Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Monday, September 29, 2014
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Smart Glasses Boom Means New Business for Optical Components and Sensor Makers: You Think "Glass Looks Strange When Worn", Really?
This is important because spectacles—smart or not—are articles of clothing and the general consensus is that the current generation of smart glasses—Google Glass in particular—look strange when they are worn. There is therefore a premium on any optical subsystem that can improve the appearance of smart glasses by, for example, pushing some of the electronics to the front or side of the head.
http://nanomarkets.net/articles/article/smart-glasses-boom-means-new-business-for-optical-components-and-sensor-mak
The Very Odd Lives of Oculus Rift Enthusiasts
Passed up the Muppets to try out the Oculus Rift and take a trip through an Iowa farm. Now nauseous, but impressed. #ONA14
— Nancy Hanus (@nhanus) September 27, 2014
At Least You Didn't Ruin Your Keyboard But Feel Free to Send Your Dry Cleaning Bill to: Team Oculus Attention: Idiot Savants
Oculus just made me vomit on myself
— Marissa (@mercury_is) September 28, 2014
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Rockwell Collins : at Land Forces 2014 - Perimeter security, augmented reality and security for smart phones on display : New AR Headset From Rockwell-Collins
Friday, September 26, 2014
Don't Blame Team Oculus Mike, You're the One Who Got Sick
I tried the Oculus Rift Dev kit 2 this morning. My fears became a reality. Motion sickness within 2 minutes. Hopefully they can fix this.
— Mike Colangelo (@MikeColangelo) September 25, 2014
Thursday, September 25, 2014
UR researcher Tang on short list of Nobel Prize likely winners: Co-Inventor of OLED, Was Collaborating with eMagin on a DOE Funded OLED Lighting Project
this, one
but haven't heard a peep about that lately. He was the Guest Speaker at eMagin's Analyst Day a couple of years ago, wow, that seems like ancient history, charming guy. Good Luck Tang.
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/business/2014/09/25/ching-tang-steven-van-slyke-nobel-prize-consideration/16203795/
Another Satisfied Customer
My Google Glass’s best feature is having a dead battery when I want to use it. #ThroughGlass
— Jim McKeeth (@JimMcKeeth) September 25, 2014
Qualcomm Moves to Change the World and Create Real Superheroes
Now imagine you put this capability into smart glasses that you would wear. You wouldn’t have to hold your phone up to see what was going on, it would be displayed in front of you. Someone walks up their name and relevance to you appears magically in front of you (which is kind of handy with Facebook friends or if you are like me and can’t remember names to save your life).
http://www.tgdaily.com/web/128051-qualcomm-moves-to-change-the-world-and-create-real-superheroes
So much for Oculus
Hey @pewdiepie I got to play the oculus! So much fun. So much motion sickness. pic.twitter.com/VZ2tNgccHR
— Kelly lynn Knezevich (@KKnez23) September 24, 2014
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
and the Boogie Woogie Flu
I've got the Oculus Rift motion sickness...
— Jacob Lee (@JacobLeeDesign) September 24, 2014
Pay the man...
@bonzrat Not matter how 'good' the tech, this will always be an issue, right? I can see gamer-branded nausea meds launching alongside Oculus
— Sam Barlow (@mrsambarlow) September 24, 2014
Ocean AR: The US Navy Project That’s Testing Google Glass: I wonder who is footing the bill for eMagin to get their Ultra High Brightness Direct Pattern Displays produced in large volumes? Naval Research Lab maybe?
He goes on to explain how his group is just working with the “first iteration” of Glass now, and that he expects Glass — and augmented reality, in general — to change a lot in the next few years.
http://glassalmanac.com/ocean-ar-us-navy-project-thats-testing-google-glass/6043/
If you say so.
#AR #VR Precisely why i am smart money $VUZI $EMAN $KOPN $FB. Order MetaPro Space glasses true AR pic.twitter.com/ImGLOsQf1M
— SBA (@StockBoardAsset) September 23, 2014
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Hey man, send the bill for a new keyboard to Carmack and Luckey, the idiot savants who spawned the monstrosity
Oculus Rift is shit, made me vomit due to motion sickness. Now i have to find new keyboard.
— Spellbound (@DarkSpellbound) September 23, 2014
Liteye & ISTEC ICE Sign Joint Agreement to Bring Digital Image Fusion Products to USA: Liteye eMagin Customer
http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/liteye-amp-istec-ice-sign-joint-agreement-to-bring-digital-image-fusion-products-to-usa-393859.php
Full day of getting Oculus Rift working on PC and Mac, and now I have a sore head and feel a bit sick. That's not good.
