"Dear Dr. Oculus"

" I got real bad sickness first few weeks of using Rift. To the point, I had to plan when I'll be using it, in case I'll be off for the rest of the day. Even after a month, dizziness and sickness were still strong. So I decided to try and take Dramamine before playing sessions a couple of times. While I still got uncomfortably dizzy at times, there was no sea-sickness feeling. And dizziness, that could normally last for hours, retreated right after I stopped playing.
Since I was able to push playing time to last longer, it seems that did the trick and train my brain to accept VR. I took Dramamine around 5 times and then decided to try Rift again without taking it. It worked. From there, problems with motion sickness kept improving rapidly and I have now real strong VR legs. Even when something catch me off guard, I'm ok within a minute I take off Rift."

              Signed: Nauseous In New Haven


Dear Nauseous In New Haven:

Although we applaud the progress you've made in acclimating to the creative genius that IS the Oculus Rift it's pretty clear from the description of your so-called "sickness" that you are one screwed up human being. To blame the Rift for your Dramamine abuse is sad but all to predictable for a postulant in the Church of OR like you. When you have a traffic accident do you blame your car or is it the maroon behind the steering wheel? Stop whining and get with the Program. We expect to see you on Sunday at The Church of Oculus Meet-up. Maybe you'll win a Door Prize. We are giving away a First Edition of Dianetics: The Modern Science Of Mental Health and a Case of Dramamine so you'd be well advised to be there.

               Signed: Dr. Oculus

The Sony PS4 Makes Its Debut

Rockwell Collins Demos JTAC Training with Live and Virtual Assets : SimEye SX45 HMD (eMagin SXGA Inside)

"For the demo, the JTAC was wearing a head-mounted virtual reality headset that allows him to look around the virtual battlefield.  Once he finds a target of interest, he can then use a pair of binoculars with a virtual image to identify the enemy ground-based vehicle.  This is then designated to provide targeting information for the airborne assets.  This so-called “nine-line” data (it is actually nine lines of data) is then transmitted to the Air Support Operation Center (ASOC), which was replicated in the room too.  The person at this station  must verify that the target is non-friendly and dropping ordinance will not cause any collateral damage."

https://www.display-central.com/free-news/display-daily/rockwell-collins-demos-jtac-training-live-virtual-assets/

I'm Leery Of Any Research Report That Says Kopin Dominates Anything But Nevertheless:Research and Markets: Global Microdisplay Market Report, 2016: AU Optronics, eMagin, Kopin & Universal Display Dominate the Industry

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/15/research-and-markets-idUSnBw155724a+100+BSW20131115

Do soldiers get too attached to battlefield robots?

                    "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You, Darlin' I'm Tellin' You Now"

http://htl.li/qOAel

Product Du Jour- eMagin SVGA- NVision TWS-13D-H

  

http://www.nvisionoptics.com/thermal-imaging/tws-13d-h-thermal-weapon-sight-640x512-100-mm-17-um

Why Did Sculley Bring Up Forklift Operators In a Warehouse a Couple Of Times...

           In the context of Augmented Reality? I do remember him mentioning Caterpillar by name a while back.

What No Roller Coaster! No Scary Bug-Like Aliens??? Useless!

I Am Actually Embarrassed For Them

Oculus Rift at I/ITSEC. In the same room with Intelligent Decisions, Quantum, Raydon, Raytheon, Cubic, Saab, real companies,serious companies, these guys have some, what is the Yiddish term? Chutzpah. Maybe the Navy and the Coasties could use a Sea Sickness Simulator as part of their training. Or since the meeting is in Orlando maybe they thought they were going to Disney World.

http://www.oculusvr.com/events/iitsec-2013/

Sensics Now Selling eMagin Driver Boards

that's what their CEO was just advising others, like eMagin, to do.  I imagine they buy Driver Boards from MRA Digital, literally right down the street and make these Boards for their own products as well as selling custom configurations to developers. Interesting. eMagin, as well alluded to getting some added value out of a custom display they are making for a "High End" Product currently in development. I believe that the only sources for these boards for eMagin displays are Tek Gear, MRA and now Sensics. MRA is principal supplier of the Defense Industry.

