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Is Apple Interested in AR / VR?

by Norbert Hildebrand

In its recent earnings call, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook was asked what his level of interest in virtual reality may be. He answered “In terms of virtual reality, no, I don’t think it’s a …

Nintendo Interested in VR

by Tom Allen

Nintendo is set to release a new VR smartphone game and a dedicated gaming system, according to market watchers. Industry analyst Serkan Toto said that Nintendo is “looking” at virtual reality, and could soon …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Nintendo| Virtual Reality| 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

Barco to Be Used at Sundance

by Isaac Oburu

Barco, systems will be used in several virtual reality and art installations at the New Frontier exhibition with its large venue projectors and presentation switchers. The 2016 Sundance Festival will take place from January …

Why Do I Believe that AR / VR is a Hot Topic this Year?

by Norbert Hildebrand

In my last Display Daily I was trying to condense the recent CES show into a short article and one of the topics was the abundance of AR/VR solutions. As my colleague, Steve Sechrist, …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 04

Prices Will Push VR to the Mainstream

by Isaac Oburu

Online PC retailers Scan Computers and Overclockers UK have spoken to PCR about VR and the Oculus Rift price point. Both firms are optimistic about VR. Scan’s Elan Raja III notes that the technology’s …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Retailers| UK (United Kingdom)| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 03

Samsung Blazes New Trails with VR Storytelling at 2016 Sundance Film Festival

by Isaac Oburu

Samsung Electronics America, Inc., official mobile sponsor of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, is sparking VR storytelling at the Samsung Studio, the go-to venue for filmmakers, content developers, industry influencers and more to connect, …

Tags:Oculus VR| Samsung| Virtual Reality

Eye-Worn Devices and the Next Wave of Wearable Displays

by Steve Sechrist

We saw how much of the buzz at CES was around virtual and augmented Reality (VR and AR), and the smartphones or near to eye micro-displays that power them. Out on the display horizon …

IDTechEx Research: Microdisplays enabling the AR-VR smartglasses revolution

by Isaac Oburu

If the buzz at CES is any indication of things to come (and it usually is), 2016 is expected to be the year of virtual reality (VR). Much anticipated VR headset launches, announcement of …

Tags:IdTechEx| Virtual Reality| Wearables

FETC Launches U.S. Ed Tech Conference Season

by Len Scrogan

The US ed tech conference season kicks off at the start of the year with a strong event, the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC 2016), held each year in Orlando, Florida. FETC tends …

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

AR / VR Developments

by Norbert Hildebrand

Microsoft announced their Room2Room project that ups the typical Skype call to a full blown projection experience in a room. As the successor to an earlier project called RoomAlive, it uses the Kinect system …