“This is impressive!” –Karl Guttag @karlg_d. Thanks for dropping by our cinematic mixed reality demo to see into the future of immersive computing. #AWE2018 @ARealityEvent pic.twitter.com/eodSO88OPs
— Varjo (@varjodotcom) June 1, 2018
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Not TI, Not Himax but Guttag Likes it! Stop the Presses!
Varjo Demonstrates World’s First Cinematic-Quality Mixed Reality Technology https://t.co/QnySdqqTvf pic.twitter.com/QJD560qMl0
— Display Daily (@Display_Daily) May 31, 2018
Plessy thinks they'll have Microled ready by 2019
Live from #AWE2018: @Vuzix #SmartGlasses Getting a Major Upgrade in 2019 with Light Engine from @plesseysemicon https://t.co/mXYEkgATE4
— AWE #AWE2018 (@ARealityEvent) May 31, 2018
These little companies are having a hard time finding a display solution that works for them now. Why?
@PaulBorisVuzix @VuzixLance @Vuzix continues to lead the pack moving in the right direction with innovation. NextGen Smartglasses with MicroLED.
— Mike (@SavvyInsight) May 31, 2018
Vuzix is the 800LB Gorilla to be$AMZN $GOOG https://t.co/HuKHATXGk7
cat fight
I think Vuzix wants to get away from Kopin technology? Golden Eye isn't that a James Bond movie pic.twitter.com/u0nmNP80np
— Richard - richardred (@rreding1) May 31, 2018
WEARABLE TECH This tiny voice-controlled AR headset runs off your phone..Kopin's Golden-i Infinity is like a mini USB-C Google Glass for enterprise
Or as the reviewer says: "It's basically just a plug-in second screen."
https://www.cnet.com/news/kopins-new-tiny-usb-c-ar-headset-clips-onto-anything-and-runs-off-your-phone."
In addition to Dr.Fan's "5 Rules" for AR Dr. Fan will include "5 Common VR Mistakes" in his AWE presentation this year. Sneak Peek...
2. Best displays will come from China in 3 maybe 4 years
3. Effective marketing requires a clever name, haha "Elf" is taken
4. A little nausea is healthy
5. The Tech is not the Product you know the rest.
Adios
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Ralph, don't bother, everything changed...
Are you ready for #AWE2018 tomorrow? We are! You can find us at booth 319 showing off our newest stuff.#AR #XR #smartglasses #R9 #R8 https://t.co/FoVcb5q8IX
— OsterhoutDesignGroup (@OsterhoutGroup) May 30, 2018
Yes, 250k Raytheon TWS but that was a decade ago...
Still, there have been some good things.
— Coping Kopin (@kopin_bot) May 30, 2018
Lemme guess, 5 Rules, right? (Kopin said "Everything would change today with the Arrival of iArrive." I didn't feel anything, earth didn't tilt on it's axis, didn't rain Rainbow Trout, cup of coffee's 3 bucks and there's still 5 frigging rules)
Kopin CEO John Fan, Other Execs Will Reveal Kopin's Vision For Augmented And Virtual Reality At Augmented World Expo https://t.co/F68DO3bLS4
— Crwe World (@CrweWorld) May 30, 2018
MW, if I may...
"Intel may be the one behind the 4kx4k display design."
Competition
Sony’s new OLED Microdisplay sets sights on cameras and AR glasses https://t.co/84WQkBGEJP
— Hackers Geek.🕹⌨💻 (@HackersGeek) May 30, 2018
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
DAQRI gearing up...DZ, give us a Charbax-style report from AWE. Bam, bam, bam. Ducks in a row. DAQRI, Kopin, ODG. Fun...
We are excited to officially announce our partnership with @DAQRI, leading provider of AR smart glasses!