http://sensics.com/additional-products/oem-components/display-controllers/

As If Anybody Needed Another Reason To Dissolve the United Nations

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/10446724/Killer-Robots-could-be-outlawed.html

We Appreciate the Fill In The Blank

Defunct BAE 
Helmet, (R)

Customer Announcement AS gave us at the end of the Q&A. For the first time in public AS alluded to the JSF F-35 "situation" in reference to the cost of a Helmet in development he mentioned or words to the effect that the display in a $350,000 Helmet is not going to be inexpensive. Actually he was low-balling the cost. The recently cancelled BAE Helmet Program cost per Helmet was Approximately $350k. But Lockheed pressed hard for the Elbit Helmet and won the argument over a cost conscious Pentagon. The Elbit-Rockwell Helmet's cost is in the $500k neighborhood. I heard a rumor elsewhere that a better display is in the offing for the F-35. Sculley mentioned obliquely the program as not a large but one with a High Dollar Display, that fits, because I believe the display will cost north of $30k per. Testing for the F-35 is done at Pax River in Maryland, that fits and coincidentally Paxtuxent Naval Air Station is where the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is Headquartered. And of course it is they who are footing the bill for the High Brightness Displays's development. I construe that the eMagin folks are looking forward to this not only for the high cost and high margins but it's a pretty damn prestigious placement. Thanks Andrew for the Missing Link. Army Air Corps, Air Force, Navy, so what.






Enjoy The Musical Interlude

As eMagin is in the Drawing on a Napkin Stage of a Design for an Additional Machine

for the High Brightness Color display when it happens, I hope between now and then somebody besides SNU Precision starts making these things.

" (Sculley) Well, we need a significant increase in volume. Remember, we’ve said that the SNU will handle 10 times the volume of the other tool and that’s still a rational statement. Now that the things that are we’re playing sort of behind this. But as we think about what should we do next, we’ve already thought about what a design would look like for high volume and let’s not forget that when we do this ultra-high brightness color, that’s going to require some different things, obviously, so we’re already thinking about that, and then what would we do with the piece of equipment, we would take the new pieces of equipment and put the sealed system right on the other end of it. So that’s what’s going on a piece of paper, we’re thinking about that sort of thing, but that’s a while."

Q&A eMagin CC "And That's Where We're Going"

Unidentified Analyst
Is it fair for us to assume that you have made a purchase (approach) to the Googles, Microsoft and Apples of the world that connect them, at the – it’s pure engineering?
Unidentified Company Representative (Sculley)
If we have made any approaches to them, I probably couldn’t say such a thing, but let me say that we will, we have and we will continue to do our homework with these displays. Again, the good – best news would be – we get a prototype out there; first, the demonstration, then a prototype and then it, although, we can show people that a demo that we can actually put this OLED down in the right format to make this happen only an engineer would love what we have today. So we have to do it, so that business development people love what we show, so we have to show them a prototype and that’s where we’re going.

Product Du Jour:ClipIR (eMagin SVGA) Small Clip On Thermal Imager for Image Intensifiers

Oculus Rift is mind-blowing (if you don't barf)

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2062439/oculus-rift-is-mind-blowing-if-you-dont-barf-.html

I Really Wish Ron wouldn't Pollute His Very Fine, Very Highbrow Site with Stories like This

that's my job. In addition when you contribute positive articles about the Ocular Drift you are setting yourself up to be a party in a slew of Wrongful Barf Lawsuits.

http://www.oled-info.com/will-oculus-rift-adopt-oled-display-their-consumer-hmd?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+oled-info+%28OLED-Info%3A+OLED+tech+news+and+resources%29

TrackingPoint becomes first tenant at 130 Commerce Center, TP Sell This Dude a Weapon

If anybody ever asks you where the world's longest gun range is...

