eMagin: Once Burned Twice Shy

Sunday, February 9, 2014

This Should Speed Things Up: French Company MBDA enters their Missile Into The Rafael/Javelin ATGW Shootout

And since it will not be delivered to France until 2017 that will give the Indian MOD at 3 more years of endless testing, meetings with Raytheon, Rafael and now MBDA, chance to play bank shots off all three these poor schleps, many more opportunities for bribes, the perfect Indian MOD SCOMAF. Gee, the French entry doesn't look cumbersome at all but having said that it has the same capabilities as Javelin complete with an IR sensor so maybe in the end, if there is one, it will have the same net effect on the Yield Enhancement Team.

http://www.janes.com/article/33559/defexpo-2014-mbda-offers-mmp-atgw-to-indian-army

Saturday, February 8, 2014

PTSD Treatment at UCF's Anxiety Disorders Clinic

Why is this clinician using a primitive eMagin Z800 instead of the greatest device ever conceived by the mind of man?!

F-35 Test Pilots Will Begin Flying “Gen” Helmet Display

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/singapore-air-show/2014-02-08/f-35-test-pilots-will-begin-flying-gen-helmet-display

TrackingPoint 750 Series Smart Rifle to Be Showcased at SCI Convention

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/02/prweb11548589.htm

TrackingPoint’s new 500- and 750-series of precision-guided ‘smart’ rifles

Coincidence or not TrackingPoint (eMagin Inside) is getting a lot better press since Lupher took over for Schauble. Schauble perhaps projected a little too much in your face Devil Dog "fuck you if you don't like it", whereas Lupher is a Tech guy, Inventor and Expert in Product Development and doesn't appear he's about to kill you with a throat punch. Nice steady rollout of new platforms , PEO testing for military application and Remington is solidly behind the 2020. They've turned the corner on the "it's too easy to hit something" argument against the gun by emphasizing the "stalk" as opposed to the "shot." TP seems to be getting along nicely.

http://www.guns.com/2014/02/07/trackingpoint-series-precision-guided-smart-rifles/

Defexpo 2014: India, US clear path for Javelin (eMagin Inside The CLU) to compete for ATGW requirement

or as the Indian Proverb says "Indian Bureaucracy is the most dangerous animal in the world". "Allow to begin to compete for an urgent requirement." Allow to begin to compete. "Address ALL past questions." The antelope being eaten by the python doesn't know where it is until it's inside the serpent. William Blair, nobody wants your job.

http://www.janes.com/article/33558/defexpo-2014-india-us-clear-path-for-javelin-to-compete-for-atgw-requirement

Friday, February 7, 2014

So Easy A Walrus Can Do It, Given Enough Time

Re-Listened To Needham With An Ear

for the problems mentioned in the latest PR and the only reference was in two statements CEO Sculley referred to "working out the kinks while making military displays" which would in turn benefit by lessons learned the making of displays for different applications.

Now 28 Army Installations Using Dismounted Soldier Training System Up From 23 A Few Months Ago

eMagin HMD provides the Various
Training Scenarios in the exercise.

http://fortblissbugle.com/virtual-combat-training-simulators-allow-for-lifelike-and-effective-training/

Samsung's answer to Google Glass to launch this year

http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/Feb2014/samsungs-answer-to-google-glass-to-launch-this-year.html

You Do Not Have To Sell The 20th Engineer Battalion On Javelin's Merits

“I love learning about stuff like this, it’s a great weapon,” said Czerniak. “It mitigates the risk of sending soldiers in all the way.”

http://www.dvidshub.net/news/120232/510th-clearance-company-boosts-arsenal-upcoming-deployment#.UvTH5V4dOHk

Raytheon Is Featuring Javelin At DEFEXPO In New Delhi

maybe their presence and somebody's Bank Account in Luxembourg full of 1000 Rupee Notes will seal the deal.

