Vol 23 - Issue 02

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Kopin Focuses on AR / VR Technology

by Norbert Hildebrand

At CES 2016 Kopin did not show any new Cyber displays, instead they showed some impressive designs for a monocular headset. The new solution focuses on the optics to bring the image to the …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| CES 2016| Kopin| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Canon 8K Experience

Projection Round-Up

by Norbert Hildebrand

Casio showed the new XJ-V2 hybrid laser projector with 3,000 lumens and XGA (1024 x 768) resolution. The projector is the second in the line of XJ-V projectors, with more to follow at a …

Tags:Canon| Casio| CES 2016| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Mobile Display Monitor| Panasonic| Pico Projectors| Projectors| sony| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Microvision demos Light Engine with Embedded Depth Sensor

by Norbert Hildebrand

Microvision showed a wide variety of devices based on their scanned laser PicoP engine, from stand alone projectors to embedded phone projectors. These devices have been around for quite some time without making a …

Tags:CES 2016| Embedded Pico Projectors| Head Up Displays HUDs| Laser Projectors| Microvision| Mobile Display Monitor| Pico Projectors| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Optoma Shows 4K / UHD Projector Prototype

by Norbert Hildebrand

Optoma was the first to show a prototype with the brand new TI 0.67” 4K / UHD DLP chip (see also the Texas Instrument article). The projector is a very early prototype projector and …

Tags:CES 2016| DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Optoma| Pico Projectors| Short Throw| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Imagination Working on Foveated Rendering

by Bob Raikes

Imagination Technologies had a meeting room in the South Hall as it has had for several years. It had lots to talk about. The firm bought ray tracing company, Caustic Technology (Display Monitor Vol …

Tags:CES 2016| GPUs| Imagination Tech| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| ray tracing| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Cypress Releases Automotive MCU and Touch Controller

by Norbert Hildebrand

Cypress Semiconductor released a new 32 bit MCU for automotive applications. The processor uses 40nm design rules for the first time (until now Cypress used 55nm) allowing the firm to incorporate more flash on …

Tags:Automotive| CES 2016| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductor Market| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Corning Shows Ideas for Glass in the Future

by Norbert Hildebrand

Corning is a material supplier to many parts of the consumer electronics, even though they typically do not supply any devices under the Corning brand name. One exception to this business approach is in …

Tags:CES 2016| Corning| Glass| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Transparent Displays| Vol 23 - Issue 02

LG Display Overloads with 8K, OLED, Ultra Stretch, Concave, Convex, Transparent, Flexible, Touch Displays! Phew!!!

by Bob Raikes

LG Display (LGD) moved from its hotel suite location this year to the North Meeting Rooms which seems to have meant an overloading of the press sessions as more journalists tried to find out …

Tags:CES 2016| Curved Displays| Desktop Monitors| Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Oxide TFTs| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Transparent Displays| Vol 23 - Issue 02

SIM 2 Shows new FHD Projector with Wider Color Gamut

by Norbert Hildebrand

In a private suite, Sim 2 showed its newest projector model, the Supercube. The lamp-based projector which uses a single chip 0.65” DLP engine produces 3,000 ANSI lumens and has been available since November …

Tags:CES 2016| DLP Projectors| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LED Projectors| Mobile Display Monitor| Sim2| Vol 23 - Issue 02

TI Looks forward to Growth in DLP Chips

by Norbert Hildebrand

The big news at CES from Texas Instruments was a new 4K / UHD chip that provides higher resolution in a much smaller package. Instead of the existing 1.4” 4K Cinema chip, the new …

Tags:CES 2016| DLP| DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TI (Texas Instruments)| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Lumiere Displays Switched Off after Overcrowding

by Tom Allen

The Lumiere Festival, which ran in London for the first time this year, suffered from overcrowding and some installations had to be turned off. The ‘festival of lights’, with installations from more than 30 …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Novasentis is Making Progress in Haptic Feedback Systems

by Norbert Hildebrand

During CES 2016, I had a chance to discuss the Novasentis haptic feedback solution in more detail with the company. In October of 2014, Novasentis announced its polymer based solution and it was time …

Tags:CES 2016| Haptics| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch| Vol 23 - Issue 02