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Thursday, October 13, 2016
Maybe Richard Marks and Anton Mikhailov can share Palmer's Cozy Siberian Dacha?
@VirtuaMe @Sony @PlayStation @uptownSM SEEMS LIKE DAMAGE CONTROL IN THE WAKE OF GEARS 4 RAMPANT SUCCESS
— PAULIE WALNUTS (@WALNUTS_CAPO) October 13, 2016
OK then...
The Damage Control For PlayStation VR. Clicking heels! @The_CrapGamer @GAMERS_KNOWBEST @xSHEWULFx https://t.co/fqZyVAZwBt
— ♏️ reprobate79 (@dea61636) October 6, 2016
#PSVR at Kings Cross. I hope they've got the cleaning crew on standby for nausea pic.twitter.com/sTvtv0zdNf
— Tom Phillips (@tomphil91) October 12, 2016
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Demonstrating #VR to Director Bryan Singer in prep for @TheVRSociety 'On The Lot' tomorrow. @oculus @htcvive @AMDRadeon @RtoVR @VRScout pic.twitter.com/1tPbt5SSLQ
— Roy Taylor (@Roy_techhwood) October 12, 2016
Uh-Oh, Mr, Video Game almost nearly got sick
It's crazy to see the range of reviews on PSVR. I've seen @jeffgerstmann spend hours in VR and this is the first time he's almost been sick.
— Dan Ryckert (@DanRyckert) October 5, 2016
No mention of Himax but we can read between the pixels...
Microsoft announce new HoloLens Computer Vision research team via MSPoweruser https://t.co/9ZXZ4owCQg
— AWE 2016 (@ARealityEvent) October 12, 2016
Woah, @IMAX is opening location-based VR experiences at their theatres but aren't using *either* Oculus OR Vive. https://t.co/PvVfVJC19I
— Raphael van Lierop (@RaphLife) October 12, 2016
Sony first with LBVR and IMAX in a few weeks
Step inside. Live the Game. Try #PlayStationVR at King's Cross Station today. pic.twitter.com/PLDXxnydEI
— PlayStation UK (@PlayStationUK) October 12, 2016
Might have to backtrack on all the DRS FWS-Sniper being all OLED
N2 who partners with DRS and has used LCD Displays in the past might indicate Kopin has a somewhat larger involvement than I thought in that segment of the Programme. We'll find out.
Correction: Tonbo in Kerala, India
and Subsidiary of Sarnoff, Sarnoff developed the Original AITT (AR Training System) Display along with eMagin and what is now Six15 for DOD U.S. Makes sense, no fly by night, no pun intended.
10,000 Thermal Sights for Peru's New Assault Rifle (OLED SVGA)
competed with BAE and FLIR on the Sights so had to be as good as and probably cheaper.
http://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/startups/defence-startup-tonbo-imaging-inks-100-million-export-deal-with-peruvian-army/54795667
http://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/startups/defence-startup-tonbo-imaging-inks-100-million-export-deal-with-peruvian-army/54795667
Himax Slips as Northland Slashes Microsoft ‘HoloLens’ Estimates https://t.co/9xRQUTfsYu pic.twitter.com/WszHd1LXGD
— DAYTRADINGz (@DAYTRADINGz) October 11, 2016
The Prophet "A" from Karl Guttag's Blog April 2013 (No point in switching from LCOS to LCD is there? The Same Limitations Obtain, Additionally There Were No Direct Pattered OLEDs Extant)
You need to do some checking on the current state of OLED and some of your claims on pixel size are misleading as to the total BOM cost of a system
Firstly you used the example of 3 micron vs 9 micron pixel – that is going to drive a high cost difference in optics – yes you could make an HD 3micro LCOS but the optics to take that out to say 65 deg FOV where you can use that resolution would be horrendous – resolution is useless if the MTF of the optical system means you cannot see the pixels due to distortion. The smaller the pixel the harder that gets and the wrong choice means not just added cost but weight and compromises in eyebox etc – Smaller is anything but better past a certain point. Even if the resolution is lower, you still have the same magnification factors so optics remains an issue. The truth is that whilst we can make chips and components smaller, we cannot address fundamental material issues on what light does through a material – some of the new work on new methods of building up optics shows promise but that will remain limited to military uses due to cost for some time.
