- Enhanced pilot and aircrew situational awareness for flight missions during day, night and degraded visual environment. Through the advanced technology of the Digital Eye Piece, National Guard pilots flying the F-15 and F-16 aircraft are able to transition easily from day to night operations while in flight, providing the advantage of a 24/7 helmet mounted display capability. In addition, BrightNite offers a multi-spectral panoramic solution that assists pilots in flying and landing in degraded weather conditions by delivering crystal-clear visuals of the landscape, flight data, and mission data to both eyes of the pilot. SKYLENS displays high-resolution flight information, images, and video on a high transparency visor.
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Reckon the Texas National Guard Could've Used BriteNite and Skylens Last Week, National Guard, Great Market for These Devices, Must Have Qualified for the Military Use Post ATR & Leonardo/Westland
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Swim Goggles
So, smaller than a Dive Mask |
And yet...
Lightfields:FoVI 3D
https://www.displaydaily.com/article/152-display-daily/54358-focus-on-light-field-displays-and-streaming
Yes, get them into the classroom, BTW if you go to Verizon Store and ask nicely they might sell you a Daydream for $40 USD
We were pumped to open our @googlevr Expeditions Kit today from @BestBuyEdu! We can't wait to get these in students' hands! #murraytigers pic.twitter.com/eEMSEpNzxG
— Whitney York (@w_york) August 29, 2017
really, don't look at me for unbiased advice on a certain Massachusetts based microdisplay company...
"Move-In Today!" |
eMagin has had their share of docking the boat into a Safe Harbor. But nothing that I knew at the time that was demonstrably not factual. They strung us along on the SNUP but came clean when the evf came a cropper and was met with a yawn. Wire Bond, manned up.It will be fun to monitor the LCDOLEDLCOS Company's foray into OLED. Anybody who buys their timeline is imo might be open to purchasing the above.
pretty sure that is the idea
I was impressed by the SLAM on Snapchat and #ARKit but #ARCore just steps it up a notch with the contextual lighting.Just need this in a HMD https://t.co/hAj2nv8jLE
— Martin Schubert (@MrSchubert) August 30, 2017
Google vs Apple Inside the AR Octogon
Google released prototype browsers for web developers to create AR experiences #ARBA pic.twitter.com/yFSSSLjk2R
— Super Ventures (@super_ventures) August 30, 2017
Thanks Ron, I almost forgot about the dropping of that other shoe...It seems like the OLED microdisplay market is heating up. Kopin recently announced its entry into this market (and already secured a first design win) while eMagin is also gearing up to increase production capacity as it hopes to provide OLED microdisplays to consumer AR and VR HMDs.
There goes the Moral High Ground. Kopin and Vuzi Last Week, Now eMagin Investors are Asking Palmer Luckey to Buy Them
These high resolution and high frame rate displays sound interesting from Emagin ..you should buy them (the company) https://t.co/J9kJ3PUj3V
— Jon (@jonPpearson) August 29, 2017
Somebody will have to sell down-market displays, might as well be Kopin. Not sure there are enough Belarusian Thermal Sights to Warrant That Investment Size. Two years is the near horizon for them, best laid plans...
#BOE and OLiGHTEK detail the investment structure of their upcoming OLED microdisplay… https://t.co/awWE9rPQj0 #OLED
— OLED-Info (@oledinfo) August 30, 2017
Check out these smartglasses designed by $4.5 billion startup Magic Leap https://t.co/GixkG3NTV7 pic.twitter.com/qrUQ6mEzF1
— AWE 2017 (@ARealityEvent) August 30, 2017
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
History rhymes. If I said I’ve invented a better OLED so that means I can build an iPhone I’d be nuts. But when Magic Leap says it for HMDs…
— Matt Miesnieks (@mattmiesnieks) August 29, 2017
Magic Leap has a new primary technology for making displays. It does not compete with AR Kit on a phone
— Benedict Evans (@BenedictEvans) August 29, 2017
Monday, August 28, 2017
F-35,now using (present tense) OLED Microdisplay (eMagin)= NO GREEN GLOW
The Gen III HMDS is a joint venture between Collins and Elbit Systems. Collins is now using organic LED (OLED) – similar to technology used in cell phones and televisions but in a micro-display configuration, according to Lockheed – to solve the green glow problem.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-rockwell-collins-prototypes-fix-for-f-35-gre-438687/
First F-35A Squadrons To Get Full Combat Capability In September
-"Twenty-six of those 108 aircraft will require a software-only upgrade, according to Harris. In addition to software modifications, 19 aircraft will also require new signal processor cards which the service says will take an average of three days to install and test. The service must install 18 aircraft with a newer helmet mounted display system, in addition to the processor cards and software, which will take 15 days to install.
