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Training & Simulation – I have been at the I/ITSEC trade show all week – the big North American event focused on the training and simulation market. Since I attend a broad array of industry events, it was interesting to see how the simulation market is leading in some areas and lagging in others. The display … Read more
SA Photonics showed a very bright and very wide FOV see-thru HMD for use in augmented reality and simulation applications.
Projectors – Today’s schools face a multitude of challenges – from investing in the latest education technology for the classroom (global spending reached $13-billion in 2013, according to FutureSource Consulting), to keeping up with government policies and economic forces, to managing tight budgets. Likewise, businesses desire greater collaboration with stakeholders to derive competitive advantages. By 2018, … Read more
Simulation & Training – Barco was at I/ITSEC 2014 to show off simulation-related technology and equipment, but its pending divestiture of its simulation business was clearly on the minds of booth personnel. For those who may have missed this announcement last September 29, Barco said it will sell its Defense & Aerospace Division to US-based Esterline Corporation (Bellevue, … Read more
aCamera – A prototype camera is under development at Jaunt Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) that can record 360 degree stereoscopic imagery. The prototype uses 14 high definition, 60 fps GoPro cameras to make left and right eye spherical stereo images. One of the challenges in creating such a panoramic image is to stitch the images together matching gain … Read more
Mobile Displays – Consumer adoption of ereaders and tablet PCs has been a key driver for small display unit shipments and revenues. Over the past several years, display market dynamics have been volatile as users adopt new mobile devices. For example, at the recent 2014 Printed Electronics conference held in Santa Clara, CA, November 18-20, a … Read more
Notebook PC – The ASUS ZENBOOK NX500 has arrived in retail stores for sale. Featuring 3M’s Quantum Dot Enhancement Film, it is the first commercialized Notebook PC to leverage this new color enhancing technology. The ASUS ZENBOOK NX500 is available for purchase at B&H Photo and Video New York store and online from Amazon with a … Read more
Industry – The USA and South Korea held a conference in California this week about recycling issues. The conference addressed the recycling of a wide range of products that enter the waste stream. The one day conference was organized by the Research & Development Center for Valuable Recycling (RDC) from South Korea and its North American partner, Inkor … Read more
OLED – OLED technology is the designated prince of the display technology world. We have seen it rise from a novel technology to the first products released 17 years ago. The question is when will it take over the display world in the same way that LCD kicked other display technologies out? In a recent article … Read more
Motion capture at I/ITSEC can be real time and integrated into a virtual world
Controllers/Scalers/Processors – Userful Corporation (Calgary Alberta) announced today the availability of its software solution to the videowall problem, which had initially been announced in October. The solution leverages the company’s background in desktop virtualization (VDI) software suited for small/medium businesses with minimal IT support. Userful, a privately held company founded in 2003, is the provider … Read more
Market intelligence – According to the latest research from International Data Corporation (IDC), the smartphone market in Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) posted a moderate 6% Quarter-on-Quarter (QoQ) and 24% Year-on-Year (YoY) growth in 2014 Q3. This trend reflects a decline in growth from previous years and is a result of its largest market, China, having seen … Read more
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