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At CES 2015, we had a chance to meet with Kopin in the suite in the Palazzo where the company showed off a number of modules for use in augmented and virtual reality applications. Over the last 1-2 years, Kopin has sold off its III-V business and expanded from a supplier of LCD microdisplay to … Read more
Seebright, Inc. was in the Sands Expo at CES 2015 to introduce its new smartphone based head mounted display called the Wave and to show off its existing headset called the Pioneer. Both offer different optical designs than we have seen to date. In the spring of 2014, Seebright started to show the Pioneer headset along … Read more
France-based Optinvent was at CES 2015 to show some current AR headsets and to gather support for a new design it intends to bring to market by Q3’15. While the new design is headphone-based, the current Pro HMD product, which began shipping at the end of December, is a more traditional smart eyeglasses style. It features a … Read more
We have seen several virtual headsets being announced or offered in the market, as well as some low cost plastic case devices that let you use your smartphone as the electronic and display source. Glasoo is one of the latter types that is now entering the crowdfunding stage at Indiegogo. Glasoo is a very light … Read more
With head up displays (HUD) gaining more and more interest in the automotive world, different forms of implementations have evolved. At the high end, there are fixed OEM installations that are part of the automobile. These fixed installations are part of the automobile’s electronic system, which will be difficult to update as the technology evolves. … Read more
The Jiayuguan Branch of Gansu Province’s RTVU (Radio and Television University) announced the completion of its first “3D Guide Simulation Experiment & Training Room”. The 3D Guide Simulation Experiment & Training Room is a “Multi-Channel Dome Projection System”, which employs VR technology to simulate 3D stereoscopic scenery. (For more information on dome projection systems in … Read more
Roku was explaining its strategy in the Westgate (formerly LVH/Hilton) hotel. The firm was very happy as it has signed up Haier and Best Buy Insignia to add to TCL and Hisense as adopters of its OS for TVs. The company demonstrated the simple interface that it has developed that allows full control of inputs … Read more
Major news outlets including ABC, BBC, Telegraph, etc. broke the news that Google is halting the distribution of Google Glass in its current form and have announced a major change in the organization. This came after the Wall Street Journal reported the news that Google Glass will not exist anymore in its current form. Alistair Barr from WSJ broke the news in a … Read more
China has set aside $20 billion to find the country’s chip industry, and is expected to invest half of the money this year – as much as 70% will go to domestic wafer fabs. The country currently imports around 50% of the world’s chips, but produces less than 10%, according to the EE Times.
“Fatih Smart Board” by The original uploader was Mustafa Alperen SEKİ at Turkish WikipediaTurkey’s Fatih Project, which aims to provide a tablet to every schoolchild in the country, is ‘on the brink of collapse’, according to local sources. Launched in 2012, the Fatih Project has seen several delays and corruption allegations in its lifetime. A … Read more
inLighten, a recognized leader in the field of digital signage, interactive, self-service and audio solutions has announced the release of Argo, a thumb-sized digital media player for digital signage applications that is the first of its kind to feature a Windows Operating System. Continuing inLighten’s long history of producing Windows-based digital signage solutions of … Read more
JVC Professional Video, a division of JVCKENWOOD USA Corporation, will demonstrate the new GY-LS300 4KCAM Super 35mm camcorder for filmmakers attending the 2015 Sundance Film Festival at the New York Lounge in Park City, Utah, Jan. 23-26. Designed with cinematographers, documentarians, and photographers in mind, the GY-LS300 features a JVC 4K Super 35mm CMOS sensor … Read more
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