“The remaining forty-five aircraft will require significant hardware modifications in the form of a Tech Refresh 2 modification,” Harris states. “This modification consists of twenty-six major components and takes approximately 30 days per aircraft to install and checkout.”-
http://www.network54.com/Forum/211833/thread/1503864066/last-1503864066/First+F-35A+Squadrons+To+Get+Full+Combat+Capability+In+September
Sunday, August 27, 2017
Bane?
Kip w/ "Our Good Lenovo Friends"...and a Like by Steve Gonsalves? "The Haunting of Dan Cui" must be in Production Somewhere
Kip pose for a pic with our good Lenovo friends. #AugmentedReality pic.twitter.com/fdwmYFSPsb
— Dan Cui (@dcuinh) August 25, 2017
Friday, August 25, 2017
When headsets are light and comfortable enough for people to wear all day
— Suzanne Leibrick (@inannamute) August 24, 2017
Thursday, August 24, 2017
And this is the reason we hang around...
Here's a multiple billion dollar question: Will VR software sales ever outstrip PC software sales? If so, when does that happen?
— Ian Hamilton (@hmltn) August 24, 2017
@kopin This tweet didn't age so well. But $KOPN is still a 2021 story. Secret is out: LCD is not AR. $MSFT $GOOG $fb https://t.co/Cm5TWxe7Ok https://t.co/o5wYJYicWZ
— Peregringo (@peregrin_go) August 24, 2017
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
And Magic Powers Which Create Green Glow That Shrouds the Pilots Eyes and Gives Engineers Magic Heebie-jeebies and No the Software Fix Did Not Work...Super Helmet, Not Yet, the Navy Needs a Quick Fix Here. People are Starting to Think They Should Draft Coast Guard Auxillary to Pilot Their Destroyers.
Vuzix Cries Out to Pebble, Kopin Cries Out to Intel. eMagin Investors Have the Resiliency and Character to Confine Their Frustration to Kicking the Dog and Firing Off Angry eMails to JL!
$INTC missed mobile. Will @Intel miss ANOTHER post-PC era mega trend? @bkrunner why have you not acquired $KOPN yet? #wearables #AR #VR https://t.co/ftE2a6xg4m
— Derrick Zierler (@DZierler) August 23, 2017
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Uh-oh, now Vuzix has shareholders doing cold sales calls to nobody on Twitter, maybe a better #hashtag would help. Like the D Zieler inspired hashtag... #What's in your Socket?... Something about Vuzix. Do they think they are the only company that can do Waveguide? Couple of somewhat larger companies out there I think.
@Pebble Have you guys looked into Smart Glasses? Maybe partner up with Vuzix for their Blade 3000 AR Glasses https://t.co/YPGCkkDIsh
— CityMessiah (@CityMessiah) August 22, 2017
We're often asked about night riding. With clear interchangeable lens options and adjustable brightness, you can use Raptor any time! pic.twitter.com/rbXxFDCapP
— Everysight (@goEverySight) August 21, 2017
Matt Miesnieks (post below) is the same guy who asserted "Today the state of the art that can be manufactured in volume is an OLED microdisplay powering an injection molded waveguide."
A high-res OLED microdisplay from e-magin, suitable for a HMD (or a Watch). The image is projected into the waveguide which spreads it over the plastic lens in the glasses so you can see it in front of your face.
Apple's Next iOS will deliver a Big Win for Apple Regarding Augmented Reality that Leapfrogs Microsoft's HoloLens
Monday, August 21, 2017
Aberration caused by the Eclipse
A bullish Big MAC (Bullish) has occurred at 3:30 PM Aug 21 at $2.10 on eMagin Corp (EMAN) $EMAN Get Report https://t.co/Do4lUjPExe
— Websoft Tech (@websofttechies) August 21, 2017
Kopin’s ‘Elf’ Headset is Impressively Compact, More Than 3x the Pixels of Rift and Viv
Ah, doubling the brightness is too much trouble, just change the name to The Eclipse |
The demo I was shown through the Elf prototype was a SteamVR game called InMind 2 VR. In the demo I was looking at models of brain neurons. The first thing I noticed when I put on the headset was how dark the image was. I could see fine, but it definitely seemed darker than it should be. When I asked Kopin about this they said that the display isn’t finalized and they expect to double the brightness by the time they are manufacturing them for sale.
https://www.roadtovr.com/kopin-prototype-vr-headset-lightning-microdisplay/?platform=hootsuite
Exclusive clip: Destination America, Tremendous! explore “Haunted Towns...Looks like the Show Goes On
http://realscreen.com/2017/08/14/take-a-tour-of-destination-americas-haunted-towns/
Sunday, August 20, 2017
Saturday, August 19, 2017
Friday, August 18, 2017
This was never classified, why did Taunton not know this? It's in the Public Record.
