Vol 24 – Issue 46 – Page 3

Epson Extends Price Reductions on Moverio

by Bob Raikes

We reported on a rebate programme for the Epson Moverio Drone Edition of the BT-300FPV last week, and now we have news of new pricing on the professional headsets in Europe. The new pricing …

User Experience Becomes More Important in TV

by Bob Raikes

Parks Associates said that as the flat panel TV market has flattened, the focus of buyers is towards the user experience when they look at Smart TVs or media players. The company said that …

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Consumer Media Consumption to Continue to Grow

by Bob Raikes

Media consumption continues to rise globally and PQ Media said that it will rise by 1.9% to hit 50 hours per week (HPW) in 2017. The analyst expects consumption to increase again in 2018 …

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Football, Augmented Reality and More

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The National Football League (NFL), Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group and the Thinkwell Group have teamed up to present American football fans with a mixed reality (MR), virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) …

Quanta Announces Partnership with Lumus and Infinity AR

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Israel based optics and display engine developer Lumus has announced a partnership with Quanta Computers and Jorjin Technologies. The partnership includes the newly presented AR developer kit, the DK-50. The developer kit is …

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Google Introduces Oreo – Android Lite

by Bob Raikes

Google has released Android Oreo (Go Edition), a ‘lightweight’ version of Android that is intended for lower cost smartphones and the announcement was made in India, which is likely to be one of the …

Fraunhofer introduces new OLED Microdisplay for VR

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology (Fraunhofer FEP) in Dresden has introduced a new OLED microdisplay specifically targeting virtual reality (VR) applications. This is part of the European LOMID …

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Research Project Looks at AR Occlusion

by Bob Raikes

A research group at the University of Arizona’s College of Optical Sciences has developed a prototype system for augmented reality that can occlude some parts of the view of the real world so that …

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Visual Display Design Wins from I/ITSEC 2017

by Chris Chinnock

Barco reports that will supply F70-4K6 laser phosphor UHS projectors with IR LEDs to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions for the Marine Common Aircrew Trainers (MCAT) being managed by RPA Electronic Solutions. The USMC …

VR/AR/MR is Alive and Well for Military Training

by Chris Chinnock

VR, AR and MR applications were in every other booth at I/ITSEC 2017 where the access to game engines and inexpensive headsets are driving a revolution in the way training is done in many …

3D Perception Upgrading nBox Processor

by Chris Chinnock

3D Perception offers a unique torroidal screen solution built up with metre-sized tiles. There are four tile types to support different shapes and sizes of the screen. Embedded in the screen are tiny LED …

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Esterline Highlights Deployable Dome Solution

by Chris Chinnock

Esterline Simulation Visual Systems, the simulation integration company spun out of Barco, was at I/ITSEC 2017 highlighting its new five-channel TD-550 deployable dome display system and the NOCTIS edge-blending solution in a two-channel configuration. …