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/trackingpoint-becomes-first-tenant-at-130-commerce/nbrH8/

CEO Sculley did a number on LCOS

and it provoked some nostalgia in me that he did not bother to shoot Kopin and their LCD displays as much as a dirty look. Moment of silence. eMagin battled Kopin (Legacy LTWS, Top) for years, first to get a toehold, Oasys first, later Insight for Remote Viewer and TWS, then Insight, Elcan then Exelis and the rest.  Now eMagin dominates the space. And it appears as they plowed LCD under LCOS looks like the next menu item.  A long bill of particulars detailing the shortcomings of LCOS displays in Fixed and Rotary. Last weeks multiple crashes should have been enough to convince the holdout skeptics of it's shortcomings. But I was surprised we heard SO much about helicopters. Last we heard was a few CCs back when PC mentioned something, maybe in the future with Apache. I think the tell here was the hundreds of Monocular NV Displays the Army procured from Intevac, not only NV but Networked Data Transmission replacing the one the Pilot is wearing in the pic above. I believe Apache NVG is one of the two Programs mentioned in the CC, the other I assumed was the Future TWS but it was mentioned in a different context so I'm not sure. It could be the Dismounted Soldier NVGs that was displayed by Exelis at AUSA.  GENIII NV but with, like the Intevac, the ability to receive and transmit data. Maybe we will get those announcements someday. I think the Future TWS Program will be divvyed up between L-3, Raytheon and DRS, forcing  the latter two to send the last LCD displays in the warehouse back to Taunton. Real "Mission Accomplished" eMagin, nice job, period. Addendum, sole source provider for Future TWS, so that means just Raytheon for Medium and Heavy Weapons, the Light TWS which is the largest component of the Program should be spread between the three.

TrackingPoint's Xact System™ Precision Guided Firearm Earns "Best of What's New Award" from Popular Science Magazine

 eMagin Microdisplay in the HUD


http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/trackingpoints-xact-system-precision-guided-firearm-earns-best-of-whats-new-award-from-popular-science-magazine-231740271.html

eMagin Announces Third Quarter 2013 Financial Results

http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwgeeks/article/eMagin-Announces-Third-Quarter-2013-Financial-Results-20131112

Nissan HMD

A New Weapons Sight Program You Say.

The Family of Weapon Sights (FWS)

program will give soldiers with individ-

ual, crew-served and sniper weapons the

capability to see deep into the battlefield,

increase surveillance and target acquisi-

tion range, and penetrate obscurants, day

or night. The FWS systems will use un-

cooled, forward-looking infrared technol-

ogy and digital low-light level technolo-

gies, and will have additional features to

provide improved offensive firing capabil-

ities, decreased transition time between

mobility and targeting sensors, and im-

proved firing accuracy. The FWS will in-

clude three variants: the

Family of

Weapon Sights Individual (FWSI)

for the

M16 and M4 series rifles and carbines, the

M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, and the

M136 Light Anti-Armor Weapon and

M141 Bunker Defeat Munition; the

Family

of Weapon Sights Crew Served (FWSCS)

for the M240B series medium machine

guns and the M2 HB and Mk19 machine

guns; and the

Family of Weapon Sights

Sniper (FWSS)

for the M24, M110 and

M107 sniper rifles.

The

AN/PVS-29 Clip-On Sniper Night

Sight (SNS)

is a lightweight, in-line,

weapon-mounted sight used in conjunction

with the day optic sight on the M110 SASS.

It employs a variable gain image tube that

can be adjusted by the sniper depending on

ambient light levels. When used in conjunc-

tion with the M110 day optical sight, it pro-

vides for personnel-sized target recognition

at quarter-moon illumination in clear air to

a range of 600 meters. The SNS has an inte-

grated rail adapter that attaches directly to

the MIL-STD-1913 rail for quick and easy

mounting to or dismounting from the

weapon. Use of the SNS does not affect the

zero of the day optical sight and allows the

M110 SASS to maintain bore sight through-

out the focus range of the SNS and the

M110 day optical signal.

Yes, it is TWS!

                    YEAH!!!

Managing ITAR/Export compliance reform for defense electronics suppliers

New ITAR Rules will have a significant effect on foreign market penetration, previously safeguarded sensitive technology transfers like "new" NVGs  and eMagin's bottom line. I'm sure their principal Defense OEMs are all over these rule changes.

 https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=694731&sessionid=1&key=80B14661804344A7B9F8366CDFF2B7D9&sourcepage=register

Oculus Rift creator: Xbox One and PS4 are far too limited for what we're planning...

