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Fujitsu Releases HMD to Help Enterprises Innovate On-Site Operations

by Tom Allen

Fujitsu today announced the development of FUJITSU IoT Solution UBIQUITOUSWARE Head Mounted Display, a wearable device for enterprises. Fujitsu begins sales of the HMD to enterprises in Japan today. The Head Mounted Display product …

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Jump From the Mountains – in NYC

by Tom Allen

North Face is challenging customers to go on a high-octane adventure – in-store. The retailer is testing the use of virtual reality headsets to transport people visiting its NYC store to a remote hiking …

The Void Creates VR War Games…And Dragons

by Tom Allen

The Void, a Utah-based start-up that’s been operating in secrecy for some time, has created what could be loosely called ‘Laser Quest for VR’. The company builds physical areas (Gaming Pods) that roughly mirror …

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 19

by Tom Allen

An ultra-light laptop, the LaVie Z, was introduced at CES 2015 by Lenovo (Too Much from Lenovo…). It is now on sale for $1,500. A convertible model with a 360° hinge (LaVie Z 360) …

VerLASE Gets Patent for Breakthrough Color Conversion Technology

by Tom Allen

VerLASE Technologies announces new patent enabling multi-color microLED arrays emitting in green to red, and full color projection, through efficient downconversion of light based on a novel, wafer scale resonant structure around semiconductor Quantum …

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Verlase Aims to Replace Phosphors and QDs

by Tom Allen

Verlase Technologies has patented its Chromover wavelength conversion technology. According to the company, Chromover enables full-colour micro-LED arrays for near-eye displays. The technology is said to be able to replace phosphors and quantum dots …

Juniper Forecasts Augmented Reality in Enterprise

by Tom Allen

Augmented reality technology in enterprise will drive app revenues of $2.4 billion in 2019 – an 870% rise from the $247 million in 2014. According to Juniper Research, interest in AR applications in enterprise …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Apps| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Facebook Earnings Call Implies No Oculus in 2015

by Tom Allen

While there had been rumours of a consumer launch this year, it appears that the Oculus Rift will not be reaching shelves in 2015. The CFO of Facebook (which bought Oculus last year – …

Tags:Facebook/Meta| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Vol 22 - Issue 18

HTC Opens Vive Sign-Ups

by Tom Allen

The developer edition of the HTC Vive headset, announced at MWC 2015, is now available. However, developers wanting to test the product will need to fill out an application form – Valve, HTC’s partner, …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Emagin Hires VP for HMD Business

by Helen Vince

Emagin has appointed Dan Cui as VP of business development for its head-mounted display group. Cui has over 15 years’ experience working in the wearable space, including at Vuzix as VP sales and business …

Elbit Systems to Provide Head Mounted Display for US Navy Helicopter

by Norbert Hildebrand

Elbit Systems of America, the US based high performance supplier of medical, aviation and military systems has been contracted to provide a head mounted display for testing in US Navy helicopters. The program administrator …

Tags:Head Up Displays HUDs| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Large Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 22 - Issue 15

And Finally… – Vol 22 No 15

by Tom Allen

Promising to allow a user to ‘dive in’ to the action, Sony’s new wearable – Playstation Flow – completely re-imagines what a swimming level means to gamers. Now, console owners can head to the …