— Chris Bews (@Koshiro) September 22, 2014
Oculus rift made me dizzy in few minutes. Finally we have technologies that can make me motion sickness!
— Oleksandr Pryymak (@opryymak) September 22, 2014
Maybe there are enough crazy people for this thing to get some traction
Got to try out Oculus Rift today, still feeling dizzy. Awesome experience!
— Chris Welsh (@c_welsh) September 22, 2014
Monday, September 22, 2014
The Problem in a nutshell or in a nuts hell
I got vertigo in the Oculus Crescent Bay demo - And it was AWESOME. The sense of presence is definitely... http://t.co/7Xalrj0mJb
— Giuliano Maciocci (@augmentl) September 21, 2014
Oculus Brings the Virtual Closer to Reality: The Cult is finally admitting they have no idea what to do with this thing called "Presence": will they ever admit it can't be done? "No" but why? Because $2 Billion
Atman Binstock, chief architect of Oculus, quite succinctly summed up the biggest challenges facing Oculus and virtual reality in general: “actually delivering compelling experiences and not making people sick.”
Sunday, September 21, 2014
When this guy retweets this the cat is very much out of the barf bag: 612K Techie Followers
#OculusConnect attendees have to sign a motion sickness waiver http://t.co/aVLJljwgx5 via @heyheyesj
— Walt Mossberg (@waltmossberg) September 20, 2014
The Wonders of "Presence" Revealed
Well.. damn. Apparently my Oculus Rift is indeed realistic enough that falling off a building in Half-Life 2 will make me vomit for real. :(
— Improv (@dachte) September 21, 2014
Yes but they are changing the name to "Crescent Bay", now isn't that soothing, don't you feel better?"
There's a good reason they make you sign the nausea waiver at #oculusconnect. The virtual reality is still stomach churning.
— Vindu Goel (@vindugoel) September 20, 2014
Saturday, September 20, 2014
If you didn't sign the waiver call 1-800-SUETHEIRASSOFF
Feel sick after oculus rift roller coaster
— Peter McAtominey (@pmcatominey) September 19, 2014
Arrived at Oculus connect. Step one was to sign a waiver saying if I puke it's not Oculus fault. Fair enough. pic.twitter.com/1eqJaHQTeN
— Alasdair Coull (@alasdaircoull) September 19, 2014
More from the Gang that couldn't puke straight: Oculus Connect Attendees Have to Sign a Motion Sickness Waiver
Friday, September 19, 2014
Google glass battery is bad. Also system gets heated up very quickly pic.twitter.com/y3U4RoNKjO
— Ramesh Sethuraman (@rameshsethu) September 19, 2014
Now this is interesting
On Google glass, the analyst said it looks like Google will be returning. "While there is still no word on timing for commercial release for a new version of Glass, Google has been making significant investments in personnel including Ivy Ross and the partnership with Luxottica. We believe that earlier reports of Google looking at alternative display technologies are accurate, but believe that the company may be returning to the Himax fold."
That Seeking Alpha report was bullshit promulgated no doubt by the Jerk (sure that's not the blogger's mugshot) in the upper right corner of this page, the erstwhile Jared Wilson, who, no doubt is a fake identity to undertake just this kind of mischief on Seeking Alpha.
http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+Comments/Himax+Technologies+(HIMX)+Gains+as+Prospects+Brighten+According+to+Northland+Capital/9846864.html
Thursday, September 18, 2014
How does this make sense?
Larry Page visits Samsung in Spring 2013 ostensibly to see about the possibility of using Samsung OLED Microdiplays in Consumer Google Glass.
Comes away apparently empty handed.
Google buys stake in Himax Display and uses their LCOS displays in Google Glass. Reviews are mixed on quality. Battery life awful, heats up causing shutdown, problems.
Ron Mertens reports Google is going to switch to OLED Displays produced by a small company affiliated with the French Atomic Energy Commission called Microoled. (Red Herring if I ever saw one)
On recent eMagin Conference Call CEO Sculley says that prominent Smart Glass Maker(unnamed but clearly referencing Google) KNOWS that they are looking to switch to OLED displays, and just how would they know that unless Google is one of the 10 companies they have been talking to about displays for Smart Glasses. He adds "They (Google) just have to figure out how to get there." he said.
Report today says "Google likely to stick with Himax as Samsung OLED not Bright enough." This sounds like a throwaway line from Google. Samsung had a prototype XGA out there a few years ago but since then not a peep about them. Why compare current tech with 3 year old displays? Having said that apparently a new Samsung Camera has an OLED XGA Display. Just to add to the plot. That's not to say that Himax LCOS displays aren't brighter than those. But they did not mention eMagin. It's an odd comparison to make.