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Still Scratching The Coconut Over eMagin's

pointedly blaming "Defense Customers" and their more exacting standards for loss of revenue and lower yields. Sculley had said previously that new "big" defense contracts were looming and I took that to mean Future TWS and NV for Helicopters. It's not like eMagin hasn't made lots of VGA-XL displays for FLIR, L-3, ATN etc. currently and in the past.That should not have been a big deal for them. The only difference I can infer is the size and scheduling of the order could have been the cause for the SNAFU. I'd understood that the machines operated best with a long run-time for the same display and that VGA was most favored for just that. I believe the NV for Aircraft is SVGA and that's the display they've produced longest and strongest. It's perplexing. They must have been feeling the heat from Raytheon to mention them by inference in the Pre-Announcement. I'm uneasy that these guys are not getting along. What standard can't they meet? I'm giving eMagin the benefit of the doubt here as my supposition imputes eMagin's first stab at fulfilling a large contract with very tight tolerances. Just don't let it happen again.

Japanese companies testing 360-degree VR broadcasts for live events

http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/04/digital-360-degree-concert-broadcast/?ncid=rss_truncated

New Version Featured At DEFEXPO 2014

http://www.baesystems.com/product/BAES_055043

Green Glows The Pilot : Brought to You By Antiquated LCOS Displays

Smart Glasses Makes Internal Technology for Google Glass Competitor

This may be Olightek, I see the word "Micro-Display" on the signage. It took this interviewer a loooong time to figure out that David speaks very little English. "Smart Glasses have been barry, barry good to me."

AFTER-HOURS TRADING: Biggest Losers Today – eMagin Corp

http://fxpips.com/after-hours-trading-biggest-losers-today-emagin-corp-sodastream-intl-pandora-media-inc-wabash-natl-stoneridge-inc-eman-soda-wnc-sri-sfly-swm-s-tear-pphm-tyl/

NameTag - Google Glass Facial Recognition Beta App Demo

Arms smuggler guilty in attempt to export high-tech devices to Russia : Little More Detail

After a series of negotiations, Egorov agreed to sell Astakhov two L-3 CNVD-T thermal clip-on night vision devices, an OASYS SkeetIR thermal weapon sight and three L-3 mini thermal monoculars
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/Arms_smuggler_guilty_in_attempt_to_export_high-tech_night_vision_devices.html#eFtuxygHTK25zc63.99

At least they have good taste, all eMagin enabled.

L-3 Thermal COTI
Oasys SkeetIR
L-3 Mini Thermal Monoculars

I don't suppose Feintuch Communications,eMagin's very fine (sarc) IR Strategist could wangle an endorsement from Mr. Shvartsovskiy along the lines:

"eMagin Scopes THE Choice of Russian Arms Smugglers"

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/Arms_smuggler_guilty_in_attempt_to_export_high-tech_night_vision_devices.html

After a series of negotiations, Egorov agreed to sell Astakhov two L-3 CNVD-T thermal clip-on night vision devices, an OASYS SkeetIR thermal weapon sight and three L-3 mini thermal monoculars
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/Arms_smuggler_guilty_in_attempt_to_export_high-tech_night_vision_devices.html#eFtuxygHTK25zc63.99

After a series of negotiations, Egorov agreed to sell Astakhov two L-3 CNVD-T thermal clip-on night vision devices, an OASYS SkeetIR thermal weapon sight and three L-3 mini thermal monoculars.
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/Arms_smuggler_guilty_in_attempt_to_export_high-tech_night_vision_devices.html#eFtuxygHTK25zc63.99

After a series of negotiations, Egorov agreed to sell Astakhov two L-3 CNVD-T thermal clip-on night vision devices, an OASYS SkeetIR thermal weapon sight and three L-3 mini thermal monoculars. On numerous occasions, Egorov told Astakhov that the devices could not be exported without a proper license, at one point asking Astakhov to sign a disclaimer. Astakhov refused.
“No, we don’t work like that. We won’t be signing papers,” Asktakov reportedly said in a taped conversation.

Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/Arms_smuggler_guilty_in_attempt_to_export_high-tech_night_vision_devices.html#eFtuxygHTK25zc63.99

Kopin To Host Event On Wearable Technology : Santa Clara Hoping Against Hope That Some Junior Design Engineer From Apple Stumbles Upon It

What's so funny?

Company and panel to discuss latest trends in wearables and provide hands-on demonstrations of reference designs for consumers, military, and industry

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140205006496/en/Kopin-Host-Event-Wearable-Technology#.UvN2tF4dOHk

Bay Area Researcher Developing Facial Recognition Glasses To Help Stop Crime

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/02/04/bay-area-researcher-developing-facial-recognition-glasses-to-help-stop-crime/

The eMagin "Yield Enhancement Team" Or Team Y.E.T. As In We Can't Make Them YET Having Some Growing Pains

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Senator Stuart Smalley Is Not Amused Nor Should We Be, Because He's Not Good Enough, Because He's Not Smart Enough...

Funny, as many people have said " Look out a dirty window and the world looks dirty." So Ralph Osterhout who conceptualized the Name Tag App years ago sees it as a benefit. Elderly person has difficulties with names and faces and turns on the app when he/she needs it, somebody who meets lots of people gets a heads-up (display) to do the polite thing and greet them by name. Senator Smalley sees it and assumes something nefarious, spoken like someone who gained his seat by driving felons to the polls.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2014/02/05/google-glass-facial-recognition-app-draws-senator-frankens-ire/

P.S. The eMagin Boys have invoked the term "Google Glass" many times in public forums, now, the only way I see them doing that credibly is to announce a Manufacturing License Agreement with said Mastodon, otherwise shut the hell up about it.

Most Of The Dreary News Was Anticipated

what was not was the disquieting revelation that their Defense customers have "imposed more exacting standards" on them which eMagin is apparently having a hard time meeting . They are, were, on track to announce two large military contracts both for Night Vision. These must be the contracts where they are getting the screws put to them. Unfortunately eMagin does not have a position of strength relative to the Raytheon's and the L-3s of the world and will have to get it right. As usual I can't blend the shit sandwich the per-announcement was with the sunshine and lollipops vibe at Needham. As always this company is a maddening eNigma.

More Cheery Headlines From The Boys In Bellevue. : Don't We Love These Kind of "In Play" Stories

4:03 pm eMagin sees Q4 revs of $6.1 mln vs $8.43 mln Capital IQConsensus Estimate (EMAN): Co announced that preliminary revenue for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013, was approximately $6.1 million (vs $8.43mln Capital IQ Consensus Estimate). While demand for eMagin's microdisplays remains strong, there was a shortfall in anticipated product revenue for the fourth quarter of 2013 resulting from previously announced equipment downtime, low yield, and lower average sales prices. As well, contract revenue in the period continued to be impacted by fewer government R&D contracts as a result of the U.S. government sequestration. The Company is scheduled to report full fourth quarter results and give 2014revenue guidance on March 11, 2014.

Pre-Announcent, Not Good, Not Good At All

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140205006306/en/eMagin-Announces-Preliminary-2013-Revenue-Results#.UvKqNPaDrE4

13 Out Of The 23 Are eMagin Customers

of course these are defense giants and eMagin only supplies displays on the Electro-Optical side but nevertheless that technology is key to advances in Soldier Modernization world wide to increase Situational Awareness for Mounted and Dismounted Soldiers for Pilots in Fixed and Rotary aircraft.

https://www.asdreports.com/table-of-content.asp?id=90853&desc=

Three cameras point to the evolution of digital photography

http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/Three+cameras+point+evolution+digital+photography/9468092/story.html

Javelin Strike on Taliban DSHKA position, Kunar Province : Boys With Toys

Data glasses to make order picking easier

http://www.driveworld.de/en/focus-automation-en/general-fa/data-glasses-to-make-order-picking-easier