Everysight will be @dailyplanetshow next week to discuss Raptor, the game-changing augmented reality smartglasses designed for cyclists.
— Everysight (@goEverySight) August 18, 2017
HoloLens display supplier says “don’t expect anything major” in next two years
https://www.onmsft.com/news/hololens-display-supplier-says-dont-expect-anything-major-in-next-two-years
VR Roller coaster, nausea, quick drops, I get it, I'm on it...
Which ride would you prefer: reality, virtual reality or both? pic.twitter.com/1Qjq1uedCc
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) August 17, 2017
Thursday, August 17, 2017
It's been common knowledge for 3 years at least
Now how did the guys over there in LCDville not know this was happening?, Mantech (DMS&T) does not put classified up on their site. Page 22. Also, Sculley said F-35, SVIT, why not Apache?
ManTech Response: • Army RDECOM and the OSD Defense-wide Manufacturing Science and Technology office partnered to establish an on-shore advanced backplane manufacturing process for silicon backplanes ready for OLED deposition • Manufactured fully functional high brightness OLED microdisplays on on-shore wafers • Built the first high resolution, direct patterning OLED deposition tool and integrated it into the primary OLED manufacturing production system • Manufactured fully functional full color high brightness OLED microdisplays using the new deposition tool, demonstrating significant improvements in luminance and efficiency • DMS&T investment of $4.95M
Impact: • Established capability of on-shore foundry for advanced backplane wafers for OLED deposition • Increased luminance of manufactured microdisplays by >10X to >1,300-fL • Increased efficiency of manufactured microdisplays by >14X to 7 cd/A • Integrating early prototypes into High Definition Aviation Digital Display (HiDADD) Apache vision system upgrade tech demo (FY16), F-35 visor (FY16), and Soldier Visual Interface Technology (SVIT) tech demo (FY17)
https://www.dodmantech.com/JDMTP/Files/2016_ManTech_Brochure.pdf
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
ok sit this one out
- MWAWM investment company inc 13 F filing as of June 30 holds 3,261,000 shares of eMagin.
Let's see, this a an F-35C bound for the Queen Elizabeth, therefore soon to have eMagin Inside the Helmet Re-Design RC is working on...
.@HMSQnlz, future home of #F35, arrived at her home port for the 1st time today: https://t.co/8Bu8kr7oKS | via @DefenceHQ pic.twitter.com/I7JBvOHxeS
— F-35 Lightning II (@thef35) August 16, 2017
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
AWM
- CEVA Inc (CEVA) - 876,931 shares, 7.91% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 61.03%
- Sequans Communications SA (SQNS) - 7,727,240 shares, 5.08% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 47.22%
- Kopin Corp (KOPN) - 6,675,282 shares, 4.92% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 49.44%
- Impinj Inc (PI) - 487,024 shares, 4.71% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 50.26%
- LivePerson Inc (LPSN) - 2,013,578 shares, 4.4% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 50%
Multiple Apple Teams Are Competing To Create AR Headset Prototypes "for the masses" #ux #ui #innovation #tech https://t.co/oHuff7bsBt pic.twitter.com/fg5VdufYmL
— VR/AR Association (@thevrara) August 15, 2017
I think this is under 250 words Brendan,$EMAN is one of his Lotto Tix
- EMAN makes HD quality displays the size of quarters.
- Their architecture is OLED which allows many fundamental probably insurmountable benefits over incumbent techs like LCD and LCoS.
- The displays are great but expensive. EMAN's $20-25m sales run-rate consists of a few tens of thousands of displays, priced at several hundred dollars apiece, mostly to military OEM's for portable optical devices like night vision goggles and weapon's sights.
- Consumer and industrial AR/VR are probably getting ready to go, and millions of units per year are plausible in the medium-term. EMAN says if it wins a few low mix high volume deals they can dramatically drive down costs and win share. Further, they say that for many applications non-OLED options aren't good enough.
- OLED is an extremely hard tech to master, very low yields, which makes EMAN's two decades of expertise all the more valuable. Makes competitive entry in the micro format - which pixels are packed super densely - all the more difficult.
- The combo of massive potential market growth, micro OLED leadership, difficulty of entry, and insufficient performance from competitive display techs makes EMAN an obvious lotto ticket.
Monday, August 14, 2017
Should've asked Kopin for a clever name, greatest strength...Now appearing at the Mirage... Wayne Newton!