We have already had rumors of Google switching to OLED Displays twice. And yet we have had not one rumor, nothing, that Google might contemplating a switch to the best performing OLED microdisplays on the market. That my friends is "the dog that didn't bark in the night." My conspiracy theory is that Google is once again making public their interest in OLED displays but "these darn Samsung displays are not bright enough, if we could just find an OLED display that is brighter..." that's how they get there.
Seeking Alpha So How Much Stock can you put in it? Samsung? What? Samsung?
http://seekingalpha.com/news/1990385-northland-google-likely-to-stick-with-himax
The Meme Has Taken Hold
Grab your barf bags! #OculusRift's #Consumer Version #Release Could Be Here In Summer 2015 http://t.co/vWxa9izUaQ pic.twitter.com/yTuwojxJmV
— The Bralcast (@Bralcast) September 16, 2014
It Made Peter Sick and as a Bonus Rendered Him Incomprehensible
@JohnDeVore I liked Oculus Rift when they called it anything else that makes me vomit from motion sickness.
— Peter Coffin (@petercoffin) September 17, 2014
I don't think "showing off" applies to the Oculus Rift maybe you were being punked
They're showing off an oculus rift on campus today and I tried it out and got dizzy and I don't know why I didn't expect that
— caitlynn ଘ(੭´ ꒫`)੭̸* (@unclechrom) September 17, 2014
Display Week 2014 Review: OLEDs
http://informationdisplay.org/IDArchive/2014/SeptemberOctober/OLEDs.aspx
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
sigh
30 minute call on Google glass via bluetooth drained the battery from 98% to 35%!!! *sigh* @googleglass
— Sonali Agrawal (@sonaliagrawal) September 16, 2014
@VirginAtlantic Teams took to @googleglass OK with it saving them time but battery life let them down slightly #WLCAC
— Blue Sky (@airlinesblog) September 17, 2014
The Hunger Game
Shoulda known better than to try @oculus DK2 demo with uncorrected vision, while hungry. "Tear headset off" level nausea in < 30 secs.
— Ari Blenkhorn (@AriBlenkhorn) September 15, 2014
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
I'm Wondering Too Dominic
I wonder if Microsoft is working on a VR HMD and is planning to drop a Minecraft VR exclusive on Xbox at some point in the future?
— Dominic Manley (@dominicwa) September 16, 2014
Monday, September 15, 2014
"Just slammed myself in the head with a Claw Hammer, surprised it hurt so much #ouch"
Just tried an oculus rift for the first time. Very cool device, shame it gave me motion sickness. #OculusRift #virtualreality
— Joshua Lovell (@TheJoshuaLovell) September 14, 2014
Great Resource for VR/AR/HMD : He works for SA-Photonics so you know, he's going to like them but the eMagin OLED Microdisplays get some glowing praise
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Oculus CEO admits Oculus design is doomed, sorry Oculus Microsoft is years ahead of you in the "sunglasses department." How about studying Prior Art? Ever occur?
Oculus CEO: Virtual Reality Headsets Will Eventually Shrink To A #vr http://t.co/JVtnC1RDaE #virtualreality
— Virtual Reality VR (@vr_OculusTalk) September 13, 2014
First time playing game with #Oculus.My eyeball(s) dizzy. Lol. Need to use to it. #game #great http://t.co/rJ7OXmF8Vh
— Sabrina K Hiew (@sabsab87) September 14, 2014
Oculus Rift makes my eyes blurry, my head dizzy and my stomach sick and it's awesome.
— Scott Baker (@ScottishBakery) September 13, 2014
Marc Andreessen and Palmer Luckey exploiting the gullible and mentally fragile with Snake Oil Phony "Presence"
Oculus rift experience is totally crazy awesome. Adrenaline rush, even nausea on a park ride. #webexpo pic.twitter.com/AXZPlSwwu6
— Andrej Krivulčík (@andrejkrivulcik) September 14, 2014
Saturday, September 13, 2014
Marc Andreessen Continues to Exploit the Mentally Unstable For Economic Gain
I got to try the Oculus Rift today! I played it too much, and it turns out that doing that makes me both nauseous and super hungry.
— Daniel Hallinan (@Kharrak) September 12, 2014
Yes Liteye but who?
#Liteye #HMD, head mounted display, the LE-750A chosen to outfit industrial manufactures machine operators.