Maybe 35,000 Developers Can Get It To Work: Vuzix Announces Strategic Partnership with Wikitude

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/02/04/6127051/vuzix-announces-strategic-partnership.html

DEFEXPO 2014 Opens In New Delhi Feb 6th With A Number of eMagin OEMs In Attendance

Rockwell, Raytheon should be doing a full court press humping Javelin, happy to see ATN there with the big boys, they sell NV and Thermal Scopes, all of the Thermals using eMagin displays, FLIR with their TWS and eMagin's largest customer Exelis is there hopefully with some new stuff, of course in India's ruddy clime it can take years for anything to actually hapen, think, Terry Gilliam's "Brazil" and add Tea breaks every 15 minutes.

ww.kallman.com/directories/Defexpo2014-Official-Guide-to-the-US-Interntional-Pavilion.pdf

http://defexpoindia.in/

Mobile augmented reality revenues to exceed $1 billion annually by 2015

Smart glasses offer longer term monetisation opportunities

http://www.ciol.com/ciol/news/208306/mobile-augmented-reality-revenues-exceed-usd1-billion-annually-2015

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

The future of wearables: 8 predictions from tech leaders

"Wearables: Everybody in the tech world is talking about them, but no one has quite nailed it -- yet. The category, which includes everything from smart glasses that record video to watches that answer phone calls, is generating some of the biggest buzz in the tech industry, and for good reason. Wearables are a long way from overtaking smartphones, but the market is expected to grow at a fast pace over the next few years."

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57618181-94/the-future-of-wearables-8-predictions-from-tech-leaders/

Lincoln Electric Virtual Reality Welding, What eLse eMagin Inside the Welding Mask

"I spoke with a local representative of the American Welding Society, who said that these virtual reality welding trainers are commonly used in the US military as a way to determine which candidates are most suitable to continue onto welding training."

Commonly? Great, every squad should have one.

http://toolguyd.com/lincoln-electric-virtual-reality-welding/

New Prototype From TrackingPoint (eMagin Inside)

What the hell is it? Pistol Grip? No idea. I'll guess SIG Sauer .50

Well Oculus, It Was Nice While It Lasted

Big Boys are in the process of taking over the space and Sony WILL have others to contend with in time, 50,000,000 serious gamers out there.

"We’ve now received word from someone claiming to not only have tried Sony’s secretive virtual reality hardware but is actively developing software to utilise the device. Our source describes the HMD as having an FOV comparable to that of the Oculus Rift DK1 but with a much higher resolution. Further, the prototype our source had extensive time with, used two glowing orbs mounted atop the headset. Using a camera, assumed at this point to be the standard PS4 stereo camera that launched alongside the console late last year, the system tracks the user’s head in 3D space using the orbs to pinpoint position. Currently we have no information as to how head orientation is tracked, but it would make sense for Sony to include a solution similar to the Oculus Rift headtracker (IMU)."

Sony PS Move Controller

http://www.roadtovr.com/sonys-ps4-vr-headset-impressive-valves-new-details-emerge/

Lumus' Latest Wearable Computer at CES 2014 Engadget2314

Cisco Predicts 2014's Disruptive Trends in First-Ever Technology Radar Study

"Video Mega Trends will similarly transform digital imaging, with ultra HD video enhancing the viewing experience on televisions, smartphones, augmented reality glasses, tablets, and camera-equipped devices.
Both trends are set to have a significant impact on everything from healthcare and education to office connectivity and security."

http://www.zawya.com/story/Cisco_Predicts_2014s_Disruptive_Trends_in_FirstEver_Technology_Radar_Study-ZAWYA20140203094806/

Not Exactly Kickin' It On Kickstarter But Latest Entry Nevertheless, 5,000 Nits' Full Color, Long Battery Life

Laster has used Microoled OLED displays in previous prototypes, le ecran OLED but why Kickstarter? Are there no VCs in France? They need $300,000 by early March to fund the glasses and with $58,000 pledged now it looks like Obamacare and Laster are on the same glide path. Well, there's always le Requin Resevoir.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/496333639/laster-seethru