— Ubimax (@Ubimax) May 29, 2018
Find out how we jointly increase industry potential for #AR applications and how a first successful POC improves inspection processes at Daimler: https://t.co/qbsp59oNlk pic.twitter.com/HVanj0aaOv
Halo Neuroscience takes aim at SOF CQB training (The Combined Services are preparing very quickly for Close Quarter Combat)
http://www.janes.com/article/80346/halo-neuroscience-takes-aim-at-sof-cqb-training?from_rss=1
#Defense segment to be the primary user of #headmounteddisplay market, with the #US increasing its #militaryspending by 22% to stay ahead of #China. The market is expected to post an impressive CAGR of close to 37%. https://t.co/DIhvciuWow pic.twitter.com/7Iq4xJKX2T
— Technavio (@Technavio) May 28, 2018
Sunday, May 27, 2018
Saturday, May 26, 2018
Friday, May 25, 2018
Good point, Intel threw in the towel on their Vaunt Glasses. They looked stylish but delivered very little data merely a notification device ala Solos.
a lot of folks at Session 40: we could use one more spy, informant, mole...
Now I call this a packed room. Session 40: OLED AR/VR of #SID #Displayweek2018 pic.twitter.com/JG2ry1r8CX
— Sebastian Reineke (@LEXOS_lab) May 23, 2018
Intel introduces virtual reality to NBA broadcasts https://t.co/ipq6w8im9b #VR #VirtualReality
— The Hot Air Network (@HotAirNetwork) May 25, 2018
Frenemy, right, when Koduri left AMD he wasn't going to Intel to sink his old company, sub-rosa, help them develop devices like Hades Canyon in order to move the VR football. Most seem to be on board with the notion that this is too big a deal to be the Lone Ranger. Hi Ho Silver
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Using Intel Xeon, @ZivaDynamics has increased capacity by over 2000% to deliver amazing virtual characters faster and with greater realism for Hollywood films, games and VR. #AIDC2018 pic.twitter.com/sjE3EpL2w1
— Intel AI (@IntelAI) May 24, 2018
Session 40 :
OLED AR/VR |
OLEDs ; Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
|
Tariq Ali, EMagin Corporation, Hopewell Junction, NY US
Jang Hyuk Kwon, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
40.1 - Invited Paper: Next Generation Virtual Reality Displays: Challenges and Opportunities (3:30 PM - 3:50 PM)
- Kunjal Parikh, Jim Zhuang, Kim Pallister
Intel Corp. Santa Clara CA US - Jun Jiang, Marshall Smith
Intel Santa Clara CA US
High ppi compact form factor requirement is being described using micro-display as key enabler. The trade-off between FOV, size and scalability to meet price targets will be discussed. Overview of system impact using novel display design with Intel’s key technologies will be presented to give holistic view about product vision.
First T-90 that crosses the frontier gets a big surprise, bad trade for Vlad, 3 Million Dollar Tank for a $50k Missile
Javelin missile systems one more restraining factor against Russian aggression – Poroshenko https://t.co/vtviMBuN0C pic.twitter.com/8LNF1aCRCw
— Interfax-Ukraine.Eng (@InterfaxUkr) May 24, 2018
Lurk, nice... Oculus has a variable focus display, a fixed multifocal display, and adaptive multifocal technology that allows you to see images more clearly based on eye tracking (eye tracking), so you can get a clear picture even when your eyes move. Introduced. "We have also developed a technology that makes the near image appear sharper and the background slightly blurred, creating a sense of spaciousness and a clear view of the surface of the eye that is in focus. Ouclus introduced a VR panel with a Spatial Light Modulator in a Jasper display between two eMagin OLED-based microlens displays. It captures all the video frames that are detected by both eyes. "VR technology will make the display an 'infinite canvas' that can capture realistic images of any image," Douglas Mann said.
McChrystal was serious about TALOS, still working on it. Six15 still a vendor?