— Liteye Systems, Inc. (@Liteye) September 11, 2014
Friday, September 12, 2014
Well Josh, you know what the definition of insanity is doncha?
I almost hate to say this, but I don’t think the Oculus Rift is for me. I’ve been struggling for weeks, still get woozy when I use it!
— Joshua Dennison (@herebejoshua) September 7, 2014
Like to hear more about this as the Liteye 750A employs an eMagin Display : Great to see Liteye break into commercial.
#Liteye #HMD, head mounted display, the LE-750A chosen to outfit industrial manufactures machine operators.
— Liteye Systems, Inc. (@Liteye) September 11, 2014
SPECIAL OPERATIONS WANTS PORTABLE LASERS, BETTER NIGHT VISION GOGGLES :Yes, we want them to have high brightness digital color displays too but you have to understand these things take time for eMagin to accomplish
They are moving as fast as they can.
http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2014/09/special-operations-wants-portable-lasers-better-night-vision-goggles/93860/?oref=ng-dropdown
Another ringing endorsement
Just used an oculus rift. Wanted to vomit
— Aaron Jackson (@Limes102) September 10, 2014
Vuzix, Rochester collaborate to prescribe fashion frames, lenses for M100 Smart Glasses wearers
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20140911/Vuzix-Rochester-collaborate-to-prescribe-fashion-frames-lenses-for-M100-Smart-Glasses-wearers.aspx
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Good Grief Luckey, Shouldn't You Have Thought of That a Long Time Ago : How About Who Can Projectile Vomit the Farthest
"We're going to have to figure out what type of game is the best type of game for VR" @ibjade #TIFF14Conference
— UBISOFT TORONTO (@UbisoftToronto) September 11, 2014
There's Hope, a Moment of Clarity for the Idiot Savant Who is Out to Change the World
"Right now the #1 best characteristic of a VR experience is that it doesn't make the user sick." @PalmerLuckey
— UBISOFT TORONTO (@UbisoftToronto) September 11, 2014
Arthur, you are incapable of learning
Oculus, I hate/love you. Best nausea inducing experice I have had. Thanks @Polymira
— Arthur Tucker (@Artimusgrim) September 8, 2014
That'll learn ya
Mission accomplished: thoroughly nauseous after fooling around with the Oculus DK2.
— كفتار (@SpotGideon) September 9, 2014
SEC Smashes "Late Filer Gang": Nearly Three Dozen Charged in SEC Enforcement Initiative to Root Out Repeated Late Filers : To busy coming up with a "DPD" Logo Cronson?, well maybe they'll let you bring your coloring book to the slammer!
SEC Chairman says " these scofflaws, these late filers must be deracinated, eradicated especially Cronson."
http://www.streetinsider.com/Litigation/Nearly+Three+Dozen+Charged+in+SEC+Enforcement+Initiative+to+Root+Out+Repeated+Late+Filers/9822264.html
Paul Cronson Director :Respondent Failed to File Required Section 16(a) Reports on a Timely Basis
http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/2014/34-73049.pdf
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Shhh, keep it under your hat
battery life still makes or breaks a device. i'd be wearing google glass right now if it didn't
— taylor hatmaker (@tayhatmaker) September 9, 2014
So that makes Fujitsu an accessory after the fact
Feeling dizzy after trying Oculus Rift for just half a minute BTW its in the Fujitsu Booth #tenz
— Raymund (@rsmacaalay) September 9, 2014
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
I was under the impression this patent had already been granted but today reported as new: Apple Wins a Patent for an Oculus Rift-Like Display System
yeah, looks to me like this was granted in December 2013 but here's patently apple among many others reporting the patent as new, all of them, no doubt, panting for a new HMD to talk about. I am too. Those ARE microdisplays positioned in front of the eyes.
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2014/09/apple-wins-a-patent-for-an-oculus-rift-like-display-system.html
Kopin is in discussions with Rochester Optical Lab
I wonder if they are looking to market their own line of Smart Glasses similar to the Pupil. I'm tempted to say "Speak No Evil, Hear No Evil..." but they look like fine people.
http://www.rochesteroptical.com/smart-glasses/
Solve the Battery Life Issue and the Rest Will Fall into Place
A6 S Google Glass is a fun gadget, but needs work. Will one day be an awesome tool. Need to work on battery life and pricing. #edtechchat
— Mercy González (@MercyGonzalez24) September 9, 2014
Monday, September 8, 2014
Don at Investor Village, While Excavating a Tomb in the Valley of the Kings
discovered an ancient papyrus from the Early Dynastic Period that seems to show that a Prince of the Court, called Himax, attempted to depose another Prince, Eman, as a rival and competitor for the Pharaonic Crown. Not much is known of Himax except he was power hungry and affected cheaply made bright green tunics which were said to be so bright they glowed. Eventually having lost the power struggle Himax opened a shop in the Bazaar that sold kitsch to unwary tourists. So ended the struggle for the Crown. The definitive account of this fictitious era was penned by Jaret Wilson, Graduate Assistant in Photonics ,University of Dipshits Press.
http://www.investorvillage.com/smbd.asp?mb=10880&mn=1978&pt=msg&mid=14157615
Well, which is it?: Quite and Productive, Produnctive and Rewarding or Quite Produnctivly Rewarding?