Monday, February 3, 2014

Did Sony just confirm its PS4 virtual reality headset? Oculus competitors start to emerge

Oculus Competitors?! What Nerve! Blasphemy! Off with their heads! I mean suck their face off like a chimpanzee!

http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/did-sony-just-confirm-its-ps4-virtual-reality-headset--1221045

With Nest in & Motorola out, Google now looking to acquire wearable tech companies

http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/01/31/with-nest-in-motorola-out-google-now-looking-to-acquire-wearable-tech-companies

Homero Simpson sorprende usando Google Glass

Facesucker, Now, Why Didn't I think Of That? Retro VR Is Now Au Courant. Maybe NASA IS Mulling Legal Action Against Team OR

http://hplusmagazine.com/2014/01/24/retro-vr-a-brief-review-of-some-1990s-hmds/

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Sniper upgrade: Accuracy-boosting scope kit (eMagin Inside) to be delivered this month : Six on The Way For Testing :No Brainer, 80% Accuracy At 1200 Yards

School-trained snipers at various locations will spend up to four weeks testing functionality and effectiveness. The goal is to determine whether fire control systems enhance individual capabilities, said Lt. Col. Shawn Lucas, program manager for individual weapons at PEO Soldier.
“I can only squeeze so much more performance out of a rifle,” Lucas said. “Only so much more performance out of a bullet. I can only train a soldier so much. I have finite resources and time.
“However, for a relatively small investment, I can make a significant increase in probability of hit and overall effectiveness by making an investment in advanced fire control.”

http://www.armytimes.com/article/20140202/NEWS04/302030002/Sniper-upgrade

Big data to bring innovation to food production

http://www.theprairiestar.com/news/regional/big-data-to-bring-innovation-to-food-production/article_39d7a460-8543-11e3-a18d-0019bb2963f4.html

Exelis Night Enforcer (eMagin Inside) Already

being marketed to Law Enforcement and DHS. It IS the same as Spiral Enhanced (SENVG) that's already supplied to the US Army.

http://www.officer.com/product/11301362/exelis-night-enforcer-fusion-spiral-enhanced-night-vision-goggle-senvg

2013-9-26 www.TexasGunTrust.com: Tracking Point Demo at ASC

"Now, that's sub MOA", means at 600 yards his two shots were less than an inch apart. Tell me concerns about bullet drop, Coriolis Effect, range, target movement, mirage, light source, finger jerk, buck fever etc won't soon be things of the past. eMagin Inside the Smartscope.

Smart Glasses Patents Rapidly on the Rise

http://koreabizwire.com/smart-glasses-patents-rapidly-on-the-rise/

Saturday, February 1, 2014

The Truth Versus Oculus Propaganda

The Soldier wears an eMagin Z800

http://www.insidescience.org/content/fighting-ptsd-virtual-reality/1547

And here's the Church of Oculus' Take on the same application:

"Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy, the reconstruction of events in a virtual environment controlled by the patient has proven remarkably successful, especially within the Virtual Iraq/Afghanistan VRET System.
Using a more primitive Emagin Z-800, research showed drastic decreases in PTSD symptoms, one finding 80% of patients no longer classifying as PTSD sufferers.
This system was limited, but held great promise and in 2011 Project BRAVEMIND was launched, Unity-based software that increased the number of actionable scenarios, vehicles with far higher fidelity textures and animations."