Iron Man Suit Prototype by 2019, @USSOCOM Officials Vow. Story via @VivienneMachi https://t.co/DeUiva4Qae #SOFIC2018 #SOFIC pic.twitter.com/frobjhw4di
— National Defense (@NationalDefense) May 24, 2018
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Qualcomm to unveil new chipset to power VR, AR headsets https://t.co/cCAoHupiKf pic.twitter.com/TG1nB0t9pt
— Bloomberg (@business) May 24, 2018
How specialty glass perfectly fuses reality and digital worlds into one. #DisplayWeek2018 @DisplayWeek https://t.co/0DMcYuTZ6E pic.twitter.com/UiA3lkUThQ
— SCHOTT North America (@schottusa) May 23, 2018
Microsoft is reportedly developing Hololens 2.0 optics internally - MSPoweruser https://t.co/xtaTdy1Rqd pic.twitter.com/BYspLfEMSj
— AWE (@ARealityEvent) May 23, 2018
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
A new era of immersive computing is about to begin. Next week Varjo's CEO @konttori will give a reality-bending keynote & demonstrate how real and virtual worlds merge seamlessly in cinematic #XR. See you at #AWE2018 on Wed 30/5 at 4:20 pm, room GH. pic.twitter.com/igXtMN5jzz
— Varjo (@varjodotcom) May 22, 2018
#virtualreality UploadVR: RT hmltn: “Driven by the goal of making displays indistinguishable from reality” — Douglas Lanman, Facebook Reality Labs. #Displayweek2018 pic.twitter.com/im0zBj5SGD
— Darkwoods VR (@DarkwoodsVr) May 22, 2018
We are at #Displayweek2018: Visit the SCHOTT booth 1045 and discover our latest innovation, SCHOTT RealView™ for #AugmentedReality devices (https://t.co/nJRZXOoGT8). Also on show: SCHOTT's unique ultra-thin #glass and CONTURAN® anti-reflective glass for displays. pic.twitter.com/KUIy2jCDMN
— SCHOTT_DE (@SCHOTT_DE) May 22, 2018
Well Derrick (BIHS) Kopin had one questioner on their last call and he asked a couple of great questions and he got some very full and effusive answers. Wait, is Olightek a JV OBVIOUSLY in China?. Uhoh)
More vaporware hype ( is this a China JV? situated between DAQRI and ODG, the "i" tells you what it is already. Is Charlie Kopin's Booth Babe this year?)
You'll want to come see us @ARealityEvent Booth #313. #AWE #AWE2018 #Kopin pic.twitter.com/CV6V3Y25T2
— Kopin (@kopin) May 21, 2018
This shouldn't affect sophisticated technology transfers which would bring China close to the strategic capabilities their adversaries now have, would it? All they want is "close". Derrick? idot?
"For U.S. government officials wary of China’s growing high-tech clout, the accelerator boom reaffirms fears that U.S. technological know-how is being transferred to China through investments, joint ventures or licensing agreements." https://t.co/F60GxKqjnJ
— Ashley Townshend (@ashleytownshend) May 19, 2018
Cramer Remix: Joint ventures in China may be a thing of the past (This might throw a monkey wrench into Kopin's Business Model, selling IP in exchange for market entry and a minor cut of the action)
Monday, May 21, 2018
House to Probe China Threat
Lying comes so easily to $KOPN "investors"
Sunday, May 20, 2018
Sculley did say "VR First" hopefully before 2021, Andrew what about MR/XR?
Saturday, May 19, 2018
SCHOTT unveil new high-index glass wafers offering more immersive AR experiences: https://t.co/xoU5B8JKML pic.twitter.com/uoo1MrDGCz
— VRFocus (@VRFocus) May 19, 2018
Looks like Microsoft is poised to dominate the Enterprise
XR Talks: Microsoft Blitzes Enterprise AR https://t.co/SfsCFFCOQC pic.twitter.com/MLZP7MNjMk
— ARtillry AR/VR/MR/XR (@theartillry) May 18, 2018
Friday, May 18, 2018
Thursday, May 17, 2018
what displays is Daqri using?
DAQRI’s ceo @rashok shares how professional-grade AR products are currently being deployed to enhance workforce effectiveness & employee experience #UNLEASH18 pic.twitter.com/3B27A4jdxu
— Katarina Berg (@daigosweden) May 16, 2018
The inclusion of "Immerex" now LUCI in the Red Herring, Ariadne's Thread/Immerex CEO Adam Lin is now AMD Fellow, High Res OLED Displays, who knows, stealth? A lot of Threads, Ariande's or otherwise.