"We are going to rid the Virtual Universe of every Virtual Bug-Like Alien, malevolent robot out there , barfing all over your keyboard is a small price to pay for a Virtual Bug-Like Alien-Free, malevolent robot free Virtual Universe."

http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/oculus-rift-creator-xbox-one-and-ps4-are-far-too-limited-for-what-we-re-planning-1198420

SA Photonics Introduces the SA-30: the World's Highest Resolution Head Mounted Display

"Designed for maximum image quality, with a 20/19 Snellen resolution (0.94 arc-minutes per pixel), the SA-30 has the highest resolution of any commercial HMD. It has a horizontal field of view of 30 degrees and was carefully designed to minimize peripheral obscuration. Users can easily view their surrounding environment, which could include a personal computer, desktop, joysticks/controls or another user, without it being obscured by the HMD. The WUXGA (1920 x 1200 pixel) OLED microdisplays provide both high resolution and high contrast."

eMagin AMOLED Displays Inside

http://www.4-traders.com/news/SA-Photonics-Introduces-the-SA-30-the-Worlds-Highest-Resolution-Head-Mounted-Display--17453106/ 

India Again Considers Buying Israeli-made ATGM

 Whack-a-Cobra, who the hell knows?

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20131111/DEFREG03/311110018

Yuval on adding value, increasing profits with a little Hi-Tech DIY

the Z800 was and is an attempt at this and the Combiner Beam assembly for Exelis' ENVG is another attempt at diversifying.

http://vrguy.blogspot.com/2013/11/do-you-make-your-own.html

OLED Market Boom: The stocks to own

"Another OLED stock likely to surge is eMagin (EMAN) – a recommendation made to subscribers of The Cheap Investor in May 2012.  Five months after the initial recommendation, Piper Jaffray initiated coverage with a $6 price target.
Remember this… OLED is going mainstream…
Any company involved with OLED is likely to benefit over the long haul."

http://thecheapinvestor.com/latest-news-and-analysis/2013/11/the-stocks-to-own/

India delays decision on Barak missiles...

 of course they did, the Raytheon Bribe must have arrived in the nick of time. This is good, the CBI Probe is still hanging over Rafael's head, this should move the process of approval for Raytheon's and Lockheed's ATGM Javelin through the labyrinthine Indian MOD  for approval before the Missile's are obsolete. The CLU of the Javelin Missiles Houses an eMagin AMOLED Display.

http://www.firstpost.com/india/india-delays-decision-on-barak-missiles-to-buy-night-vision-devices-1223499.html

That's what makes us Different

Judge sets trial for Russian in rifle sight case

so the Ratnik TWS Program could have it's genesis in Cheyenne Wyoming. ATN Thermals all contain eMagin Displays.

http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Judge-sets-trial-for-Russian-in-rifle-sight-case-4954688.php

Sony New 3rd-Gen 3D HMD Now Available

first Zeiss OLED, then Sony OLED and then...? Bueller? Bueller?


http://www.tomshardware.com/news/sony-3d-viewer-hmz-t3w-oled-personal,24569.html

The Indian DAC is doing a Technology Scan On Rafeal Spike

vs. Javelin to determine the Anti-Tank Guided Missile of choice for the Indian Army. Goes without saying that with 1,914 Launchers involved we would prefer Raytheon's Javelin as the optic in the CLU is an eMagin display. Man, if you think the Pentagon's Procurement Process is mysterious India's is more Byzantine than Byzantium with bribes, leaks and Intelligence probes. I wonder if Ashton Carter's resignation had something to do with a growing possibility that the whole deal on all 3 technologies is falling apart.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Will-Antony-bite-the-bullet-on-critical-but-controversial-missile-deals-with-Israel/articleshow/25524378.cms

Kemet is Among the Companies in the Electronic Manufacturing Services Industry With the Highest EBITDA Growth (KEM, RSYS, EMAN, MEI, MFLX)

http://www.mysmartrend.com/news-briefs/news-watch/kemet-among-companies-electronic-manufacturing-services-industry-highest-ebit

