Vol 23 – Issue 11 – Page 5

Oculus Story Studio Founder Sees VR just at the Beginning

by Norbert Hildebrand

As reported by Polygon, Max Planck a veteran from Pixar Studios is comparing the development of VR content to the early years of cinema. He is drawing parallels on how the cinema industry was …

Tags:Content Creation| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 11

Qualcomm Thinks VR is Going to be a Big Deal

by Jon Peddie

They have invested in tools, processors, and vision Immersion enhances everyday experiences, making them more realistic, engaging, and satisfying. Qualcomm thinks VR will provide the ultimate level of immersion, creating a sense of physical …

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The Air A01 Mates with a Smartphone to Form a Unique Camera

by Arthur Berman

The Olympus Air A01 looks like it is just a lens but it is actually an add-on camera for Android or iOS smartphones. The camera does not have its own display but, rather, uses …

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BagTag Wants to Add Tags to Bags…..

by Bob Raikes

BagTag is from the Netherlands and was at the show to introduce its electronic bag tagging system which is built around an E Ink display. The tag is designed to be fixed to individual …

… While Rumowa Wants the Tags in the Bags

by Bob Raikes

Rimowa is a high end supplier of baggage that is based in Germany. Like BagTag, it wants tags to be electronic, but wants travellers to buy the firm’s baggage with the displays already fitted. …

NEC Highlights Display Surfaces

by Bob Raikes

As expected, we saw all the new hardware from NEC Display Solutions at the recent ISE show, but the company had a good presence at PTE. Given that only they and Data Modul were …

Data Modul Tests Reaction to Transparent OLED

by Bob Raikes

When we met with Data Modul at the recent Embedded World show, we promised to cover the transparent OLED that it showed when we got to PTE as we knew that there would only …

Passenger Terminal Expo Aims to Boost “Opportunity to spend”

by Bob Raikes

The view to the city at the end of PTE 2016. Image:MekoI thought, as I wrote up this report, that the last Passenger Terminal Expo that I had personally attended was about three years …

I love VR / I hate VR: The Janus Incidence

by Len Scrogan

With much fanfare and waves of excitement, the year 2016 has been heralded as the long foretold “year of VR.” Each week at least one article appears in the press, creating a market energy …

Tags:Education| Stereopsis| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 11

Keyssa Offering Connector-less Connectivity

by Chris Chinnock

Keyssa is a new company – to me anyway – that has been developing a connection technology that is based upon the 60 GHz band. After 6 years of R&D, 150 patents and $50M …

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