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M-Go, Amazon and DirecTV are all in the news with new 4K-UHD delivery services that are rolling out now or shortly in the US. Last week, we reported that DirecTV was getting ready to roll out 4K-UHD delivery using it satellites and Genie HD-DVR set top box (LDM Vol 21 No 45) . But it … Read more
The most discussed topic about 4k/UHD technology is the very limited availability of native 4k/UHD content. While studios are working on changing their acquisition process to 4k, the rest of the workflow is still dominated by 2k/FHD solutions. For the most part content is still produced in 2k/FHD. Whoever thought that animated movies would be … Read more
At I/ITSEC 2014, FlightSafety International presented a paper that described what it claims is the collimated display with the largest field of view (FOV) ever built. While this system was not demonstrated on the trade show floor, the company did have a full collimated display set up as a helicopter simulator. Collimated displays are highly … Read more
Forth Dimension Displays (ForthDD) (Scotland) is a long time manufacturer of high performance LCOS panels. At I/ITSEC 2014, the company told us that its microdisplays now power over 97% of the US Army’s HMDs used for training, simulation and mission rehearsal. One application where the 1280 x 1024 resolution microdisplays are used is the US … Read more
Immersive Display Solutions, Inc. (IDSI) (Kennesaw, GA) showed several simulation and training solutions at I/ITSEC 2014 and also announced an agreement to take a controlling interest in Bedford, UK-based simulation and visualization specialists, Simulation Displays Ltd. In announcing the acquisition, George Forbes, president and CEO of IDSI, said that the move was strategic and a … Read more
Asian reports claim that more vendors will announce 5k monitors (5120 x 2880, just under 15MP) next year. The move is part of a concerted effort to release high-end, niche units to remain profitable. Some of the areas to be targeted by next year’s high-end monitors will include business, gaming and commercial applications. 24″ – … Read more
Indiana State University (ISU) recently acquired two new unmanned aerial (UAS) training systems from Corsair Engineering (Orlando, FL) for training future crews of unmanned systems for military and commercial use. Corsair’s IM3PUT (integrated multi-mission multi-platform UAS trainer) system is capable of simulating a variety of generic and OEM UAS platforms on a single machine. The … Read more
Laser Shot (Orlando, FL) is a simulation system integrator and software provider. At I/ITSEC 2014, the company demonstrated its new Helimod Mark II platform, which is now being used by Roy Aircraft & Avionics Simulation Inc. The Helimod Mark II uses the company’s X-Plane software and avionics (Garmin 530 GPS, DME, Transponder, etc.) from Precision … Read more
Just prior to I/ITSEC 2014, the US Marines did a field test of a new training solution that uses virtual reality to place virtual objects such as simulated people, aircraft, vehicles, etc. into a real world environment. While this part is not so tricky, what has been difficult is maintaining the position of those objects … Read more
Presagis (Montreal, Canada) used I/ITSEC 2014 to release its latest modeling and simulation (M&S) software portfolio, M&S Suite 14. M&S Suite 14 expands on the previous release by enabling system integrators and manufacturers to add game-quality 3D content to their simulations at a fraction of the time and cost previously required, reducing the need for … Read more
Quantum3D, Inc., a leading provider of visual computing solutions for government and commercial applications, used I/ITSEC 2014 to announce a dramatic leap forward in simulated global airport coverage with an inventory of over 27,000 airfields now available for simulators running Mantis. Mantis is Quantum3D’s award-winning real-time scene management and image generation software, already in use … Read more
Thales has its fingers in a lot of areas of the training and simulation world, but is especially strong in helicopter simulators, with big new wins in Australia in co-operation with Boeing. At last year’s I/ITSEC, it decided to make a push to try to integrate its helicopter and land warrior simulation solutions to create … Read more
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