Enhanced Night Vision

Homeless Veteran Timelapse

10 years of Night Vision

When he talks about multi-spectral, digital, SWAP, shrinking pixel pitch mentally interpolate eMagin AMOLED Microdisplays into your thinking to get the big picture.

http://www.janes.com/article/29526/10-years-of-night-vision

Where's Waldo?

http://meetmax.s3.amazonaws.com/upload/event_21157/Microcap%20Schedule%20Jan%202014.pdf

Oh, that's right the Low Cost Thermal Imager already has a name, PIXNET

now a prototype. And it's multispectral.

"A prototype sensor technology under development will enable soldiers to identify threats more rapidly in low-light environments and to share target images with other squad members. Consisting of several types of small multispectral cameras, the system will use smartphone technology in the form of a warfighter’s handheld mobile device to process and fuse the camera data into high-resolution color images for the soldier’s helmet display. That display imagery can then be transmitted wirelessly to other soldiers."

http://www.afcea.org/content/?q=node/11844

Dutch armed forces receive multi-sensor systems

    Inside                                       

http://www.shephardmedia.com/news/digital-battlespace/dutch-armed-forces-receive-multi-sensor-systems/

TrackingPoint Moves to new bigger facility

Pflugerville, North of Austin.

http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/23909045/gun-manufacture-relocates-headquarters-to-pflugerville

Low Cost Thermal Imager - Manufacturing (LCTI-M)

This is a Joint Effort of DARPA and Raytheon, Lightpath and some other small companies. The goal is to get a Thermal Imager on a chip, camera, IR Detector, everything but the display. That would represent a huge reductions in SWAP, cost and availability, we read reports of shortages of these components in Europe just weeks ago. Since it's DARPA who knows how far along they are but once achieved this would enable thermal devices not only in the military but everywhere. I heard reports that the next Generation of NVG is really small. Maybe they've already done, who knows?

http://www.darpa.mil/Our_Work/MTO/Programs/Low_Cost_Thermal_Imager_%28LCTI-M%29.aspx

It's Come To This: Using drones to battle feral hogs

The Netcentric War on Pork. Drones bringing home the bacon.Not going to make fun of Civilian UAV's anymore.

http://www.wfaa.com/featured-content/feral-hogs-texas-drone-battle-230931141.html

Done some digging, talked to Remington and a few others

have only handled the Smart Trigger Version but 

I'm almost sure that the optics in the two rifles are the same. So we know the 2020 has a much cheaper, shorter range rangefinder, no Smart Trigger, uses smaller caliber ammunition and the platform itself is not of the quality of the Surgeon. So I'm pretty hopeful the 2020 has an eMagin display in it like the big gun. That said, in the shooting community there is a bit of a backlash brewing over the claimed accuracy over the claimed distance. Numbers will win out though, an 80% success rate is a whole hell of a lot better than 10%. If you worked hard to get in the position for a shot that is an accomplishment in itself. A lot of people do not have the time, money or inclination to devote that much effort for an heroic miss. I'm guessing they'd rather do all that and expect a reasonable shot at a good trophy, some good meat, an ethical kill or eliminate a varmint or predator and not care less about the "sporting" aspect. As always with eMagin it is addition by subtraction, not waiting for an announcement.

Chief sees future of Army equipment at PEO Soldier

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Nov. 6, 2013) -- The Army's chief of staff inspected an array of advanced technology being mobilized on behalf of Soldiers during a visit to Program Executive Office Soldier here, Nov. 1.

Experts from Program Executive Office, or PEO, Soldier briefed Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Ray Odierno on a new generation fused thermal and night vision goggles, more accurate laser targeting systems, improved body armor and innovative devices to provide Soldiers electrical power in the field.

