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Schott’s High-index AR Wafer Halves Waveguide Weight

by Bob Raikes

What They Say At Photonics West, Schott highlighted its high refractive index glass RealView 1.9 lightweight ultra which it said allows ‘up to 50% lighter’ waveguides without reducing image quality. It also said that …

Tags:AR Glasses| Glass| LED| MEMs Displays

Automotive AR-HUD: Promises and Dangers

by Norbert Hildebrand

Head Up Display (HUD) systems in automobiles and augmented reality glasses are moving to some form of conversion if we look at the recent press releases form several large automotive companies. In general, we …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Vol 23 - Issue 48

I Can’t Decide What the Hottest Trend is in the Display Industry Today

by Norbert Hildebrand

Writing about the display industry is sometimes challenging but never boring. There is always something new to write about. Here is my list of the most important trends in the display world as I …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| UltraHD & 4K| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 40| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

So AR/VR Will be Big – What Does That Mean for the Display Industry?

by Norbert Hildebrand

Every day we hear from another market research firm how AR/VR will be big business. The latest announcement from IDC is making AR/VR a $162 billion industry by 2020. This means that the current …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 33

Pokemon Comes to Ora-2

by Tom Allen

Optinvent, a French company that we have been following since 2013, has produced the second generation of its Ora smart glasses. The Ora-2 is now in production, which will be ramped over the next …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| France| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 31

Sensory Brings Voice Input to Vuzix

by Tom Allen

Vuzix is working with Sensory to embed voice recognition in its M300 smart glasses. Sensory’s TrulyHandsfree technology has been installed in the device, enabling voice recognition, navigation and control. The voice trigger, command and …

Tags:AR Glasses| Mobile Display Monitor| Voice Input| Vol 23 - Issue 27| Vuzix

Augmented Reality Glasses with Eye Tracking Showcased at AWE 2016

by Isaac Oburu

Eye tracking pioneers SensoMotoric Instruments and leaders in augmented reality near-to-eye displays Lumushave joined forces to create an AR experience like no other. The Lumus DK-50 AR glasses have been fitted with eye tracking …

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IC11 Kopin Adds Battery & Voice Technology to Displays

by Bob Raikes

Dr Hong Choi is CTO of Kopin which is concentrating on AR and VR markets. The company has developed a lot of technology and has 300 patents. It has $90 million in cash and …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Batteries| Kopin| Large Display Monitor| LCD displays| Microdisplays| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2016| Voice Input| Vol 23 - Issue 21