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In this final article of the series, I outline some soft whispers emerging from FETC 2022, the Future of Education Technology Conference, which rotates it venue from Orlando to Miami, Florida. This year’s conference is now in its 41st year and gathering in January in Orlando. ‘Whispers’ are those innovations that quietly coo in our … Read more
What They Say A Dutch company, Tekle Holographics said that it was going to CES 2022 to show a ‘metaverse portal’ that showed images in ‘real size and without a headset’. The company claims to have a software solution for AR and VR as well as a ‘holographic camera’. The firm said that it has … Read more
3D display maker Dimenco has announced that Acer will launch new laptops with its Simulated Reality (SR) technology built-in. This is an eye-tracked stereoscopic display which uses an actively-switched lenticular lens technology. While not a new approach, the solution represents a level of maturity not seen before. And perhaps more importantly, a great deal of … Read more
What They Say At CES 2022, JVC announced a new ‘entry level’ D-ILA projector built around an LCOS device that has a wire grid polariser and achieving a native contrast of 40,000:1 and dynamic contrast of 400,000:1. The light source is a 265W UHP lamp to produce 1,900 Ansi lumens. The projector will be known … Read more
Back before I became an analyst, editor and writer, I spent a lot of time in display and brand marketing. One of the topics that I tried to bear in mind the concept of ‘positioning’ for brands. I was very influenced by reading books by specialists such as Al Ries. The main idea is that … Read more
What They Say Taiwanese LED specialist PlayNitride Display Co Ltd said that it had ‘virtually’ shown a 37″ FullHD microLED display based on PCB substrates which can be seamlessly tiled. The firm was also showing a 7.56″ transparent microLED with 60% transparency and 114 ppi. Smaller still, there was a 1.39″ circular display with 339ppi. … Read more
What They Say Lenovo has shown the ThinkBook Plus Gen 3 which has a 17.3″ 120Hz 21:10 aspect ratio panel with 3072 x 1440 resolution as the main display but also a secondary ‘tablet display’ next to the keyboard that supports touch and can be used to be a secondary display or a zoom window … Read more
What They Say BMW showed a demonstration of a car wrapped in E Ink film. The film was laser cut to be applied to the car. There are static images (using no power after the change of course), but the most interesting use is when the change is dynamic. BMW said that the ability to … Read more
Kopin® Corporation, a leading developer and provider of high-resolution microdisplays and display subassemblies for defense, enterprise, consumer and medical products, announced it has developed a new all-plastic Pancake® optics for its new-generation 1.3” 2.6K x 2.6K Lightning® organic light emitting diode (OLED) microdisplay with outstanding performance for virtual reality (VR) applications. The new Pancake optics … Read more
What They Say Vuzix introduced its newest Vuzix Shield Smart Glasses that are intended for enterprise customers. The headset is based on a Snapdragon XR1 platform and used dual monochrome green microLED stereo displays with 1 micron pixels and the firm’s own waveguides as well as stereo HD cameras and noise-cancelling microphones. The sides of … Read more
Vuzix® Corporation, a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, announced the unveiling of the Vuzix Shield ™ Smart Glasses, which were recently named a multiple CES® 2022 Innovation Awards Honoree. The Vuzix Shield Smart Glasses, previously referred to as Vuzix Next Generation Smart Glasses (NGSG), represents the most powerful … Read more
Vrgineers, a leader in delivering virtual and mixed reality pilot training systems for professional and military clients, announces the launch of the XTAL 3 VR and MR headset, a game changer in enhanced pilot training. The newest XTAL has been developed in cooperation with a team of international Air Force pilots. Thanks to their input, … Read more
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