Friday, August 31, 2018
The Navy Is Fixing a Serious, Six-Year-Old Bug in the F-35 Fighter Helmet
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a22877042/navy-f35-helmet-bug/
For the first time, the F-35C is integrating within a Carrier Air Wing for operational testing. Check out this moment for all the action from the #USSAbrahamLincoln's (@CVN_72) deck. More on the story from @USNavy: https://t.co/1PTcreqVeW https://t.co/4bIaNj3oEH
— F-35 Lightning II (@thef35) August 29, 2018
Who was it over on the Yahoo Board talking about Synaptics?
Synaptics Introduces Solutions for Head-Mounted Displays - August 29, 2018 - https://t.co/GU9zKazBi2 https://t.co/VOOMPlrYIe #vr #hmd
— Synaptics, Inc. (@SynaCorp) August 30, 2018
L-3 is ONE eMagin Contractor, from recent CC
Night vision
Has any prognosticator ever been right...
That said. For the first time Sculley referred to the Hopewell Junction facility as a "Factory". He then went on to detail the advancements they've made i.e. yield, downtime, extent of the portfolio, lead-time to delivery. Those are tangible improvements we can hang our hat on. He said "consumer is slower than hoped" but military and commercial are there. For now military is the "core business". And that's not a bad thing.
Thursday, August 30, 2018
that's a stubborn infection, did they try IV antibiotics?
The Navy Is Fixing a Serious, Six-Year-Old #Bug in the F-35 Fighter Helmet https://t.co/gHXXBVjJfG pic.twitter.com/whohGZH1vE
— AirLines Flash (@AirLines_Flash) August 30, 2018
these elbit target acquisition handhelds have always been eMagin displays so ...yup...
500+ CLRF-IC handhelds have been supplied to the @USMC
— Elbit Systems-US (@ElbitSystemsUS) August 30, 2018
from our team in Merrimack, NH. CLRF-IC, short for
"Common Laser Range Finder - Integrated Capability," is lightweight &
provides essential info. to the foot-mobile Marine. More at https://t.co/v6kKhUtRXK. #ElbitAmerica pic.twitter.com/v1OeNsSI8w
Darwin Award...Vuzi folks talking about Six15 as a revenue stream, ok then
yup, minimize the damage
[BLOG] US-Turkey regional interests have diverged and that dips Turkey into the pit of uncertainty when it comes to American made F-35s.https://t.co/zXFglx44WC
— Atlantic Council (@AtlanticCouncil) August 23, 2018
Great Idea Selling eMagin Displays to Aselan Turkish Government Owned Defense Conglomerate. Now They Can Make Their Own. Luckily Turkey is sort of a NATO "Ally". Consider When Selling F-35 Please...
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/science-technology/turkish-defense-giant-develops-innovative-new-screens/1222762
Uh oh...the "O" word is creeping into headlines....
F-35’s HMDS will be switching to OLEDs so that novice pilots can land onboard carriers
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
You do not want to see your prestige program saturating media with stories like this coming at you at 1.5 times the speed of sound...
There's a problem with the F-35's $400,000 helmet that's interfering with an essential part of the jet's mission https://t.co/9UsddzV2xQ
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) August 29, 2018
Hopefully they are all expert but why take a chance...
F-35 Helmet Bug Means Only Expert Pilots Can Do Night Carrier Landings https://t.co/Srb8Sf6LII
— What Really Happened FEED (@wrhfeed) August 29, 2018
F-35 OLED fix for LCD "green glow" bug expected to be fielded early 2019 . https://t.co/iZXsIdIYAN $EMAN $KOPN
— eMagin OLED (@eMagin_OLED) August 29, 2018
Check out Systems Design Engineer - Product Development , eMagin in (#HopewellJunctionNY) #hvmfgjobs #jobs #... https://t.co/wAybbHxyJF
— Council of Industry (@HVmanufacturing) August 29, 2018
you get paid for raising expectations
Common thinking is @magicleap is toast thanks to @PalmerLuckey’s scorching review.
— Robert Scoble (@Scobleizer) August 28, 2018
I can’t change the past. I raised expectations way too high.
But I have a Hololens and an Oculus and there is a lot more future in the Hololens than the Oculus.
