Vol 23 – Issue 48 – Page 7

JVC Shows 8K, 4K and e-shift 4K and Solutions

by Chris Chinnock

JVC’s VS2500 is the company’s e-shift 4K projector, which means it use a trio of 1920×1080 resolution LCOS imagers and an image shifting optic to create a “4K like image.” JVC admits the quality …

Immersive Audio Debuts at I/ITSEC 2016

by Chris Chinnock

Two companies showed immersive audio demos at I/ITSEC 2016 – which I think is the first time such technology has been shown at this event. Barco and JVCKenwood offered two different approaches to the …

Glass Collimator Supply Chain Expands

by Chris Chinnock

It looks like the simulation market now has three key suppliers of large area glass collimation mirrors for flight simulators: Esterline, Flight Safety and Display & Optical Technologies, Inc. (DOTI). (for an explanation of …

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Flight Safety Shows Benefit of Collimated Display

by Chris Chinnock

Flight Safety showed perhaps the best demonstration of the benefits of a collimated display I have seen. It was a side-by-side demo that showed the same content. On the left was a conventional front …

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Eyetracking and Tobii Show, well, Eyetracking

by Chris Chinnock

Two companies, Eyetracking and Tobii were demonstrating eyetracking technology for a range of applications at I/ITSEC 2016. The company Eyetracker says its tracker can track heads, faces and even eyelids in addition to gaze …

Esterline to Support New BAE Systems Demo Area

by Chris Chinnock

BAE Systems in Warton UK apparently wants to invest in a new facility with state-of-the-art simulation visuals as a means of showcasing capabilities across various fast jet platforms to potential customers. As a result, …

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Elbit Systems Completes Delivery of Israeli Air Forces’ Training System Center

by Chris Chinnock

Elbit Systems announced that it has completed the delivery of the Ground Based Training System (GBTS) center for the M-346 “Lavi” trainer aircraft. This training solution was selected by the Israeli Air Force (IAF) …

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Digital Projection Highlight Laser Projectors

by Chris Chinnock

Digital Projection Inc (DPI) did not have any new products at I/ITSEC 2016, so it highlighted what it currently offers for the simulation and training market. That meant a focus on the laser phosphor …

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Canon Shows Possibilities at I/ITSEC 2016

by Chris Chinnock

Canon focused on a few applications for its LCOS-based projectors at I/ITSEC 2016. In one area, they partnered with Cobra Simulation to show a single projector domed solution. This featured Canon’s 5000 lumen, 4K …

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Carl Zeiss to Bring 2-DMD Projector to Simulation and Training Market

by Chris Chinnock

One of the surprises at I/ITSEC 2016 was the debut of a projector from Carl Zeiss. Technically, the projector, called Velvet, is not new as it is used in the planetarium market, but the …

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Boeing Features Strong Focus on AR and VR Applications

by Chris Chinnock

Boeing made a strong impression with a variety of Hololens AR demos as well as a VR demo at I/ITSEC 2016. With Hololens, Boeing must have had 4-5 demos all placed in virtual spaces …

Barco Debuts F70 Projector

by Chris Chinnock

The newest projector in the Barco line up is the F70, which derives from its projectiondesign heritage. This is a single chip “4K” DLP projector which uses a WQXGA (1920 x 1200) chip set …