Autism Treatment, PTSD? This is a smokin' pile of horse shit.

http://www.megasuperb.com/in-depth-five-incredible-ways-oculus-rift-will-go-beyond-gaming/

Demo for EECS grad students at UC Berkeley : The Oculus Rift at U Cal Berkeley : Small Headed People Need Not Apply

Attempt at an Oculus Rift Tent Revival on Campus seems to make few Converts. I forget how many individuals "invested" in the success of this device thru the Kickstarter thing thereby ensuring a Amway, Juice Plus type Multi-Level Marketing campaign. That's why you see so many Oculus Rift "Will Change The World" Stories from these Techo-Geeks. There was a story yesterday on the effectiveness of PTSD Exposure Therapy (Virtual Afghanistan) using a Head Mounted Display in which the writer says "that the treatment will be that much better when clinicians stop using the "primitive" eMagin Z800 and use the Rift instead. It's a cult.

From the Tent Revival:

Impressions: A lot of people seemed to really enjoy it, smiling and talking to friends while they fully explored the RedFrame area and looked at lots of things. I didn't get a whole lot of verbal feedback as each person was quick to hand off to the next person and then wander off. One person had a bit of VR sickness, and a few people said it looked a little blurry, which might be because of the fixed IPD setting and A cups. One person had a small head so it didn't quite fit snugly. One student talked to me about some ideas for hand/finger tracking, a few asked about cost, one asked when there will be a dev kit for Crystal Cove, one asked about 360 video (and porn), and I talked to one about how and why they're planning to use OLED screens. When I asked one student if they saw motion blur during head movement, they said "a little." Finally one person who already tried the demo sat casually next to the demo station and tried out the demo again while talking to a friend.

http://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/1wpebe/my_demo_for_eecs_grad_students_at_uc_berkeley/

Friday, January 31, 2014

BAE Systems To Unveil New Q-Warrior HMD At Defexpo 2014

Agnostic as to the display in the HMD but we have our suspicions. C'mon India buy something for Krishna's sake.

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/9943/BAE_Systems_To_Unveil_New_Q_Warrior_HMD_At_Defexpo_2014#.UuwnXfYl2Hk

"There's A Flag On The Play!"

Pentagon Chief Tester: F-35 Software Remains Seriously Flawed

eMagin will get their High Brightness displays in the HMDS if Lockheed can figure out how to fix the software, cannot fly at night because the Night Vision visual acuity is so bad, "swimming" symbology, constant brightness adjustments required, what a mess.

"The system displays navigation and weapons information as well as the location of enemy aircraft based on radar feeds. According to the report, Lockheed Martin managed to fix problems with jitter in the display, but these fixes introduced instability or “swimming” of the projected symbology. Also, night vision acuity was unacceptable and light leaks into the helmet required pilots to fine tune the symbology brightness, adding to their workload, the report said."

http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2014/01/pentagon-chief-tester-f-35-software-seriously-flawed/77849/?oref=ng-skybox

Thursday, January 30, 2014

TrackingPoint™ Names Robert L. Starer as Vice President of Sales (eMagin Digital Display)

"TrackingPoint's PGF technology has changed the shooting experience forever," said TrackingPoint CEO John Lupher. "Bob is uniquely qualified to understand this technology and how it relates to commercial hunting markets, defense and law enforcement markets. Bob will lead our sales force as we charge ahead to make TrackingPoint an industry leader.”

http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1710274

Enterprise to try on smart glasses in 2014: Deloitte : Apparently The First Adopters Will Be The Blue Man Group : And Of Course If eMagin Is Involved It Has To Be An Untold Story

Or as CEO Sculley Said "Important Use Is To Prevent "Forktruck" Drivers from running over their colleagues." Damn those Forktruck Drivers! But I imagine he knows what's in the pipeline.

"Enterprises this year will begin to experiment with wearable computing as a way to increase safety and productivity in the workplace, according to Deloitte."

