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Sharp Shows 1000+ ppi For VR and Rounded Corners on LCD

by Bob Raikes

At Ceatec in Japan, Sharp has shown an LCD based on an IGZO backplane that has reached a pixel density of more than 1000 ppi. The panel was 2.87″ in diagonal with 1920 x …

I Can’t Decide What the Hottest Trend is in the Display Industry Today

by Norbert Hildebrand

Writing about the display industry is sometimes challenging but never boring. There is always something new to write about. Here is my list of the most important trends in the display world as I …

VR Hardware to Be Worth Over $50Bn by 2021, Driven by Widespread Gamer Adoption

by Isaac Oburu

A new Juniper Research study has found that hardware revenues from VR (Virtual Reality) headsets, peripherals and 360º cameras will reach over $50 billion by 2021, up tenfold from an estimated $5 billion in …

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VR Hardware to Be Worth Over $50Bn by 2021 says Juniper

by Bob Raikes

Image: MekoJuniper Research said that it believes that the value of the market for VR headsets, peripherals and 360º cameras will reach a value of $50 billion by 2021, up from an an estimated …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 39

Matterport Claims the “World’s Largest Library” of Real-World VR Places

by Bob Raikes

Matterport is a Sunnyvale, California, company that is building a database of images and models for VR. It is claiming the world’s largest collection of VR-focused real-world models and locations as it claims to …

Tags:3D| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 39

HTC Seeks Ideas For Vive Accessories

by Yvette Raikes

HTC is running a competition inviting participants to suggest an idea for a Vive accessory. The Viveport community forum will then vote on the ideas and the best three will win a free Vive …

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VR Funding Booms

by Bob Raikes

Another half a billion dollars was invested into virtual and augmented reality startups in the third quarter of this year, with a record $2.3 billion dollars invested in the last 12 months according to …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 39

myDreamVR Joins Virtual Desktop Race

by Bob Raikes

MyDreamVR, a VR software developer, has introduced LightVR, a ‘virtual room simulator’ that has been made available on Steam. The software is designed to allow users to create a customised environment, such as display …

Tags:3D| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Onix Plans High Res, HFR Curved OLED VR

by Bob Raikes

Our friends at Jon Peddie’s Techwatch flagged up to us a new start up company in the PC-based headset market, that will have an UltraHD curved OLED display with 120Hz refresh and 10 bit …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 40

HTC Moves Viveport out of beta

by Isaac Oburu

HTC has announced of Viveport at Los Angeles during a virtual reality expo – VRLA. The store will be accessible in more than 30 countries.

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Himax Hosts President Tsai Ing-Wen with AR/VR

by Bob Raikes

During a visit by Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-Wen, Himax, a fabless supplier of display drivers, showed the latest technology that Himax is developing in AR and VR. The company claims that it has already …

First Study on Effects on Vision of HMDs Shows Little Impact

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Korea University College of Medicine in Seoul presented the results of the first ever study (reported by Healio Ocular Surgery News and published in the Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus) on the …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Human Visual System (HVS)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 39