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Solid State Projectors Rule at I/ITSEC 2015

At last year’s I/ITSEC event there were plenty of lamp-based projectors in various booths on the trade show floor. This year, not so many. In fact, the only lamp-based projectors we saw were F32 and F50 models from Barco. Lamp-based projectors still offer good value, noted Barco in our discussions with them, but the real … Read more

Does the Simulation Market Care About Color?

The answer is yes and no depending upon which segment of the market you are talking about. The key question that users and suppliers need to ask is, “does color improve the training proficiency?” For military flight simulators, the answer is typically no – they really don’t care about color. That’s because most operations and … Read more

No Upgrade in Near Term for ProSim Projector From Rockwell Collins

One of the best performing projectors in the simulation market is the ProSim projector (also known as the Zoro projector) manufactured by Rockwell Collins. According to officials at I/ITSEC 2015, the company has now sold over 2000 of these projectors. But it is growing a little old and there was no news of an upgrade … Read more

How Rockwell Collins WholeEarth Database can Save Money

At I/ITSEC 2015, Rockwell Collins announced a new project called the WholeEarth Synthetic Database, which, as you might suspect, is a database of the entire Earth. They are not the first ones to attempt to do this, but they are doing it in a way that has a manageable file size and cost, while offering … Read more

KDX ANNOUNCES K3DX 3D TECHNOLOGY AT CES 2016

KDX (KangDe Xin composite material co., Ltd.), the global market leader of high-resolution 3D Technology, announced today that it will launch K3DX – the new glasses-free 3D Technology at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next week. High resolution K3DX 3D Technology lets everyone enjoy 3D content anywhere/anytime, without the need of uncomfortable 3D glasses. K3DX … Read more

3D version – Third Dimension Technologies Shows Improved Light Field Display at IITSEC 2015

3D version – One of the more impressive demos at I/TSEC 2015 was a light field display from Third Dimension Technologies. This is a glasses-free 3D display that has a very big eyebox (12 inches) and very nice stereo effect. (see 2D version – Third Dimension Technologies Shows Improved Light Field Display at IITSEC 2015)

Third Dimension Technologies Shows Improved Light Field Display at IITSEC 2015

One of the more impressive demos at I/TSEC 2015 was a lght field display from Third Dimension Technologies. This is a glasses-free 3D display that has a very big eyebox (12 inches) and very nice stereo effect. (see 3D version for view in stereo 3D – 3D version – Third Dimension Technologies Shows Improved Light … Read more