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Worldwide Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Market Expected to Grow at a Compound Annual Rate of 58%, Reaching 99.4 Million Units in 2021, According to IDC

by Isaac Oburu

New device launches, an expanding array of content for both consumer and enterprise users, and lower price points will propel the worldwide augmented and virtual reality headset device market at a breakneck pace. According …

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Nvidia & AMD GPUs Benchmarked for VR

by Milos Pavlovic

We reported on the new FCAT VR benchmarking tool for GPU performance in VR a couple of weeks ago (NVIDIA Announces ‘FCAT VR’ Frame Analysis Tool to Help Demystify VR Performance). Now the RoadtoVR …

Tags:AR/VR| GPUs| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 10

Humaneyes Makes True VR Content Creation Accessible With The Vuze VR Camera Now Shipping To Customers For Just $799

by Isaac Oburu

SXSW Interactive — Humaneyes Technologies today at SXSW Interactive is launching its highly-anticipated Vuze VR Camera as the first 3D-360 degree virtual reality (VR) camera that captures professional quality video combined with 3D audio …

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My Name is Bob and I’m a Pixelaholic

by Bob Raikes

My name’s Bob and I’m a pixelaholic. Although I try to make do with fewer pixels, the truth is that as time goes on I just need more and more to feed my habit. …

Tags:Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 10

The Guru 360° is a Stabiliser for 360° Cameras

by Bob Raikes

Although we don’t really cover cameras, you have to have the pixels in order to be able to display them and 360º video seems to be particularly sensitive to motion by the camera, so …

Google Patent Develops Cardboard as Package Concept

by Bob Raikes

Google has been very successful with its Cardboard VR viewer, with over 10 million shipped and the firm has now filed a patent for a smartphone package that can be re-used to make a …

Tags:AR/VR| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 10

Kopin Gets Praise for its New 2k x 2k OLED Microdisplay

by Alan Spencer

At the beginning of the year, Kopin announced its first Lightning OLED one-inch microdisplay (Kopin’s New 2Kx2K OLED on Si Panel to Advance VR Image Quality) and said that since then has had positive …

NHK Shows 8K VR Ride

by Bob Raikes

NHK Enterprises (NEP) and NHK Media Technology showed an 8K VR ride at the recent SXSW event in Austin. The ride, which allowed a virtual visit to Tokyo, was developed with RecoChoku Labo and …

Reports on the Leap Motion tech in the Qualcomm VRDK

by Bob Raikes

Last week, we reported on the launch of the Qualcomm VRDK development kit at the GDC, which features the latest Leap Motion hand tracking technology. Later, we spotted a detailed review of the new …

Tags:Gesture Recognition| Leap Motion| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 10

Training & Simulation Display Summit Conference Announced

by Chris Chinnock

Insight Media is pleased to support the 2017 Training & Simulation Display Summit on Sept. 27-28, 2017, at the Rockwell Collins Simulation and Training Solutions facility in Sterling, Virginia. The event will focus on …

Training & Simulation Display Summit Conference Announced

by Chris Chinnock

Microsoft Shows Acer HMD Development Kit

by Bob Raikes

Acer has shown a ‘Mixed Reality Development Edition’ headset based on technology from Microsoft and designed for Windows 10. Acer said at IFA that it would be one of the companies developing the Microsoft …