PEO Soldier is responsible for the small arms, equipment, and clothing worn or used by the individual Soldier.

http://www.army.mil/article/114443/Chief_sees_future_of_Army_equipment_at_PEO_Soldier/

Finns Revamp Defense Policy, Focus on Situational Awareness

Finland's Warrior 2020 looks to FELIN as their model but cost constraints impel them to take  incremental steps however the goals remain the same for all the Soldier Mod Programs. Switzerland's IMESS Mod Program is also using FELIN as their template. The Monocular Display in the FELIN Programme uses an eMagin Display.


http://www.defensenews.com/article/20131029/DEFREG01/310290010

Night vision goggles almost caused Royal Navy helicopter mid-air crash

This is the 3rd incident in a week, the F-15 fatality, the F-35s near misses and now the Lynx where problems with the Contrast or the FOV of Pilot's NVGs was the cause. Rockwell and Photonics SA do make these awkward looking things for a reason.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/night-vision-goggles-caused-royal-2670351

Vuzix Corporation Announces Delisting From the TSX Venture Exchange

http://www.realareal.com/vuzix-corporation-announces-delisting-tsx-venture-exchange

Virtual reality on PS4 and Xbox One – the real next-gen?

"Our contacts", very cloak and dagger, SPIE vs. SPIE.

"Our contacts knew nothing of Microsoft’s own forthcoming wearable tech – but reports across the media, most recently from The Wall Street Journal, describe a broader featureset and a direct competitor to Google Glass. Currently, the reports suggest that it is not explicitly linked with the Xbox division, and none of our contacts have heard anything from Microsoft on the matter, though the platform holder is apparently aware of Sony’s more fully developed VR proposition. The need for Microsoft’s Xbox One to compete with Sony’s PS4 on every viable battlefront suggests that Xbox One-compatible wearable tech is a matter of when, not if."

http://www.edge-online.com/features/virtual-reality-on-ps4-and-xbox-one-the-real-next-gen/

Gunning for Better Returns In Defense Stocks

You can do it Mr. Raytheon. Fingers crossed.


"*Raytheon (RTN) – Among many other things, Raytheon manufactures thermal weapon sights, hand-held laser targeting systems, mounted reconnaissance surveillance and target acquisition systems that can be used day or night to identify and monitor targets from a distance. It continues to generate strong cash flows and it sports a relatively high dividend yield (2.82%) that is likely to grow, as the company continues to supply the Pentagon with state-of-the-art electronics across multiple disciplines."

http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2013/11/05/gunning-for-better-returns-in-defense-stocks/?partner=yahootix

Mobile Augmented Reality Users to Approach 200 Million Globally by 2018, finds Juniper Research

so it's good that they are trekking from eManistan to the Augmented World Expo in May.

http://www.sourcewire.com/news/80387/mobile-augmented-reality-users-to-approach-million-globally-by-finds

Gun Companies Leave New York Following SAFE Act , Remington moves then maybe...

If the maroons in Albany hear about all the things that go "BANG" that eMagin supplies they may be looking to move too.


Microdisplay Control Bill Inked by Cumoo
   eMagin Scouts for New SNUP Home In Texas

 http://freebeacon.com/three-gun-companies-leave-ny-following-gun-law/

Oldie But Goodie

A Shitload of eMagin enabled Rangefinder Targeting Devices.

My understanding of Portugese is limited but I Think this says...

 we at Quantum3D are getting our butt kicked by Intelligent Decisions and Raytheon and we better be beating the bushes in Brazil and Poland and the Phillipines if we want to compete and survive in a very tough Training and Simulation market.

http://www.defesanet.com.br/terrestre/noticia/12715/Entrevista-com-o-Cel--Paulo-Eduardo-Ribeiro--Chefe-da-Divisao-de-Simulacao-de-Combate-do-COTER--sobre-simulacao-e-tecnologia-militar-/.

eMagin To Exhibit At AugmentedWorld Expo In Santa Clara May 27-29

This looks like a serious one, not in somebody's garage, people standing around with a Dive Mask Duct Taped to their heads.You could walk to it if you wanted to Jerry.

 http://augmentedworldexpo.com/exhibitors/

Display Technologies and Applications for Defense, Security, and Avionics VIII Conference Committee

What a mixed bag,  BAE, L-3, eMagin, Air Force Research Lab, Rockwell and then Kopin and what??? Gary Jones. C'mon man.