Also for most applications, and particularly AR, field sequential LCOS is useless unless you go to a 3 panel system and some sort of horrid to make cube – even then you are limited on the base frame rate since you have to dither to deliver grey scale. Also a LOT of LCOS solutions only really perform properly unless HEATED to 40c which is significantly higher power costs.
It is not just an issue of being fixed to the head but that in a dynamic environment, between head and eye movement, 60hz FS is just not up to the task and the image will smear. I suspect this is because in your past was more focused on fixed projectors – HMD’s with head tracked VR and true AR will need non-sequential color at much higher than 60hz to avoid all manner of human factor issues – have a look at the truly nasty Silicon Micro Display ST1080 to see why FS-LCOS is not a fit. Even Google glass will need to solve this for just data let alone true AR which they are clearly not.
An OLED panel with far better contrast ratio will be better fit for both night and day, temp means nothing from -45 to +70c (2 reasons that OLED is largely displacing LCD in military applications) and the MICROsecond non-sequential response times mean that it is ideally suited to VR/AR since you can take the frame rate and PWM high enough to eliminate motion artifacts without compromising on color depth.
LCOS and LCD have their place but to really solve the human factors issues, OLED is going to be the best fit long term.
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Monday, October 10, 2016
AUSA 2016: US Army orders ENVG IIIs
Shawn Black, vice president and general manager, DRS Technologies’ C4ISR business unit, said: ‘This is a very important programme for the army, and we stand ready to provide this incredible technology to our warfighters to ensure they have one more tool on the battlefield to not only keep them safer, but to make sure they are able to complete their mission.’
https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/landwarfareintl/us-army-orders-envg-iiis/
https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/landwarfareintl/us-army-orders-envg-iiis/
Successful Combination of Goggles and Weapon Sight
impressed when the Israelis take notice.
http://i-hls.com/2016/10/successful-combination-of-goggles-and-weapon-sight/
http://i-hls.com/2016/10/successful-combination-of-goggles-and-weapon-sight/
Don't buy PlayStation VR until Sony fixes the peripherals situation (Mashable not so sure)
Personally, I've exited every PSVR play session that ran longer than 20 minutes with a buzzing headache and noticeable pressure pushing in at the corners of my eyes.
http://mashable.com/2016/10/05/playstation-vr-review/?utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter#PEIms6N99Oqx
http://mashable.com/2016/10/05/playstation-vr-review/?utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter#PEIms6N99Oqx
PlayStation VR Review – Console VR Has Arrived
Who needs to answer this first shot in Console Wars?
http://www.roadtovr.com/playstation-vr-review-psvr-console-vr-has-arrived/
http://www.roadtovr.com/playstation-vr-review-psvr-console-vr-has-arrived/
PlayStation VR Review: The Future of Console Gaming Has Arrived
POSITIVES
- Sleek, futuristic design
- Incredible comfort and ergonomics
- Affordable and accessible
- High-quality visuals and audio
- Simple setup
- Strong library of content
- Incredible comfort and ergonomics
- Affordable and accessible
- High-quality visuals and audio
- Simple setup
- Strong library of content
NEGATIVES
- Requires constant wired connection
- Occasional tracking hiccups
- Inaccurate Move controllers
- Required PS Camera not bundled with all unit- Lower resolution and FOV than Rift and Vive
- Occasional tracking hiccups
- Inaccurate Move controllers
- Required PS Camera not bundled with all unit- Lower resolution and FOV than Rift and Vive
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Brendan Iribe Talking AMD Radeon...
