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CES 2016 Roundup

by Tom Allen

3M had several groups at the show. We talked to the automotive group from the display division which was showing how its light control films could be used to control viewing angles and other …

Late last year, Jaguar pulled what some might call ‘a stunt preying on peoples’ expectations’, and others would refer to as ‘brilliant marketing’. Let’s just say that it involves virtual reality – but, then …

New HP Product Offers Medical Visualization in Head Tracked 3D

by Arthur Berman

HP has announced plans to offer a version of the company’s Zvr 3D display system that will be targeted for medical applications. This is accomplished by integrating software developed by EchoPixel, Inc. (Mountain View, …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| HP Inc| Medical| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 01

HTC Blends Virtual and Real Worlds

by Tom Allen

HTC announced its Vive VR headset at MWC last year, and used CES to introduce a new version called the Vive Pre. A refreshed design and new components are intended to provide the wearer …

Nvidia Certifies VR-Ready Systems

by Tom Allen

Nvidia has announced a new programme called ‘GeForce GTX VR Ready’; a way to help gamers prepare for virtual reality. Through partnerships with PC and notebook makers, as well as add-in card providers, Nvidia …

SMI’s High-Speed Eye Tracking Enables ‘Realistic VR’

by Tom Allen

SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI) says it has showed a system to lower the requirements of virtual reality processing. Using the ‘foveated rendering’ technique, VR performance can be between two and four times higher than is …

Ultrahaptics is Coming This Year

by Tom Allen

We have covered Bristol-based Ultrahaptics before, in 2013 (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 23). The company has just completed a Series A funding round, which raised £10.1 million ($14.6 million), and says that its …

Vuzix adds Atheer AiR™ Suite for Remote Expert Collaboration and Rapid Task Flow Deployment to its Growing Ecosystem of M100 Smart Glasses Applications

by Isaac Oburu

Vuzix® Corporation , (“Vuzix” or, the “Company”), a leading supplier of video eyewear and smart glasses products in the consumer, enterprise and entertainment markets, is pleased to announce that the company has formed a …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Eyewear| Virtual Reality| Vuzix

HTC Pursuing VR for Vehicles

by Tom Allen

Taiwanese media reports that HTC is working with car makers, and will use its HTC Vive VR headset as a new car demonstrator in 2016. HTC is currently working with Ford to showcase its …

Scale-1 Does VR Without a Headset

by Tom Allen

French company Scale-1 Portal will introduce a VR projection solution at CES in January, which brings owners right into the action. ‘SCALee’ is a Windows 10 PC, UST projector and camera, housed in a …

Scale-1 Portal Unveils SCALee, the World’s First Social Virtual Reality Media Center, at the CES 2016

by Isaac Oburu

Scale-1 Portal, a leader in projection-based virtual reality solutions for industry and entertainment sectors, announces the launch of SCALee, a portable virtual reality media center for the consumer market. SCALee transforms any existing wall …

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AR and VR Due at CES 2016

by Steve Sechrist

If you follow the buzz on the technology street, one of the hottest technologies anticipated at CES this year will be Augmented and Virtual Reality, better known by their AR and VR acronyms. From …