But that is a bad view...
Why China and Russia Will Totally Hate the 'New' F-35 (Because it will be able destroy any moving target in ANY weather or light condition)
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-china-and-russia-will-totally-hate-new-f-35-28982
From Defense-Tech Article on the F-35's New Helmet "an elegant solution" and "the industry who wants to participate." eMagin is not going bankrupt as the market would have us believe but sometimes it sure feels like it. It's a luminance mismatch.
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
But remember guys, be back before dark...
WATCH: For the first time, F-35Cs participate in integrated flight operations on the carrier Abraham Lincoln. (David Larter and Jeff Martin/Staff) #f35 #navy pic.twitter.com/QcxVQfngpT
— Defense News (@defense_news) August 28, 2018
Army Moves Fast to Implement ENVG-B as Follow-on to ENVG III ENVG-B (Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – B), an enhanced version of ENVG III, will work together with the Family of Weapon Sights – Individual (FWS-I) or can be used independently. It will replace ENVG-III.|
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https://maxtech-intl.com/Content/Army-Moves-Fast-to-Implement-ENVG-B-as-Follow-on-to-ENVG-III-jul2018.aspx
Good Metaphor Mr. Lemons. Sounds like Kopin, TV on, no signal. Yeah, I know Pot Kettle, all too aware, but this is something else. Joint Special Operations Command interested...
Monday, August 27, 2018
Somewhat concerning is this talk by Azuma...Delays?
Ronald Azuma, Principal Engineer and Research Manager, Intel Labs
Hey Garce, since my scenario is "as good as any", that means you believe there are other interpretations, I'm sure there are others, might other Citizens of eManistan offer alternate scenarios that makes sense in light of what we learned on the recent CC? Seriously would like to hear as I know I have gaping holes in my knowledge.
Re-visit as the F-35 is having problems and unnerving pilots..Is the F-35 In Trouble Again?
Helmet Display Issue
Saturday, August 25, 2018
Here's my rosiest scenario. The reason for the particular emphasis in the last CC is that Satella & friend is dedicated for that particular task...
elsewhere is the "other line" that AS has alluded to in the past. It is good that he is evasive on particular defense related programs because...
I hear ya MW...The shift in tone was dramatic to the military side. And I get it. Never minded for a minute that there was their emphasis realizing the importance of these displays....
Could somebody unpack this for me? What changed? From previous forecasts of "millions of displays a month" to this. Previously they mentioned a new shooter in the game. But the reference here seems to imply that the company they opened with (speculation being Intel, Session 40 ) remains viable as THE manufacturing partner in the ongoing negotiations. But the delay...Sculley did that interview with Charbax. The "virtual reality is first" interview. What does that mean for AR? These guys are as clear as mud. They are too smart not to know what they are doing for good or ill or is that giving them too much credit?. They have always been terrible on timelines and forecasts. EVF, Depo Machine, time to market for new displays and the latest doozy, "Millions of displays a month in 2020.". Occam's Razor would seem to indicate they are just to eager ("be there for the success"), shoot from the lip and damn the consequences or are they sowing confusion on purpose. More stealth BS. "Don't want others to know what were up to." Sorry/not sorry shareholders you are only collateral damage.
Friday, August 24, 2018
or a signal from these guys
This is awesome! Microsoft’s HoloLens mall demos bring early #AR glasses to the masses #augmentedreality https://t.co/t0YCI77T7z pic.twitter.com/Ny2L1AEprx
— Gaze Coin (@GazeCoin) August 19, 2018
Right, Blue Radios vs Kopin
@kopin likes taking credit for other companies' design. $KOPN has many patents, but how many infringe on prior publications?— Peregringo (@peregrin_go) August 22, 2018
They'll get credit for building a moat around other peoples property. Maybe not so much for that bridge to China. #Boston2Beijing$MSFT $VUZI $HIMX #EMAN pic.twitter.com/MA8MQ6P5XD
Meanwhile KMC continue their Jim Carry and Jeff Daniels Bromance.