Trademark application reveals name of @lenovo Windows 10 #MR headset as Lenovo Mirage: https://t.co/xz0NYWbnMe pic.twitter.com/bL8hqbsfBC
— VRFocus (@VRFocus) August 14, 2017
Green Glows the Visor
http://www.kopin.com/investors/news-events/press-releases/press-release-details/2015/Kopin-Secures-Follow-On-Orders-for-Joint-Strike-Fighter/default.aspx
Sunday, August 13, 2017
All parties have known this was coming for months..F-35’s $400K Helmet Still Blinds Pilots on Night Flights (Sort of ironic they named their 2KX2K OLED display "Lightning" as a clever tie-in with the JSF Program and yet ...)
this will never fly |
During the final developmental test phase for the F-35C aboard the carrier George Washington in August, officials told Military.com they were testing a new software load specifically designed to address the F-35 helmet’s “green glow” problem, which can make it difficult for pilots to detect outside light sources and the cues they need to land their aircraft safely.
https://www.dodbuzz.com/2016/12/21/f-35-helmet-blinds-pilots-night-flights/
Friday, August 11, 2017
Too good to pass up, eMagin in a nutshell. Thanks for posting MW (despite the fog, as it is very foggy fog, not as bad as Green Glow, like that turn of phrase "militaresque precision")
Track cyclists will love using Raptor, with a floating, transparent display that never obstructs their surroundings. #goeverysight pic.twitter.com/h6yZXrYKxE
— Everysight (@goEverySight) August 9, 2017
Insider Selling: Kopin Corporation $KOPN CFO Sells 65,000 Shares of Stock https://t.co/0v1N2rScSu
— InterCooler (@intercooleronli) August 11, 2017
Thursday, August 10, 2017
F-35? Because there are winners and losers? Because "Onward to the Consumer!" is a lame Battle Cry?
Why Google can’t compete with what Apple is doing with ARKit https://t.co/PRbR9tqI4h pic.twitter.com/UoYbLngnsQ
— Tom Emrich (@tomemrich) August 10, 2017
Then what? The Millennium Falcon?
Lockheed Martin offers F-35 to Canada as ‘interim’ fighter jet https://t.co/YEp6grvGm8 pic.twitter.com/EPmYR51gSf
— Richard Reynolds (@RichardReynol17) August 10, 2017
Fixed
We agree and hear the real deal is being worked on but is two to four years away. https://t.co/Lo4PQ99WzJ
— Apple AR World (@AppleARWorld) August 10, 2017
Matt Misenieks from Super Ventures , (AWE crowd,Inbar, Emrich et al, Sorry the font is unreadable but check the optics portion)
I don’t have any specific knowledge of Apple’s roadmaps. However I do have a great deal of knowledge of the underlying enabling technologies & design problems, a large number of friends who have seen small unreleased pieces of Apple’s current AR work, and enough time in the tech industry to see how history rhymes wrt platform transitions. From there I’m just joining dots based on my experience designing/building similar things over the last 9 years.
The optics need to work outdoors on sunny days, and be sharp enough to read text. FoV is less important to AR than VR as the utility use-cases aren’t as immersive as games which depend on peripheral vision. FoV mostly matters to avoid the distration from clipping the content. Today the state of the art that can be manufactured in volume is an OLED microdisplay powering an injection molded waveguide.
https://medium.com/@mattmiesnieks/why-apples-glasses-won-t-include-arkit-46a1d40381fe
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
I believe Dr. Fan possibly misspoke, misread the tele-prompter, typo, had a senior moment etc. when he made the statement that Kopin was "Sole Source" for most of the following programs.
1. FWS I&C-No Way
2.F-35- For the Time Being
3. Vehicle Trainer- Sorry Bradley Drivers on a Learners Permit, do not care that much , probably all K
Valve: Steam has seen 27 million new users come to their service since January 2016. Monthly active users sits near 67 million. pic.twitter.com/eyqxvEmcNc
— Gaming Humor & News (@VGFGamers) August 7, 2017
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Hey, not everyone in Korea is named "Lee". It was KC Park, Interim CEO
Dr. K.C. Park was appointed Interim CEO, President and Director in January 2007. He served as executive vice president of International Operations since 1998 and as president of eMagin's subsidiary, Virtual Vision, Inc., from 2002 to 2004. Earlier, with LG Electronics as an executive vice president and member of the Board, he built up LG's business in LCDs and PDPs, solidifying their world leadership position in flat-panel display products. At IBM, he managed flat panel display and semiconductor programs at the Watson Research Center; then served as director of Display Technology with worldwide responsibility at the IBM Corporate Headquarters, setting up technical operations in Korea as senior managing director. Dr. Park holds his Ph.D. in Solid-State Chemistry from the University of Minnesota and an MBA from New York University.