                               

Gary "zMan" Jones




 http://spie.org/DEF/conferencedetails/display-defense-security-avionics

TrackingPoint In The News

Last line of the Feature, Schauble is dropping more hints all the time about a Military tie-in for TP. eMagin Display Inside the HUD.

It Could Be So Much Easier,

that is, as long as there's daylight and no obscurants. But it would pay for itself in one day. In addition the Tallybon do not seem to be interested in remaining stationary targets.

Editor's Blog Future Army: Telepresence Battledroids and Smartguns Will Change Warfare Forever

This could almost be from "The Onion" except it's not funny ha-ha. I'll say this editorial is the first to warn of Civilian built Killer Robots, Civilian built Killer Drones, the Networked Battlefield, which I happen to be a big fan of, shooting pigs over the internet...

Oh, the Humanity! And it's all those damn Hittites fault. Why even the Libyan Rebels have built their own robot. Something like a Roomba with a Bomb tapped to it I'm sure. And he throws TrackingPoint in here for good measure. An interesting video or two allows for some redeeming social value.

http://hplusmagazine.com/2013/11/05/future-army-telepresence-battledroids-and-smartguns-will-change-warfare-forever/

Six15 Technologies : Shakes The Very Earth We Trod Upon With This Stunning Announcement

The Tac-Eye 2.0 (eMagin Inside) now comes in camo!

Drop it in the leaves and kiss it goodbye.

And I might add that it's too late to help this soldier. He has to use the Tac-Eye 2.0 for IED Detection while wearing a device that clashes with his Woodland Camo, think of the embarrassment or danger he might have been spared if the Tac-Eye in Camo had been available sooner!

 

Gird Your Loins: eMagin Corporation Third Quarter 2013 Earnings Conference Call to be Held on Tuesday, November 12, 2013

 http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20131104-904455.html?dsk=y

Product Du Jour (Not Made in Belarus) SAFRAN-SAGEM Sword Multi-Function TWS

http://www.sagem-ds.com/IMG/pdf/D1364E-Sword_Sniper.pdf

"The Military Interest Is Certainly There"

http://tbo.com/news/business/mullins-trackingpoint-introduces-a-rifle-with-nearly-foolproof-accuracy-20131103/

RAF pilots left ‘blinded’ at 1000 mph by helmet technical glitch

These Helmet Mounted Displays are proving to be a prickly problem for the Joint Strike Fighter. The "Green Glow" is caused by insufficient contrast. Giving a little more credence to the rumor I heard that a much higher contrast display is waiting "in the wings" or the cockpit or somewhere.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/raf-pilots-left-blinded-at-1000-mph-by-helmet-technical-glitch-8919504.html

Here's Kopin's Entry Into the HMD Wars: "Future Lens" Martian Goggles -98" 2D/3D Hi-Tech HMD Unit! NEW 2013 RELEASE! $699.99

From the Asian Syntho-Pop Promo I believe the target demographic is Young and Eastern, everything but Pokemon and Anime Cats. eMagin Management waiting for General McClellan's Input as to when to seriously confront opponents in HMD Wars.

http://digitalmartians.storenvy.com/products/1728683-future-lens-martian-goggles-98-2d-3d-hi-tech-hmd-unit-new-2013-release

http://www.youtube.com/v/HchwB4Dts9o?autohide=1&version=3&attribution_tag=D7yQHy0mc3R9Up7bpibPYA&autoplay=1&feature=share&autohide=1&showinfo=1

Marines Robotic Moving Targets

My little conspiracy theory. The Marines are testing this robotic system to hone the accuracy of the Devil Dog when engaging moving targets. Nice little robot there, robots, robots everywhere. This sort of thing is nothing new. Eddie Rickenbacker, the WWI Ace used to polish his marksmanship while standing in a boat to acclimate to firing a weapon at a non-stationary target.

