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VR/AR/MR/HUD Session Summary from Display Summit 2017

by Chris Chinnock

This year’s Display Summit event took place with support from Rockwell Collins. Most of the content was about big displays, but this session covered mobile displays. This session focused on the use of AR/VR/MR/HUD …

The Reality of VR Content Creation

by Matthew Brennesholtz

I see three significant problems with virtual reality (VR) in today’s world: creation of VR content, distribution of VR content and display of VR content. My previous Display Daily dealt primarily with distribution of …

Valve Offers New Lenses

by Bob Raikes

Valve has been involved with VR by working with HTC on its Vive headset and has also been developing the SteamVR platform. The company has now developed lenses that work with standard displays for …

Tags:AR/VR| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 38

Transportation Company, Amey, Unveils VR Driver Safety Training

by Andrew Fenn

Transport and infrastructure firm, Amey, in the UK, is delivering innovative driver safety training to 13,000 of its employees via a virtual reality simulator. The experience is designed to highlight the dangers of falling …

Tags:AR/VR| Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 38

Oculus Announces New Headset Go at Oculus Connect 4 Conference

by Norbert Hildebrand

At their Connect 4 conference in San Jose, Oculus announced an new VR headset as well as some other news. The new headset is called Oculus Go and is an untethered headset that does …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 38

Bigscreen Raises $11 Million in Series A Funding Round

by Andrew Fenn

Social VR app Bigscreen has raised $11 million in its Series A funding round, having received $3 million through its seed funding a year ago. As part of the funding round, True Ventures’ Toni …

Tags:Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 38

Fraunhofer to Show Bidirectional Microdisplays

by Bob Raikes

Fraunhofer FEP is planning to show new bidirectional OLED microdisplays in a VR headset at the AWE Europe event in Munich on the 19th and 20th of October. The group has modified an existing …

Rumor – Intel Shuts Down Recon Instruments and Changes Wearable Strategy

by Norbert Hildebrand

In recent months Intel seems to have changed its strategy of fighting for a market position in the wearable and augmented / virtual reality market. After earlier investments in the technology as well as …

Ericsson Report Highlights VR Trends and Content Crisis

by Bob Raikes

Every year for the last eight, Ericsson has conducted a big user survey on TV viewing and published the result and this year is no exception. The survey included online interviews were conducted with …

Almost $2 Billion Invested in AR/VR by Q3 2017

by Andrew Fenn

Digi-Capital has released its latest Augmented/Virtual Reality Report, and revealed that $1.8 billion dollars was invested in the industry in the 12 months leading up to the third quarter of 2017, with $300 million …

Tags:Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 38

VR goes Corporate at KLM

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Virtual Reality (VR) has become a new corporate tool, at least for KLM Airlines. They have posted a 9:41 VR experience on their website. This 360° video, available for YouTube, iOS and Android, shows …

Tags:Aviation| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 37

Panel Makers Looking at LTPS/Oxide Hybrids

by Bob Raikes

A hat tip to the OLED Association for reporting a talk at IMID by Lee Sang-un of Yuanta Securities who has said that a new development may be needed for backplanes for AR/VR displays. …