$KOPN 168 mill mkt cap w/ 50 mill in cash, 33 million in revs . CEO has to change his behavior or hire COO who can. Its Whisperchip attacks the Voice Recognition Market - Expected to Reach $126.5 Billion by 2023 DISCONNECT
— Bringithome (@Plantandwatch) August 18, 2018
Then I felt that the joy boys were not THAT excited or they were sandbagging us. More and more mentions of 5 years to mass market. Basically it's all military and some commercial until it's not. If those delays and challenges are real, the impression they gave, those delays and challenges will kill off the competition, everyone but Sony. So I'm not holding my breath on Mass Manufacturing and Mass Volume. $4 PT sounds reasonable based on the Military and some deep prosumer niches. What were those lawyers doing for all that time and all that $$$?
"AR/VR/XR are going to be big, but not everyone will win." @DigiCapitalist. Interesting article published on @TechCrunch. Numbers show the future of augmented reality looks bright: mobile #AR is the front-runner for installation base! https://t.co/5etCp4TF5D pic.twitter.com/HDFssA7353
— Wikitude (@wikitude) August 24, 2018
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Elbit Systems, Universal Avionics Focusing on Display Fusion as One...This snuck up on us. Elbit acquired Universal Avionics Past April. UA is the "owner" and inventor of Flight Management Systems. Elbit's desire was to be able to sync the symbology of the pilot sees in Skylens with the symbology displayed the flat panel in front of the pilot. Anything short of that would be confusing. Pilots don't like confusing. Was only aware of ATR's testing. They have accumulated prestige clients since.
Elbit’s SkyLens HUD has seen adoption from ATR, Dassault Falcon Jet, Embraer, Gulfstream and Leonardo across a mix of business jets, commercial airliners and military aircraft as well. However, all of those adoptions were in line-fit equipage for in-production airframes.
https://www.aviationtoday.com/2018/08/17/elbit-systems-universal-avionics-focusing-display-fusion-one/
https://www.uasc.com/home/nextgentechnologies/nextgenroadmap
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
And this. Turkey's acquisition of the F-35 would diminish it's impact as Russia and China would have easier acess to it's secrets. Space Force!..A 'Space Force' Will Make The F-35 Fighter Indispensable To Air Force Relevance
Pretty clear that Trump is using the held American pastor for bigger things, Turkey's blackmail of Italy, Germany et al to stop the flow of migrants from North Africa and as Turkey has become a Islamic state forsaking Ataturk and it's founding document.
BREAKING Trump prevents F-35 transfer to Turkey https://t.co/ZX9ljV7vPa pic.twitter.com/UQsDslMmle
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) August 14, 2018
Apple has been developing AR glasses for years, now it is expected to introduce them as soon as 2020 https://t.co/3FefaofziH #AugmentedReality #AR #Google #ARGlasses #2020 #Apple
— Equations Work (@EquationsWork) August 21, 2018
Monday, August 20, 2018
Lots of Missiles: The Only Way to Stand Any Chance If Russia Invaded the Baltics (Once more enabling the point of the spear)
Additionally Carl-Gustav, the other anti-armor MANPAD mentioned has a clip-on thermal sight which I am fairly certain has an eMagin OLED display. And I believe Stinger Launcher is going to shrink in size and weight like Javelin.
Sunday, August 19, 2018
Friday, August 17, 2018
Samsung Prepping Launch of New Odyssey+ VR Headsethttps://t.co/Gvm7LruLKq #VR #HMD #OdysseyPlus pic.twitter.com/ulLoZHVq4U
— Spectral VR (@goSpectral) August 17, 2018
you may be on to something there...
@Vuzix had record quarterly sales in the 2nd qtr, but the stock dropped over 15%. It's because LCD near-eye displays don't move the needle. See-through optics are the future.
— Peregringo (@peregrin_go) August 17, 2018
Maybe if $VUZI changed from inferior $KOPN displays to $HIMX or $EMAN, they might have better success. pic.twitter.com/kJ6xeR2l64
WATCH: China's Military Just Released a New Video Showing Off Its Most Powerful Weapons (would not appear to be the ideal time to partner with a State-Owned entity on Defense related technology)
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/watch-chinas-military-just-released-new-video-showing-its-most-powerful-weapons-28267
Thursday, August 16, 2018
FBL is widening the circle on Reddit
https://t.co/uT8dXXtz35
— Dayman on vacation (@Dayman58) August 16, 2018
Interesting
Mr. Sculley can be somewhat confusing from time-to-time...(B rhymes with Three so maybe he mis-spoke)
With respect to the U.S. Army Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular or ENVG-B program, we supported a number of prime contractors with the displays for preproduction and expect this program to shift to full production early 2019.
