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Samsung at the ‘Birth’ of VR

by Tom Allen

Taking VR to the next level, Samsung – using its Gear VR – has taken part in the world’s first live-streamed child birth in virtual reality. An Australian couple – Jason and Alison Larke …

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Samsung Demos Wearable Technology at MWC 2015

by Norbert Hildebrand

Samsung VR Samsung’s VR device will take the S6 and S6 Edge (Samsung Unpacks Two New Phones) as the display source. The carrier headset provides a snug fit for the smartphone, so a new …

Samsung Unpacks Two New Phones

by Bob Raikes

Samsung held its “Unpacked 2015” event at the Barcelona Conference Centre on the evening before the show proper opened. It was a big event – with many partners and Samsung staff as well as …

Google is Planning Android for VR

by Tom Allen

A team at Google is working on a version of Android designed for virtual reality devices, according to the Wall Street Journal. There are ‘tens’ of engineers working on the new operating system, which …

MWC not so Hot?

by Bob Raikes

This week, I spent a number of days at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The event is currently the hot event for the world of mobile phone operators and makers, so much so …

Kopin Develops Innovative NanoJet Process for Micro LCDs to Serve Emerging AR and VR Markets

by Tom Allen

Kopin® Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN), a leading developer of innovative wearable computing technologies and solutions, announced that it has developed a revolutionary NanoJet process for its liquid crystal cell assembly. The NanoJet process releases tiny …

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Kopin’s Nanojet Process Has Greater Deposition Control

by Tom Allen

Kopin has developed and introduced a new production process for its reflective LCoS and transmissive Cyberdisplay microdisplays. The Nanojet system is designed to produce a purer, more uniform layering of liquid crystal material in …

AMD Bypasses OS to Improve VR Latency

by Tom Allen

Virtual Reality was a major talking point at this year’s Game Developers’ Conference, and AMD wasn’t letting the action pass it by. After all, a dedicated GPU will still be necessary to drive the …

Sony Swaps LCD for OLED for Morpheus’ 2016 Release

by Tom Allen

One year ago (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 12), Sony took the stage at the annual Game Developers’ Conference and introduced Project Morpheus: a head-mounted display, intended to be used as a companion device …

HMDs Will be Most Popular AR/VR Form Factor, Says ABI

by Tom Allen

The markets for augmented and virtual reality are poised for growth, with new devices and content being introduced regularly. According to ABI Research, head-mounted displays will be the most common AR/VR devices, although AR …

Augmenting Virtual Reality

by Tom Allen

Interaction with the physical world while wearing a virtual reality device is difficult, to say the least – flailing arms will inevitably catch errant pens, cups of water and people while you are happily …

Lytro to Shift to Video and Virtual Reality

by Helen Vince

Lytro, the US-based light field camera company, says it has raised an additional $50 million in a Series C funding round and will use the money to make a strategic change into video and …