"PC VR is more affordable than ever!" We partnered with @Oculus & @CYBERPOWERPC to release a VR Ready $499 PC! More details soon! #BetterRed pic.twitter.com/Lajs0WFvBO
— AMD Radeon Graphics (@AMDRadeon) October 6, 2016
Saturday, October 8, 2016
We're bringing #AReverywhere to #SXSL, but what IS Augmented Reality? pic.twitter.com/uHNDW40Ie0
— DAQRI (@DAQRI) October 3, 2016
Friday, October 7, 2016
Mr. Elliot finds this meaningful
$EMAN pic.twitter.com/bJg4sxCwEE
— Scott Elliott (@Scelliott81) October 7, 2016
Virtual reality changing the action sports film industry (Oct-2016) https://t.co/m4oA8Ksun6 pic.twitter.com/pWYrrSSrqX
— VR by VBProfiles (@VR_Profile) October 7, 2016
Facebook shows how it's gonna make virtual reality social https://t.co/pTdVYE4nxb pic.twitter.com/dAEWh4wZOl
— CNET (@CNET) October 7, 2016
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Oh, that's where they put the body
Zuckerberg goes to the bottom of the ocean with friends. @AMDRadeon @oculus #VR @facebook pic.twitter.com/Rb4IecwpOc
— Roy Taylor (@Roy_techhwood) October 6, 2016
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These reactions never get boring :) #AWConnect pic.twitter.com/EOiy1Zc6OI
— OsterhoutDesignGroup (@OsterhoutGroup) October 6, 2016
Non-Person
Palmer Luckey a no-show at Oculus Connect keynote as Facebook takes the lead https://t.co/y6SXYDf32q by @jeffgrubb
— VentureBeat (@VentureBeat) October 6, 2016
garce hardest hit!
COLD BLOODED!!! 💀pic.twitter.com/2bVKqgGzEu
— Crying Jordan (@CryingJordan) October 6, 2016
BAE Lands Army Production Order for Thermal Weapon Sight Systems; Marc Casseres Comments
BAE said Tuesday the service branch awarded the production order under a potential five-year, $434 million contract that BAE secured in May 2015 as part of the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle III and Family of Weapon Sight-Individual program.
The production order comes after BAE received Milestone C approval for its FWS-I systems following completion of several field tests.
According to Mark Zuckerberg, virtual reality will be the main social media platform in 5 years #virtualreality #360 https://t.co/d2KaLMHqL4
— Pie (@pie360video) October 5, 2016
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
We have some of these too. Robot or not Javelin doesn't care.
Vladimir Putin developing 'robot TERMINATOR tank' ready for World War 3 https://t.co/Fj8BLX1gBo pic.twitter.com/345r9cT0TC
— Daily Star (@Daily_Star) October 5, 2016
A number of eMagin Enabled Products Featured By the Defense Giants at AUSA
it's not quite as fun as when both Kopin and eMagin unrolled and hung their cheapo plastic signs. Kopin hasn't attended in 4 or 5 years and eMagin dropped out 3 years ago. But eMagin's products were very much in evidence. BAE said they would demo the RTA (FWS-I & ENVG III) but not today. On display but wired down. What you notice is the dramatic shrinking of the size of the devices. Previous generation, man they looked unwieldy. Now, the new Thermal Sight for FWS will fit into, with room to spare, the palm of your hand. JETS (Joint Effects Targeting System), same thing. very small, very light. Old days, General Dynamics early Targeting Systems required a tripod to hold and stabilize, these look like a large pair of Binocs. It's the same deal with JETS as with FWS-I and ENVG III, DRS and BAE have the contract for JETS and they use exclusively eMagin displays.
Elbit was showing the DJHMCS. Could not put it on but had a interactive that walked you thru the capabilities. Oh, everything. Global grids over Danger Zones, all the crucials of the helicopters, Day/Night. Targeting, Blue Force Tracking, Power Lines etc. No problem any DVE situation. A lot of color symbology. Would not bite on the Display resolution but WUXGA certainly. He did offer that they would be a near-term upgrade for the Apache and V-22. Too expensive, now to for local municipalities, Medic-Vacs etc. Rockwell had their new HMD IDVS, not much to glean from observing but like BAE's Q-Warrior it looks like a Wave Guide Optical System.