Answer to Question re ENVG-B:
To start, I had mentioned that there'll be one display in the system and then possibly in a few years, they're thinking about two displays, but I can't guarantee that that would be the case. So I think of 190,000 over seven years.
Spot-on analyst predicts Apple AR glasses and an Apple car within 2-5 years, but I hope he's wrong
Because you don't want them to look like Blaze Torch? |
A few years ago we saw the brief rise and fall of the Google Glass, and now Apple is preparing to venture into the smart glasses industry as well. Do you think Apple's decision for this smart accessory is better timed than Google's decision 5 years ago? https://t.co/ysNQvJONV7
— USENS INC (@usensinc) August 15, 2018
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
The Vise is getting tighter on anyone who thinks they can make a living on tech transfers to China particularly in the Defense realm. Looking more and more like a fool's errand. BTW, Kopin's lone interlocutor at their recent CC sounded like his questions were ghost written by DZ. Sockets and GG and all that crap.
New head of "DARPA for spies" warns of China's research edge https://t.co/CLqRwvWRJB
— Jeffrey Levin (@jilevin) August 15, 2018
DARPA Unveils Research Partners
https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1333502
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
the tariffs and trade is stuff they may anticipate as any other company trading in the far east. The only entry that they could KNOW for certain which is problematic, as of today, is EXPORT COMPLIANCE
Fan, still no recognition that their days are numbered in the F-35 and recipients of a portion of FWS-I, no mention of Crew and Sniper. No mention of ENVG and
Monday, August 13, 2018
Potential Solos customers...believe Elbit Raptors are killer sunglasses, great demographic for Kopin here, baffle them with BDS/BS, won't be difficult, Solos boycott does not require advocacy, grass roots movement
It's sunny out there folks and you gotta protect your eyes, but do you need miltiary technology to do so? Of course not!!!@goEverysight Raptor Smartglasses uses military technology from @ElbitSystemsLtd. 😷🤮
— CODEPINK (@codepink) July 27, 2018
Join the boycott of Elbit and EverySight here: https://t.co/ys4G5hc3nS pic.twitter.com/huugP15joN
sad but true, that's why the hurry-up on ENVGIII & Bino, RTA, Tactial Augmented Reality (TAR), TALOS etal, lessons learned from Fallujah
Urban combat is the most complicated, chaotic, brutal and bloody form of warfare, but it is only a matter of time before warfighting in megacities becomes necessary. https://t.co/j6EROAQjDn
— SIGNAL Magazine (@signalmag) August 13, 2018
Saturday, August 4, 2018
getting ready for high volume...
- Achieve the best design goal using an optimized manufacturing process for a high volume production
Thursday, August 2, 2018
I told you years ago...Qatar
How The Hell Did ISIS Get Its Hands On This US Javelin Missile? https://t.co/epp4oQGM1l
— Charlene Christian (@C65Charlene) August 1, 2018
Thanks Don, refinement to a DPD that allows for...me to not understand this at all. I'll leave it to Don or Jim to explain the benfits if they like...
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
congrats derrick, you accomplished the impossible...you scalped a bald man
@kopin has been building a moat around its IP for years.
— Peregringo (@peregrin_go) August 1, 2018
Now with the help of its Chinese investor #Goertek, $KOPN is building a bridge across that moat all the way to China. #Boston2Beijing
Do you own the company that's building bridges for IP?$GOOGL $VUZI $HON $HIMX $EMAN pic.twitter.com/pXAbNC9i5K
Microsoft Patent-OPTICAL DEVICE TO IMPROVE IMAGE UNIFORMITY
https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=US223783535&recNum=1&maxRec=52&office=&prevFilter=&sortOption=Pub+Date+Desc&queryString=Microsoft+eMagin&tab=PCTDescription