Virtual Reality – Page 26

Sony’s Next-gen VR Headset Will Use Samsung OLEDs

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg published an interesting article based on discussions with JDI that included a forecast from Omdia on the increasing penetration of LCD into the VR headset market as OLED makers focus …

Kopin Corporation Announces All-Plastic Pancake® Optics with Excellent Performance

by Artem Alekseenko

Kopin® Corporation, a leading developer and provider of high-resolution microdisplays and display subassemblies for defense, enterprise, consumer and medical products, announced it has succeeded in developing all-plastic Pancake® optics with breakthrough performance for virtual …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Kopin| Mixed Reality| Optics| Virtual Reality

Kopin Receives Additional $1.6 Million Order for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program

by Artem Alekseenko

Kopin Corporation, a leading provider of high resolution microdisplays for Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), announced it has received an approximately $1.6 million follow-on order of its high-brightness liquid crystal display for …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Avionics| Kopin| Virtual Reality

Apple will likely launch its XR headset in Q2 2022

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo according to 9to5Mac said in an investment note that Apple will use microOLED displays, “innovative biometrics” and as many as 15 cameras in its widely rumoured VR/AR …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| Virtual Reality

Pre-Order Opens For Vive Focus 3

by Artem Alekseenko

In EMEA, on 10th June 2021, pre-order will open s for HTC Vive’s latest business offering, Vive Focus 3. The Vive Focus 3, announced in May marks a new era for business VR. The …

Tags:Europe| Head Up Displays HUDs| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Virtual Reality

BOE Outlines its MiniLED Plans

by Bob Raikes

What They Say BOE held a webinar to set out its plans for miniLED backlights. The firm explained the technology and emphasised the advantages, including power saving in typical and ‘dark screen’ displays. It …

Immersion Delivers a Needed Break from Reality

by Andy Marken

For a number of years during college we shared a house with foreign physics and chemistry grad students. To avoid studying, we’d get in these deep philosophical discussions on what reality and being really …

Tags:Location-based Entertainment (LBE)| Virtual Reality

Kopin To Participate in the Third Segment of the Three Part Webinar Series – AR and VR: The Paradigm Shift to Smartglasses Starts Now – The Future

by Artem Alekseenko

Kopin® Corporation, a leading developer and provider of transmissive and reflective active matrix liquid crystal and organic light emitting diode (OLED) microdisplays used in defense, enterprise, industrial, medical and consumer products, announced that its …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Kopin| SmartGlasses| Virtual Reality

More Pico Neo 3 Details Announced

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We reported a link to news about new headsets from Pico, the Neo 3 Pro and the Neo 3 Pro Eye and now more details are available of the displays used. …

Tags:Virtual Reality

HTC VIVE Takes Business To The Next Level With Two New VR Headsets And A Dedicated Suite Of Professional Tools

by Artem Alekseenko

HTC VIVE, the global leader in premium virtual reality (VR), set a new benchmark for business and consumer VR, bringing 5K resolution and a 120-degree field of view as standard to the two new …

Tags:5K (5120 x 2880)| HTC| Virtual Reality

PlayStation VR 2 Details Seeping Out

by Bob Raikes

What They Say UploadVR has been tracking the next version of the PlayStation VR headset and said that the unit will have: Resolution of 4000×2040 pixels, or 4.1 megapixels (2000×2040) per eye. Head-mounted haptics, …

Tags:Market Data| PlayStation| sony| Virtual Reality

HTC Focuses on the Pros

by Bob Raikes

What They Say HTC has unveiled two new widely trailed VR headsets aimed at professional use. The Vive Pro 2 (PC-tethered) and the Vive Focus 3 (stand alone) are both based on the Qualcomm …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| HTC| Virtual Reality