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AR/VR/HUD News

by Chris Chinnock

We did not review the many papers on AR/VR at SID, so below is a summary of what was being shown on the exhibit floor. BOE showed a prototype panel that was 2.8” in …

Tags:Augmented Reality| eMagin| Head Up Displays HUDs| Large Display Monitor| Microdisplays| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2016| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 21

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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Vuzix to Participate in 7th Annual Augmented World Expo USA Event

by Isaac Oburu

Vuzix® Corporation, a leading supplier of Video Eyewear and Smart Glasses products in the consumer, enterprise, and entertainment markets, is pleased to announce that the Company will participate in the 7th annual Augmented World …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Events| Eyewear| Vuzix

How Does the Public Look at VR and AR Today?

by Norbert Hildebrand

While Display Week is just ending and Infocomm coming up soon, there is no shortage on news about new displays and gadgets per se. To break away a little from the ‘news about new …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Google Glass| Oculus Rift| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 22

Microsoft Provides Hololens Commentary

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has, for the first time, provided a look at the hardware inside its Hololens augmented reality headset, at the Imec Technology Forum in Belgium. Although there have been teardowns of the dev kit …

Tags:Augmented Reality| IMEC| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 21

IC12 Microsoft Summarises AR & VR Developments

by Bob Raikes

The final talk was by Dr Bernard Kress from the Microsoft Hololens Team. He gave a very, very ‘high bandwidth’ overview of what is happening in VR and AR. There were 175 slides! Before …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Eyewear| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2016| SmartGlasses| Vol 23 - Issue 21| Wearables

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

IC9 Meta Moves on From Kickstarter

by Bob Raikes

Soren Harner is Chief Product Officer of Meta which is at the seed stage after a successful Kickstarter campaign and is based in Redwood Shores in the Bay area. He spoke about how AR …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 21

IC8 Vuzix Looks to Go Through ‘Oakley Gate’

by Bob Raikes

Paul Travers is the CEO of Vuzix which makes wearable displays and has been doing this for nearly 20 years. It has offices around the world. Until glasses get through the “Oakley gate” and …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 21

IC7 ODG Sneaks a Preview of its New Glasses

by Bob Raikes

Pete Jameson is COO of Osterhout Design Group which is a private self-funded company that is based in the centre of San Francisco – with a clean room close to the baseball stadium! The …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 21

Hyper-Reality – A Glimpse into AR Dystopia

by Norbert Hildebrand

Currently, augmented reality and virtual reality are considered the ‘Next Big Thing’. As such the viewpoint of most analysts is very positive, to say the least. The most critically discussed issue is that of …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 20