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NEDs with Eye Focus Cues at Display Week – Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

A hot topic at the SID Technical Symposium this year, and last year too, was Near Eye Displays (NEDs) for Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) that included accommodation for the eye. There …

Human Factors in AR/VR Systems at Display Week – Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The human factors of VR and AR HMD systems are not well understood. The results of the studies presented at SID’s Display Week just scratch the surface and a lot more human factors research …

Apple’s ARKit 2.0 Supports Multiple Users

by Andrew Fenn

At yesterday’s Apple Worldwide Developer Conference, the company confirmed that ARKit 2.0 is in the works, bringing improved face tracking, advanced rendering and 3D object detection, as well as support for multiple users. Apple …

Tags:Apple| AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Optics for AR and VR at Display Week – Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

See-Through AR Displays Many see-through AR displays are based on waveguide optics. The entire session 17 was dedicated the technology of improved waveguide optics, with a focus on the optics that couple the image …

Optical Measurement of Near Eye Displays at Display Week – Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Richard Austin, president of Gamma Scientific, and his colleagues at Gamma Scientific presented paper 72-3 titled “Contrast, Resolution and Parallax Measurements of Near to Eye and Head Up Displays” at the symposium but there …

Miscellaneous AR and VR Papers at Display Week – Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

(Credit: M. Brennesholtz) Meko’s Matt Brennesholtz (i.e. me) opened the AR/VR track at the SID technical symposium with paper 3-1 titled “VR Standards and Guidelines.” This invited paper was well received and had a …

High Brightness Displays for See-Through AR Applications at Display Week

by Matthew Brennesholtz

I was surprised to find there were no papers at the SID symposium on the AR/VR track that address the issue of the ultra-high brightness required for a see-through AR display to compete with …

Immersive Experience Conference at Display Week

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The audience was somewhat sparse at the Immersive Experience Conference (Credit: M. Brennesholtz) On Wednesday of Display Week I attended the Immersive Experience Market Focus Conference, an all-day event. The conference covered, well, immersive …

DigiLens Shows New-Design MonoHUD at Display Week

by Matthew Brennesholtz

At Display Week I had a chance to visit DigiLens in their meeting room on the show floor and talk to Jonathan Waldern, Founder, Chairman & CTO of DigiLens. In addition, he presented paper …

Another Glamorous Friday Evening

by Bob Raikes

I’ve been in the US week, working on our SID report, which we hope to get out early next week and attending the Augmented World Expo (AWE) in Santa Clara. My schedule meant that …

Kopin Golden-I is Light

by Bob Raikes

Kopin introduced its Golden-I display at the event. The display is designed to work with a smartphone that has USB Type-C to connect to the controlling system and the display supports the DisplayPort Alt …

Tags:Augmented Reality| AWE 2018| Kopin| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 25

Worldwide Spending to Grow by 71.6% by 2022

by Bob Raikes

IDC has forecast that the global AR/VR market will grow with a CAGR of 71.6% over the 2017-2022 forecast period and will reach $27 bilion in 2018 – up 92% over 2016. The consumer …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 21