It worked as Captain Rickenbacker shot down over 25 of the Fokkers. It is yet to be seen how the Marines will fare but those cartridges cost money and what if there was a system available that automatically performed all the calculus for you and promised a plus 80% success rate. (See The Future of War Video here http://www.shotmade.com/futureofwar/ )

Jason Schauble CEO of TrackingPoint,  developer of the Precision Guided Firearm (eMagin Inside) happens to have pretty much started from scratch the Marine Corps Spec Ops Command. MARSOC is the Marines arm of the Joint Spec Ops Command. After mustering out due to getting shot in Iraq he became VP of Remington Defense. Subsequently he left Remington to start TrackingPoint. Last June Mr. Schauble took one of his TrackingPoint PGFs to The Marine Corps Base at Quantico Virginia, where the Marine Corps Research Center is located and put it through the gun through it's paces. The on-lookers were impressed. The FBI did not find fault with it nor did Homeland Security. The Marine Corps was predisposed to liking it.My conspiracy is based on the premise that this Whack-a-Robot Program is just a way for somebody to say "why go through all this rigamarole when we can..."

We Own the Night -Training with U.S. and Australian Special Operations Forces

                                          "We Own The Night"

Mix of "Legacy" NVGs and "Newer" NVGs

More Detail on Exelis "Newer NVG" Sales

Now the Direct View Night Vision Goggles are "Legacy".  Interesting.


"Segment operating income for the quarter was $69 million, versus $84 million for the third quarter of 2012, primarily driven by volume declines and increased pension expense partially offset by cost cutting initiatives. "

"C4ISR Electronics and Systems third-quarter 2013 revenue was $498 million, compared to $611 million during the same period in 2012, mainly due to decreased domestic sales of counter-IED products and legacy night vision equipment, partially offset by sales of Spiral (eMagin Inside) Enhanced Night Vision Goggles and classified programs.


http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20131101005058/en/XLS/Exelis/earnings

I have to back off on my previous contention that Armasight

was using eMagin AMOLED in their Thermal Systems, this is a new one the Drone Pro with a Resolution of 752X582, that, coupled with the low price of the scope leads me to believe that they are buying that displays from Olightek and consequently tells me that the SVGA in the Zeus is likely Olightek SVGA. As it turns out, HQ in San Francisco, OLEDs from China, made in Belarus. I wonder if the customers ask about the Displays Lifetime? Olightek's Red display is showing up in low end Thermal Imagers like Leupold's cheapie. At least it's shows an Across -the-Board migration away from LCDs but Belarus? Why that's downright Unamurican.

https://www.armasight.com/night-vision/night-vision-weapon-sights/armasight-drone-pro-5x/

Exelis 3Q profit drops as Afghanistan work slows

but miserable wretches who are inhabitants of that God Forsaken Blowfly infested 4th World Failed State called eManistan, all is not lost. GENIII PVS-14 no effect, Enhanced NVG and 20's and the New Data Friendly NVGs,  salutary effect.

DETAILS: The former defense unit of manufacturer ITT Corp. makes night-vision goggles, anti-bomb products and does technical work for the government. Much of that work has been slowing down as the U.S. military's presence in Afghanistan has shrunk. Some of the declines were offset by increased sales of newer night-vision goggles and work the company is doing for the Federal Aviation Administration.

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-11-01/exelis-3q-profit-drops-as-afghanistan-work-slows

Armed ground drones to take over battlefields in 5 years

http://rt.com/usa/robotics-rodeo-ground-drones-512/

Ender’s Game is Already a Reality for the U.S. Military

Troops are being trained with military technology inspired by an iconic science fiction novel

By David Kushner Posted 31 Oct 2013 



“We don’t give them a manual, we don’t send them home for three weeks to study,” says James Blake, head of the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation. “We just put them in the environment, put the device on them, and exercise.”

Enders Game, who knew? Does this mean I have to go see this thing? Caramba. Straight line though from the Book to Dismounted Soldier (eMagin Inside) Training System. Drone, UAVs of all types, Weaponized Semi-Autonomous Bots,  Ships without Sailors, Remote Sentries and millions of people playing COD Ghosts and Battlefield 4, CryEngine, Bohemia supplying  the software, makes perfect sense, the other Future of War is a Video Game by other means.

http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/software/enders-game-is-already-a-reality-for-the-us-military