Major trends for #VR are leading towards sharper, smaller, and lighter headsets. LUCI is developing a premium wearable with 3000+ PPI, visuals will become more vivid than ever. Are your retinas ready for it? Great article by @horwitz @VentureBeat https://t.co/ZdiYbKKSC0 #LUCI
— LUCI (@DiscoverLUCI) May 14, 2018
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
got ur accounts mixed-up derrick? this is #hashtag madness bringithome type goobledegook. Do you think you are fulfilling some sort of charter? This is embarrassing to read and you should feel the same about typing it (unless you're hitting the bottle hard and I don't blame you)
The #Goldeni hands-free #AR headset is a PLATFORM. AS was #Wintel in the 90s. Have $QCOM & $KOPN created universal #wearables #AugmentedReality platform ushering in a massive enterprise adoption wave? -> @qualcomm CPU + @kopin Display/Optics, #WhisperChip, #UX OS layer. #AWE2018
— Derrick Zierler (@DZierler) May 17, 2018
Charlie Fink on AWE and guess what? "Kopin with Solos blah blah, and Fan blah blah with surprises blah, blah, blah, Oh and they will be other other companies there like ODG, Microsoft and Daqri but they are there only to bask in the brilliance of Dr. Fan. A company with virtually no prospects MR/XR/AR is the belle of the ball. How much Charlie?
“Kopin participates in many conferences. But AWE is where we know that we’ll be in front of the most influential and most visionary AR, VR and wearable leaders,” said Dr. John C.C. Fan, CEO of Kopin Corporation, one of AWE’s Sponsors, in an email exchange. “We make sure to bring our most disruptive and game-changing demos to AWE - whether it’s our Solos smart glasses for cyclists and runners, our latest high-performance micro-displays and headset reference designs, or this year’s big unveil, which I’m keeping to myself for now!”
and this Charlie!
How many copies of the book is Kopin "buying"?:
[Disclaimers: (1) Ori Inbar, executive producer and co-founder of AWE, is one of the contributors to my book, Charlie Fink’s Metaverse, An AR Enabled Guide to VR & AR, (2) I am giving a mainstage presentations on the first day of the conference, “What I Learned From Making An AR Book”, and participating in a writer's panel (3) My book also includes AR animation from Living Popups (4) My AR-Enabled book has been nominated for an Auggie Award and (5) I am doing several book signings, including one sponsored by Kopin.]
https://www.forbes.com/sites/charliefink/2018/05/16/why-augmented-world-expo-is-xrs-most-essential-conference/#f0aeb3f4f92b
With a headset not so far far away, @DiscoverLUCI is mingling with the #Hollywood elite at #cannes for the world premiere of #HanSolo. For more information about the LUCI immers experience, sign up to our email newsletter for a big announcement coming soon.https://t.co/qTby92LbXm pic.twitter.com/CrpAcwI0ME
— LUCI (@DiscoverLUCI) May 15, 2018
Mr. Goodchild has left the building...
Bringithome chimes in and poor mr goodchild has an enemy, a very angry one for life, kopin fanboy lol
That could very well be the case. I expect both companies to do very well at AWE. Also, I do not endorse Vuzix or any other company. I'm just starting facts from my own source. That aside it would be of your best interest to view things as an investor first, Kopin fanboy second.
— Roger Goodchild (@VUTHEFUTURE) May 16, 2018
this is what is listed as products featured at the eMagin Booth at Display Week
eSight Augmented Reality Headset - Behold The Future https://t.co/t4r0jXIf3I via @YouTube
— Tonio (@To_neo71) May 14, 2018
he seems adamant...btw why do vuzix people think they have something others don't from Digilens to Boeing to Lumus to Rockwell Collins? Weird, they have a very limited FOV, anyway this guys whole point was about the display not the waveguide
You are half-right, half-incorrect. HIMX supplied various components to Google Glass, however Kopin components were used as well. As to which components were used by Google, I can not comment further. As for Kopin being in GG 3....No chance. And I stand by my statement
— Roger Goodchild (@VUTHEFUTURE) May 16, 2018
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
yeah because... Vuzix doesn't make displays? these guys are genuwine experts
Gentleman, I'm not stating Google is working with Vuzix definitively. All I can confirm is that Kopin displays will not be used in their next pair of smart glasses. That being said, I would imagine Vuzix is certainly in play.
