumus DK-50 AR glasses have been fitted with eye tracking cameras and SMI’s advanced software to create a solution that is highly reactive to the wearer’s gaze. This means, for example, … Read more
Fraunhofer FEP will present the results of its findings on the subject of anti-reflective coatings at ICCG 2016 (Braunschweig, Germany, June 13th-16th). Researchers at the organisation have tested a new way to create these coatings on glass. The first step in the new method is to deposit a gradient layer, consisting of silicon dioxide (SiO2) … Read more
AUGMENTED WORLD EXPO, Epson, providers of the Moverio® augmented reality (AR) smart eyewear platform, will demonstrate AR applications for the Moverio BT-300 smart glasses at the 7th Annual Augmented World Expo (AWE), June 1-2, 2016 in Santa Clara, Calif. Featuring Epson’s breakthrough silicon-based OLED (organic light emitting diode) display technology, the Moverio BT-300 enables transparent, … Read more
Vuzix® Corporation, a leading supplier of Video Eyewear and Smart Glasses products in the consumer, enterprise, and entertainment markets, is pleased to announce that the Company will participate in the 7th annual Augmented World Expo (AWE) USA event to be held June 1-2, 2016 at the at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, … Read more
Canon will provide vistors to its Infocomm stand with the opportunity to go hands-on with its products, including its UltraHD reference displays, handheld wireless presenters and cameras. There will be several new demonstrations this year, including a prototype DCI-4k laser LCoS projector, with over 5,000 lumens of brightness. As well as this, Canon will show … Read more
Sony has said that the Xperia X smartphones, which it announced at MWC 2016 (Sony Focuses on Iteration, Not innovation), will be launched in the USA this summer. The Xperia X is available to pre-order now; pre-orders for other models will begin on the 19th June. Sony revealed pricing at the same time. The X … Read more
Qualcomm currently leads the fast charging market for smartphones, but Mediatek announced plans to dethrone its rival at Computex. Pump Express 3.0 is the company’s new charging technology, said to be able to power a phone battery up to 70% charge in 20 minutes. Pump Express 3.0 will be available on the Mediatek Helio P20 … Read more
To celebrate Jaguar’s contribution to the Vivid Sydney 2016 event, the company has shown its F-Pace SUV (Wearables Battle the Hype Cycle at WTS 2016) using projection mapping and an LED video wall. TDC, Spark44 Sydney and Spinifex Group worked together on the installation. TDC mapped the car using video projection; the show is started … Read more
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