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A New Glass-Type Product Under Development: MAD Glass

by Arthur Berman

Wearable glass type devices first appeared in the market several years ago. In a common configuration, the device is a monocle that is attached to one side of the frame of user worn glasses. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| SmartGlasses| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 03

AR / VR Developments

by Norbert Hildebrand

Microsoft announced their Room2Room project that ups the typical Skype call to a full blown projection experience in a room. As the successor to an earlier project called RoomAlive, it uses the Kinect system …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| VideoConferencing| Virtual Displays| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 03

CES and The Upside of VR

by Steve Sechrist

Among the hottest topics at this year’s CES was virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR for short.) The technology has received much ink of late, especially for an aging technology that dates back …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| CES 2016| Fitness Trackers| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Himax Claims Design Wins

by Tom Allen

Himax has reported two design wins for its LCoS microdisplays, which are being supplied to “two brand-leading VR companies”. Which companies are using the LCoS devices is not known, although speculation suggests Oculus VR, …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Back Panel| Himax| LCOS| Microdisplays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Lumus Optical

AR / VR Device Round – Up

by Norbert Hildebrand

Lumus Optical, the Israel-based developer showed their latest LCOS based DK 50 binocular AR device as well as some older models for comparison. Unlike other technologies, they couple their image into a planar waveguide …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| CES 2016| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vuzix| Waveguide Display

Kopin Focuses on AR / VR Technology

by Norbert Hildebrand

At CES 2016 Kopin did not show any new Cyber displays, instead they showed some impressive designs for a monocular headset. The new solution focuses on the optics to bring the image to the …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| CES 2016| Kopin| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 02

What Exactly is CES Today?

by Norbert Hildebrand

Yes, CES has been over for almost a week already and I am still suffering from the content overload that CES creates in almost every tech writer on the planet. We each have our …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Automotive| CES 2016| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 02

E Ink Demos Flexible Display at Showstoppers

by Tom Allen

The last dedicated press event of CES is Showstoppers. It is, in fact, the original event, with a format which CES Unveiled and Pepcom follow. However, it is slightly smaller than either, with seating …

Tags:AMOLED| Augmented Reality| CES 2016| Convertible PCs| E Ink| Flexible Displays| HDBaseT| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| STBs| Vol 23 - Issue 02| Wearables

Digital Experience Has Lots to See

by Tom Allen

Digital Experience, aka Pepcom, is the largest of the CES press events – almost a mini show by itself. This year it was held in the Mirage hotel, and the ‘Sun, Surf and Tech’ …

Tags:Augmented Reality| BlackBerry| Blue Light| CES 2016| Dell| DLP Projectors| Epson| Eyewear| Kopin| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Philips| USB| ViewSonic| Vol 23 - Issue 02| Vuzix

The Perception of Motorcycle HUDs May be About to Change

by Chris Chinnock

New motorcycle Head-up Display (HUD) technology has just been introduced at CES that may indeed begin to change the perception of the utility of such devices. Driving this is new waveguide display technology from …

Tags:Augmented Reality| CES 2016| Head Up Displays HUDs| Vol 22 - Issue 01

What is the Attraction here: Star Wars or Augmented Reality?

by Norbert Hildebrand

Christmas is over and Star Wars seem to have won in most categories. Of course, I am not talking about any TV, BluRay or DVD sales but the latest installment of the Star Wars …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 52