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Kopin Outlines Material for Pancake Optics

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Kopin reported that it has developed an all-plastic ‘pancake’ optical lens system for VR, AR and MR applications. The lens system provides an image equivalent to a 250″ (635cm) diagonal display …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Kopin| Microdisplays| Mixed Reality| OLEDs| Optics| Virtual Reality

Kopin Corporation Announces All-Plastic Pancake® Optics with Excellent Performance

by Artem Alekseenko

Kopin® Corporation, a leading developer and provider of high-resolution microdisplays and display subassemblies for defense, enterprise, consumer and medical products, announced it has succeeded in developing all-plastic Pancake® optics with breakthrough performance for virtual …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Kopin| Mixed Reality| Optics| Virtual Reality

Karl Guttag Tears Down the Nreal Technology in LG headset

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Karl Guttag has got access to an Nreal-based headset in the form being delivered as a product by LG in Korea and has conducted a detailed three part teardown. He liked …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Optics

Three longtime Magic Leap executives are heading toward the exits.

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Business Insider ($) reports that three long-standing Magic Leap C-Suite execs are leaving the firm. The three are CTO Paul Greco, COO Henk Vlietstra, and chief patent officer David Lundmark. The …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Reorganisation & Restructuring

Apple will likely launch its XR headset in Q2 2022

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo according to 9to5Mac said in an investment note that Apple will use microOLED displays, “innovative biometrics” and as many as 15 cameras in its widely rumoured VR/AR …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| Virtual Reality

Magic Leap is partnering with AMD

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Magic Leap said that it is working with AMD to create an SOC for AR headsets that will use less power than previous versions. The company is reported to be ready …

Tags:AMD| Augmented Reality| SOCs

Dispelix and OQmented Form Strategic Partnership

by Artem Alekseenko

Dispelix and OQmented form strategic partnership for the development and commercialization of Dispelix LBS waveguides and OQmented LBS MEMS solutions. The partnership’s initial focus is to jointly develop high performance laser beam scanning solutions …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Projectors

Jade Bird Displays Interviewed by Yole

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Analysts Yole Développement discussed the developoment of microdisplay microLEDs with Jade Bird Displays (JBD) and the companies covered a number of interesting points about the competition between microLED, LCOS and DLP …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microdisplays| MicroLED| Vuzix

Karl Guttag Impressed by Lumus & Compound Photonics

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Karl Guttag, sometime Display Daily contributor and AR/VR specialist, was visited by Lumus which showed him new prototype AR glasses that impressed him with: The display has 2048 x 2048 resolution …

Tags:Augmented Reality| LCOS| Optics| Waveguide Display

Snap is buying WaveOptics

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Snap is acquiring WaveOptics of Oxford in the UK for over $500 million in cash and stocks having just announced new glasses using the optics. The new glasses will be limited …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Optics