"The untold story for 2014 is going to be about the application of wearables and smart glasses in the enterprise,” said Stuart Johnston, Deloitte national leader on technology, media and telecommunications.

http://www.cio.com.au/article/537094/enterprise_try_smart_glasses_2014_deloitte/

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

"I Never Meta HMD I Didn't Like" Except "The Bucket On The Head That's Not Friendly To The Brain"

From Ray Kurzweil's Blog:
I really like the CEO's take on the OR: "A bucket on your head vs. aviator glasses? So how does it stack up against Google Glass? Meta says it will have 15x the display of Google Glass, with 3D (not just 2D), and will recognize hand gestures. And Oculus Rift? “That’s a ‘Matrix machine,’” said Meta CEO Meron Gribetz in a fun interview with me on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 . “You put a big bucket on your head, blocking you off from the real world and people around you, in simulated reality.” Gribetz, a neuroscientist, is not very happy with VR and user overload. “I got into this field as a neuroscientist, researching vision and natural user interfaces,” he explained. His goal: create a non-invasive visual interface that is friendly for the brain and avoids cognitive overload. (So now I know what to call my condition.) “The Meta is a natural machine, which uses the things that have evolved to manipulate our environment, namely, our hands. You reach out and you manipulate holograms,” Gribetz said."

American Technologies Network, Corp. Wins the Predator Xtreme Reader’s Choice Award

ATN's Thermal Devices house eMagin AMOLED Microdisplays. Worst Nightmare for Coyotes and Coy-Wolf and Coy-Dog Hybrids.

http://new.pitchengine.com/pitches/cd933320-220e-412a-af0f-d06078cb09b6?twitter=true

eMagin To Eurosatory In June

It's a Biggun.

http://www.eurosatory.com/

http://www.eurosatory.com/Portals/0/Documents/PDF/Eurosatory%202014%20exhibitor%20list%204th%20january.pdf

Athanasios Zardakas Is Not At All Happy With All This "Glass" Talk

The Tech Version of "Drinking With Bob."

Height, social comparison, and paranoia (Daniel Freeman) :Stunning Virtual Reality Breakthrough! Napoleon Had A Napoleon Complex! Shaquille O'Neal Does Not!

PrioVR at CES 2014 : I Want To Use This While Running On A Virtuix While Wearing An Oculus Rift While Using A Razer Hydra While At Luckey Palmer's Super Bowl Party After An Embarrasing Appearance On "Shark Tank"

Volkswagen 4DX Simulator With Sensics zSight (eMagin SXGA Inside) HMD

http://sensics.com/?p=2960&preview=true

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

A Virtual Reality Patent Landscape Analysis

http://greenbaumpatent.wordpress.com/2014/01/23/a-virtual-reality-patent-landscape-analysis/

Oculus Rift: AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome : If You're Borederline Psychotic Before You Play The Rift...

It only gets worse. This is some world changing stuff Luckey. Nobel Prize on the way.

Speaking Of Dinosaurs : Kopin Has A New Website Where You Can Play "Find The Fossil" "When LCDs Roamed The Earth!"

FOUND SOME!

http://www.kopin.com/

Canon Mixed Reality (2013) : Can Make A Dinosaur Climb Down From Their Pedastal And Walk Around Your Feet

Army Testing Tracking Point Smart-Rifle Tech

Great, previous reports made the general statement that the "Military" has procured a number of TrackingPoint PGFs, kind of nebulous, nothing to get excited about but the report that the Program Executive Officer is the procuring agency indicates there is serious interest in testing the TP System for military use. PEO-SRSE's job is to quickly evaluate, develop and field advanced equipment for Special Operations Command. With all the smoke blown from various quarters that TrackingPoint is interested in supplying the average or below average, well heeled hunter with a much higher kill ratio it's obvious this system's most beneficial use would be to replace legacy systems in the military, the purists don't like it but there ain't no stopping progress. Now, TP your next job is too fabricate a fused system.

"McGarry wrote a Jan. 15 piece on Tracking Point for DefenseTech, but PEO Soldier just recently got back to us.