— Roger Goodchild (@VUTHEFUTURE) May 16, 2018
Shocker, not
Google working with a yet to be identified company to provide optics for their next integration of Google Glass. I can confirm Kopin(which was used for the first GG)displays will NOT be used. Was told they apparently found a better overall optics solution.
— Roger Goodchild (@VUTHEFUTURE) May 15, 2018
Kopin Inside?
Presence of bumps (position trackers) basically confirm that model of helmet is some kind of helmet mounted display system. Such bumps would not be seen on a helmet lacking such a function. https://t.co/RnADVb5lOY
— Rick Joe (@RickJoe_PLART) May 9, 2018
Confirmed by Tonbo (Maxim's Analyst on the Call knows this Market well)
Hey @ShivAroor are these Tonbo Imaging EK uncooled Smart Thermal Weapons Sight for Indian Army contract? Please confirm. pic.twitter.com/iSAemKiE2G
— Arnab Mitra (@arnabmit) March 25, 2018
2nd largest Army in the World with a 2,000 Thousand Mile Border with China (you guys missed the boat to Defexpo, Magin did more business with India MOD in the first Q than all last year...and growing but you have the PLA, the largest Army)
#MadeInIndia : Gujarat Police Chetak Commando with a @TonboImaging EK uncooled Smart Thermal Weapons Sight (STWS) on his MP-5 9mm Sub-Machine Gun. These Thermal Sights are also being delivered to Indian Army for use on Sniper Rifles and Kalashnikovs. pic.twitter.com/rqJXYgdFkB
— Indian Defence Facts (@indiandefence11) May 5, 2018
Iran finds a Chinese route to sell deadly thermal sniper sights
Battlefield advantages
The Daily Beast found that Mohsen Parsajam, chairman of Rayan Roshd Afzar had registered a business in 2013 in Beijing. Two years later, RU-series sights began appearing abroad. That April, Parsajam’s company took an ownership stake in Sanhe Haobang Optoelectronic Equipment Co., Ltd, a Chinese company owned by Chinese national Emily Liu.
Sanhe registered websites for Raybeam Optronics and many other companies. On Alibaba e-commerce website, Raybeam began marketing military optical equipment from its factory, including a series of sights identical to the RU60G and the RU90G/120G—relabeled as the “RB60G” and “RB90/120G”.
And if frogs had wings...it's a great plan. I see why Fan keeps you around as a trusted advisor, seriously this would fool EVERYONE in DC from Foggy Bottom to the Pentagon...
I suggested the military spin-off as a way to isolate Kopin’s supply arrangements from the expanded activity and joint ventures in China that the company is embarking on. The US military will likely insist on US only supply at some and as Kopin expands its JV activity in China they could be disqualified from bidding. They could remain an investor in the new company, but I think a degree of separation would be good. The sum of the parts would likely generate some additional value for shareholders.
Derrick
Monday, May 14, 2018
you do anger better but now you seem like a drama queen, you are zieler aren't you?
Bearish
Delivery of TWS to Aussies wrapped up (eMagin Inside)
Elbit Systems of Australia concludes successful delivery of Thermal Weapon Sights to ADF - https://t.co/sBgLz8CtEO
— globalmilitarycomms (@globalmilitaryc) May 14, 2018
No, Kopin never said 5k displays for F-35, 5000 was for long lead materials for FWS-I Eyepieces. Where did this fellow ever get such an idea?
$KOPN with 5000 orders going towards the F-35 fighter jets; I expect the concept to roll over to commercial airlines as well as automotive.
— john fawaz (@johnfawaz) May 10, 2018
Speaking of Wave Guides, that Vuzix Chart looks terrifying. Are they still pursuing that lawsuit?
Sunday, May 13, 2018
Kopin Inside?