Imagine a Car Dealership with a Salesman who had not had a sale in a month and multiply that times 50 and you get a sense of Raytheon and sales team. They are scary. One every 5 sq feet. I cannot believe they need that large a sales force. Big and fat.
The thing I saw that advertised on Defense Weekly, a VR System from Photonis (I thought as they are a Kopin customer it might have been something they were trying out). Wrong. It was an HTC Vive demoing a new 4G NV System called INTENS. FLIR was there with scores of devices, some oled, some LCD.
Elbit was showing the DJHMCS. Could not put it on but had a interactive that walked you thru the capabilities. Oh, everything. Global grids over Danger Zones, all the crucials of the helicopters, Day/Night. Targeting, Blue Force Tracking, Power Lines etc. No problem any DVE situation. A lot of color symbology. Would not bite on the Display resolution but WUXGA certainly. He did offer that they would be a near-term upgrade for the Apache and V-22. Too expensive, now to for local municipalities, Medic-Vacs etc. Rockwell had their new HMD IDVS, not much to glean from observing but like BAE's Q-Warrior it looks like a Wave Guide Optical System.
Imagine a Car Dealership with a Salesman who had not had a sale in a month and multiply that times 50 and you get a sense of Raytheon and sales team. They are scary. One every 5 sq feet. I cannot believe they need that large a sales force. Big and fat.
The thing I saw that advertised on Defense Weekly, a VR System from Photonis (I thought as they are a Kopin customer it might have been something they were trying out). Wrong. It was an HTC Vive demoing a new 4G NV System called INTENS. FLIR was there with scores of devices, some oled, some LCD.
Virtual reality is about to take over Hollywood | New York Post #AMD #Radeon https://t.co/MqHRcPH5WM
— Gary M. Davis (@garydvisualz) September 30, 2016
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
@nytimes covers @FoSTorg https://t.co/ZgKuT66RWB. We'll be there with @OTOY on Oct 5&6!
— OsterhoutDesignGroup (@OsterhoutGroup) October 4, 2016
Quixotic
[41] Google Daydream is a quixotic quest to make VR normal - The Verge #realtime https://t.co/1jW33u0JAL
— TodayAmerican (@todayamerican) October 4, 2016
eMagin Inside
Own the night with our ENVG III/FWS-I, our integrated night vision targeting solution: https://t.co/uhC5ktLdla
— BAE Systems, Inc. (@BAESystemsInc) September 30, 2016
Here comes the algorithims
$EMAN: A business in the same sector as eMagin Corporation, Mentor Graphics Corp was up 7.1% on Friday. (https://t.co/5nPhclNEda)
— Stockflare US Page (@StockflareUS) October 3, 2016
Sunday, October 2, 2016
However Kopin may have a real VR entry out there
Photonis, AFAIK, a Kopin Customer, is demoing a VR System at AUSA this week, interesting.
I agree
@abdophoto If Apple gets into AR it'll most likely be glasses of some kind ala Magic Leap. The phone will probably power them.
— James Gobert (@MrGobert) October 1, 2016
Palmer Luckey Mischief? That looks a lot like Pepe The Frog
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Poaches Augmented Reality Talent From Magic Leap, Oculus https://t.co/IVcK3g26Db via @marketexclusive
— Cindy Walas (@steedmrspeel) September 26, 2016
This is what it's like to be a @DefenceForces soldier... in virtual reality: https://t.co/LsZ3EVDubW pic.twitter.com/zIKWrom2oF
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) September 26, 2016
Saturday, October 1, 2016
Well, some of it did and some of it didn't or the other way around...
This happened in Xi'an China: #AWE2016 The largest #AR event in Asia #TravelTuesday @ARealityEvent Superpowers to the people! pic.twitter.com/9Wvo69Ynh3
— ARToolKit (@artoolkit_) September 27, 2016
Elbit adapts Skylens for taxiing ((was Boeing working on this as well?)
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http://www.ihsairport360.com/article/8139/elbit-adapts-skylens-for-taxiing
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