I learned how to use a microscope and take apart and assemble machinery. The management has trouble giving direction and communicating what is needed. My co-workers are a great group of people. When you need help or have a question, they will help you. The hardest part of the job is a constant change of work schedule. The most enjoyable part of the job is creating new product for the customer. – less
Oh, it's your childhood's fault not the Idiot savants who peddle this snake oil
@ashiitaka RE #oculus, continuous usage and alcohol supposed to help with motion sickness. Also try walking the interpupality distance
— Dave Newson (@vincetherunt) September 7, 2014
Augmented Reality Can Better Inform Troops: Six15, SA Photonics, Liteye, Microsoft X6
any and all will use eMagin displays in the final product.
“As those displays keep getting better, you could see this incorporated into a pair of lightweight sunglasses,” she says. “This does not need to go in a traditional helmet. … We can integrate with any display that is out there.”
http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2014/September/Pages/AugmentedRealityCanBetterInformTroops.aspx
Now it's going to make you sick AND set your face on fire: Getting VR to Run on Android Is "Hell," Oculus' Carmack Says and coins a phrase "Bite-sized nuggets of entertainment" Yeah, he's a genius
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Ya think?
Great day! Had a go on the Oculus Rift at Southampton Uni, felt sick after 10 seconds! Definite consideration!
— Joe Shuff (@_shuffles1309) September 6, 2014
"Now they're beating the tables with their fists chanting "OLED!, OLED!,OLED!."
@googleglass trying to finish Glass app but on average the battery is at 78% in 15 mins which makes glass impossible to work with.
— Shane Williams (@Swill369) September 6, 2014
The drumbeat grows ever louder...
battery life is not that great on my Google glass #throughglass
— Kyle Chang (@chang_kyle) September 6, 2014
Google Glass battery lasts only about a fifth of the time of cell phones. #EIJ14
— Neil Ralston (@journostuff) September 6, 2014
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Friday, September 5, 2014
"Strychnine, not only does it taste bad but it kills ya."
@dinhvh @mronge These days I'm playing Half Life 2 with an Oculus Rift. Not only this is not relaxing, it also gives you nausea :)
— Nicolas Lehuen (@nlehuen) September 5, 2014
@neilyc :) I'd consider recording it on Google Glass, but the battery only lasts a couple of hours.
— David Surtees (@dpsurtees) September 4, 2014
Thursday, September 4, 2014
No way, Jose
about to test out the Oculus 2. $10 says I get super sick.
— Leanne C (@rogue8bit) September 4, 2014
The Language in the Trademark Application Particularly "Headset" and "Visor"
Pay the Man...
@arstechnica Doubtful, after nausea from my Oculus roadtest. If you begin to feel sick, pls use the VR barf bag in the seat in from you.
— Ned Newhouse (@Ned_Newhouse) September 4, 2014
I Do Not Understand the Dynamics at Work Here, If Himax is a crucial supplier of a Key Component for the World's most recognizable Wearable Device i.e. Google Glass
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/business/2014/09/04/416423/Google-Glass.htm
@StockBoardAsset All those charts including $VUZI at key potential breakout areas. #themeinvesting #followSBA
— Ted Simmons (@TdSmmns) September 4, 2014
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Everybody stand back!
Oculus rift making me dizzy I am going to puke
— the100yengamer (@the100yengamerZ) August 29, 2014
Senso Optics unveils the MiniScope X-SEE™ – Uncooled ASIC thermal imaging MonoScope (eMagin SVGA OLED)
http://www.senso-optics.com/senso-optics-unveils-the-miniscope-x-see-uncooled-asic-thermal-imaging-monoscope/
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
The oculus Rift is amazing, even if it makes me want to barf.
— Joseph MacKie (@Jerakal) August 29, 2014
If there is an Oculus Rift game that doesn't make you want to vomit everywhere, I sure as he'll couldn't find it.
— Brandon Douglas (@BrandonDouglas) September 1, 2014