PLAAF's new helmet-mounted display (HMD) for J-20 pilot https://t.co/uzC5KgtLoR #Defence #Military #Security #SavunmaSanayii #Defense pic.twitter.com/iLJUvGJJxW
— Muzaffer Ünsaldı (@muzafferunsaldi) May 12, 2018
LUCI immers debuts at Cannes Film Festival https://t.co/FT1kMihhcj
— LUCI (@DiscoverLUCI) May 13, 2018
Saturday, May 12, 2018
so I am trying to think of a company that is "very powerful" in AR and VR, working on a 4kx4k VR HMD, might employ a optical designer that formerly worked at eMagin who at one point indicated, while reporting to eMagin CEO, was on assignment elsewhere, designed the Steampu......
ARCore’s Augmented Images lets you build AR apps that can respond to 2D images, so you bring posters or product packaging to life. Get started → https://t.co/R6ZAA77U91 #ARCore #io18 pic.twitter.com/Bk7KtrFipt
— Google AR & VR (@GoogleARVR) May 9, 2018
Wrote this two years ago...
Attended as an observer eMagin's Analyst Day in NYC a few years back. One of the slides mentioned Google Glass as did the accompanying Prospectus that was provided. Google Glass mentioned prominently in the Presentation by AS.
Following Fall attended the Association of the US Army. Spoke generally to an eMagin employee about Google Glass. I should say that beforehand I told him I was a shareholder. He recited the "in person" version of the Safe Harbor Statement. I asked him his opinion of Google Glass. He made glasses from his hands, you know, how kids do, held them up to his eyes and said "Google is not happy with the resolution." The discussion ended with that.
Jerry Carollo, for some time listed his employment history at his Linkedin Profile as concurrently working for eMagin and Google. As of a few days ago, it changed, now he lists Google as his sole employer, occupation, Optical Architect. Jerry Carollo since his early Pre-Intevac days has only designed HMDs using eMagin OLED displays.
Google is the only "Household Named" company that is prominently involved in designing both Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality HMDs. A partnership with eMagin would solve the optical needs of both devices in development.
Was not sure how serious Google was about Virtual Reality until this week when reports emerged that Google was planning a "Family of headworn devices" and additionally the public statement that Google's VR HMD would "not always be cardboard." Finally AS mentioned, in the recent Conference Call, Google's investment in Himax as an exemplar of what a partnership would look like for eMagin.
Circumstantial, I know, but sometimes that is enough to convict.
Friday, May 11, 2018
Could Ericsson’s 5G networks be the answer to mobile #VR and #AR streaming? “Ericsson’s 5G provides very high bandwidth will deliver high-resolution content to more mobile and standalone headsets.” great insights via @NikholaiChan @VRFocus https://t.co/5oIISm8LjF #5GWorld
— LUCI (@DiscoverLUCI) May 11, 2018
you mad dog?
#SecDef Mattis: U.S. Edge in Land Combat Is Eroding; Fighting With Yesterday’s Weapons Won’t Cut Ithttps://t.co/4QUjCB4XMP pic.twitter.com/7Phr7VrKcJ
— Assn. of the US Army (@AUSAorg) May 11, 2018
Battle of Titans
Samsung & Microsoft are teaming up to take on Apple with a combo AR/VR headset, report says https://t.co/Qd7PJxBRTU pic.twitter.com/nPuex2EpqR
— Next Reality (@NextRealityNews) May 10, 2018
American Made eMagin AMOLED Inside..Army continues to own the night: ‘Enhanced’ night vision ready for troops
Ms. Barrie said the ENVG III/FWS-I technology provides troops with the following benefits:
- Soldiers will no longer need to switch between night vision goggles and weapon-mounted thermal sights to engage an enemy.
- Wireless technology allows a soldier to “see” what the rifle “sees,” which negates the need to look through a weapons sight.
- Ultra-sharp images remove the need to ‘paint’ targets with lasers.
- The new technology does a better job of seeing “through” obstacles “like dense foliage.”
- ENVG III/FWS-I weigh less than previous iterations of the technology.