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WSJ: Google Working on Standalone VR

by Tom Allen

Google is continuing to work on virtual reality, undeterred by the withdrawal of its Google Glass product. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company is developing an all-in-one headset that will operate without …

Tags:Google| Google Glass| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 06

SMI Tracks at 120Hz

by Tom Allen

Sensomotoric Instruments (SMI) has upgraded its eye-tracking AR glasses, to track eyes at 120Hz. The new glasses also offer more precise event detection and low latency network time synchronisation. Analyst Comment SMI has said …

Tags:Gaze Recognition| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 04

Will Education Miss Out on ‘The Year of VR’?

by Tom Allen

In a recent article (Is Educational VR Content Ready for Prime Time?), my colleague Len Scrogan bemoaned the lack of VR content for education. Having just returned from BETT – arguably Europe’s largest technology …

Tags:BETT 2016| Google| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 03

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

Microsoft Cuts Hololens’ Panoramic FoV

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has revealed more information about its Hololens headset, at an event in Tel Aviv. There is still no consumer release date. However, Microsoft has said that the device will be completely wireless, and …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 02| Wearables

Security Company Branches Into VR

by Tom Allen

China’s Qihoo 360, an online security services provider, has launched a VR head-mounted display (described as ‘helmet display’ by Shanghai Daily). Details are scarce, but Shanghai Daily did note that the HMD is being …

Tags:China| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 02

LeTV Celebrates Automotive Partnership

by Tom Allen

We had seen most of what LeTV had to show at Digital Experience/Pepcom some days before (Digital Experience Has Lots to See), but the company still had some interesting technology on the stand. The …

HTC Blends Virtual and Real Worlds

by Tom Allen

HTC announced its Vive VR headset at MWC last year, and used CES to introduce a new version called the Vive Pre. A refreshed design and new components are intended to provide the wearer …

Better Pixels and Cheaper Tech Coming to Vegas

by Tom Allen

CES is almost here again – in fact, it will only be a couple of days away by the time you read this piece. Cue a week of meeting and greeting, some (hopefully) fascinating …

Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 52

by Tom Allen

The Dune HD Solo 4k is a new media player for digital signage, based on Sigma Designs’ SMP8758 processor. It is the first Dune HD player with HEVC support, and can show content in …

LeTV Sells $20 VR Headset

by Tom Allen

A Bluetooth control appears in some marketing material, but it is currently unclear as to whether this will be bundled with the device.LeTV has released a new VR headset in Asia called the COOL1. …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 52| Wearables

VR and AR Head Mounted Displays – Sorry, but there is no Santa Claus

by Karl Guttag

There certainly is a lot of money going into VR and AR Head Mounted Display, I mean half a billion dollars here and $2 billion there, and pretty soon you are talking serious money. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 51