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CES 2017 What’s Driving the Virtual Reality Initiative?

by Steve Sechrist

Intel made a significant push into VR to kick off its CES presence in 2017. The focus was an “all-in” approach that the company took by devoting its full 45 minute press day presentation …

Tags:CES 2017| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Intel Pushes VR Boundaries at CES Press Day

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it, at CES 2017 Intel hosted the most “unique and technically complex event” the company has ever held, according to Laura Anderson from Intel corporate communications. She kicked-off the 45 …

Tags:Augmented Reality| CES 2017| Intel| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 01

VR Industry Forum Formed

by Chris Chinnock

A new organization called the VR Industry Forum (VRIF) was officially unveiled at CES 2017. It replaces the previously formed and less formal VR Interest Group with the stated goal “to further the widespread …

Tags:CES 2017| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Introducing the Linq Mixed Reality Headset

by Arthur Berman

The creation of the ZED stereo camera required Stereolabs, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) to develop depth and motion sensing technology. The company has now gone on to use these technologies in the production of …

Tags:Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 01

VR Used for Retail Planning

by Bob Raikes

Italian supplier, inVRsion, is using VR and its ShelfZone ‘Retail Space Simulator’ to understand store planning and how consumers might react in a store. There’s a slightly clunky video below which is worth a …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Kopin’s New 2Kx2K OLED on Si Panel to Advance VR Image Quality

by Chris Chinnock

At CES 2017, Kopin released a new 1-inch OLED microdisplay panel, branded Lightning, with a resolution of 2048×2048 and a fast 120 Hz frame rate. Both are firsts for the VR industry and will …

Tags:AMOLED| Kopin| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Holovis to Run AR/VR Zone at ISE

by Bob Raikes

Holovis will run a special Immersive Technology zone at ISE next month in a dedicated area of the RAI at the rear of Hall 8. The environments on display at ISE 2017 will feature …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Back Panel| ISE 2017| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Innovation, Coffee, and VR

by Len Scrogan

Whenever I have the need for a quick innovation fix, I know where to look. Whenever I start to feel numb about VR, and need to see something new or just get jazzed about …

Tags:Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Facebook VR Roadshow Finishes in NY

by Norbert Hildebrand

December 27 was the last day the Facebook VR roadshow was open to the public in New York City. This was the perfect time to spend some time in the city and enjoy NYC …

Tags:| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 51

Can VR Impact Learning?

by Len Scrogan

Quick Search: Research is a series dedicated to unpacking some of the emerging research on 3D, VR, and other dynamic visualization technologies. See my introductory article for this series, entitled the Research Chase. In …

Tags:China| Education| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 51

Will HTC Suffer from OLED Shortage?

by Bob Raikes

Forbes.com has said that it believes that HTC will suffer poorer sales and market share in VR during 2017 because of difficulties in sourcing enough OLED displays for its Vive headsets. The site quoted …

Tags:AR/VR| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 51