“The Army purchased six Tracking Point fire control systems to begin exploring purported key target acquisition and aiming technologies,” said PEO spokesman Alton Stewart.
“The Army is considering buying additional Tracking Point weapon Systems pending of funding. This purchase would allow the Army to evaluate, test and analyze the commercially available, non-developmental item to assess the capabilities this system could bring to the soldiers and to assist Army requirement developers to define future fire control requirements.”

http://kitup.military.com/2014/01/army-testing-tracking-point-smart.html#ixzz2rhHC2tNf

We Are Waiting for Eugene To Buy One And Tear It Down To See Who Made The OLED Viewfinder: Fujifilm X-T1: new compact DSLR packed with innovation

The XT-1 features a ground-breaking piece of technology in the form of its viewfinder. Because the X-T1 is mirrorless, the viewfinder doesn’t use a pentaprism like conventional DSLR models; instead it has an OLED electronic eye-level viewfinder with a refresh lag of just 0.005 seconds. This fast refresh rate, which Fujifilm claims is one tenth the speed of conventional digital cameras, offers a lifelike experience from an electronic viewfinder that can keep up with fast-moving subjects or when panning. With a 2.36-million dot resolution, the OLED display promises a crisply detailed view of what’s being shot thanks to four display modes.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/marksparrow/2014/01/28/fujifilm-x-t1-new-compact-dslr-packed-with-innovation/

Monday, January 27, 2014

Samsung Said To Be Planning ‘Galaxy Glass’ Computing Eyeware This Fall

http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/27/samsung-said-to-be-planning-galaxy-glass-computing-eyeware-this-fall/

Samsung 'Galaxy Glass' wearable reportedly set for September reveal

http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/27/5349634/samsung-galaxy-glass-ifa-launch-rumor

Idle, Rank Speculation Based On Previous Post

Google CEO traveled to Korea to chat up Samsung about OLED displays for Google Glass

Came back, hat in hand, Google doubles down on LCOS displays. see Himax news

Jerry Carolla, eMagin VP Business Development, makes multiple trips to Korea in roughly this time-frame. Speaking of frames, it might be worth adding that Jerry designed the Intevac HMDs which look like this:

Persistent rumors of Samsung Smart Glasses

When asked at Needham Conference if anyone was interested in their IP, eMagin CEO Sculley said no not IP but MANUFACTURING, yes

At same conference Sculley mentions Samsung as predicting that cost of OLED manufacturing will soon be lower than LCD, :" if you don't believe me then believe them" he said, more or less putting eMagin and Samsung on the same Chessboard.

When asked at same conference if Samsung was a competitor, Sculley answered with an emphatic NO. Yes, I know what I am suggesting.

http://www.techhive.com/article/2090532/report-samsung-will-unleash-galaxy-gear-2-and-galaxy-glass-on-the-world-in-2014.html

Firms turning to 'smart glasses' : Here Comes Samsung

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2014/01/133_150500.html

Disruptions: The Holodeck Begins to Take Shape

This is why I believe a device that gives you access to Virtual Worlds like a Head Mounted Display, one that is consciously put on and taken off, is far preferable to being able to be live in or appear to live in a virtual world without boundaries, one of our own creation. The psychiatric community already has a name for that condition, Schizophrenia. Paging Dr. Frankenstein. I get that this whole VR thing is very dicey in any form.

"Dr. Kaku warned that there were dangers with this technology. “One day, people might prefer to live in a virtual world rather than the real one,” he said.

That is what happened on Star Trek. In one episode, Lt. Reginald Barclay becomes dependent on computer-generated versions of his colleagues for friendships, preferring virtual relationships to real ones. He ultimately requires therapy from Lt. Cmdr. Deanna Troi, the ship’s counselor, to wean himself off the simulations and back to everyday life."

Already the gleam in the eye of "Mr. Virtual Reality" Luckey Palmer creator of the Oculus Rift and his minions:

"Meanwhile, we ended the interview by asking Luckey to imagine a virtual world he'd want to live in.
"A better version of the world we're in today," he said.
And how would that happen?
"By allowing people to be whoever they want to be. VR does a great job of that."

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/disruptions-the-holodeck-begins-to-take-shape/?_php=true&_type=blogs&hpw&rref=technology&_r=0