144Hz? Time to revisit FPS, PPI, and HDR
Acuity is what’s desired
Qualcomm’s XR HMD knows where you’re looking
Building a VR HMD, which Qualcomm and others like to call XR, involves having a screen either in front of or piped to the wearer’s eyes. The size of the image and its PPI determine the FoV, and wider is better but more expensive in materials cost and processing (and all the things needed for the processing like memory, power, … Read more
Biggest 360 AR, no glasses needed
If you’ve been in any large city you’ve seen LED video walls. Vegas, of course, is lousy with them. Now, visualize an LED panel that you can see through. And now visualize one you can bend. So what would a room be like that was all glass so you could see outside to say a park, and inside you were … Read more
CES 2020: A conference of epic proportions
With the massive media coverage of CES, high hotel costs, and almost guaranteed postshow sickness from the petri dish of global germs originating from more than 160 countries, many people opt out of attending the event. However, many others continue to brave the chaos and for good reason. The 170,000 attendees in 2020 got to see, feel, and use things … Read more
The PC OEMs at CES, the early look
CES is all about show, whether it's the biggest TV ever or the most pixels one can cram into a computer display. So, not surprisingly, on the PC side, monitors are big, bezels are small, resolutions are high, and they’ve got new stands! Dell has updated its display manager with options for multiple window layouts and multi-mon setups. We’re also … Read more
VR on the rise at CES
There are people who are wandering the halls at CES so we don’t have to. Among them are the people from VRScout who posted an early heads up on Panasonic’s new VR glasses. The pitch from Panasonic is that these are the first glasses that eliminate the screen-door effect. They’re not. Varjo’s glasses don’t have a hint of screen door, … Read more
Don’t lose it…
I’ve long had a bit of an anti-Apple grudge. There’s not a good reason for it, other than perhaps I worked at Dell for several years, and developed a bit of an attitude there… Despite the attitude, I can’t help but admire the consistent innovative spirit that seems to continuously ooze out of Cupertino. So, with respect, I encourage the … Read more
Varjo demos the best virtual reality we’ve seen
I have reported several times on Finnish XR start-up Varjo since I first recognized the potential of their concept of “foveated resolution.” I reported most recently a few weeks ago from AWE Europe in Munich. (Varjo Pushes The Envelope on VR Performance). So, I wasn't sure whether to accept their invitation to a brief meeting in London as they started … Read more
XR is the new name of head mounted computing and AI does not use a display when it plays video games
Due to the incorporation of cameras on the front of what have been traditionally known as “VR headsets,” the VR and AR industries were faced with a conundrum and an overlap. AR can be experienced through cameras in a VR head-mounted display (HMD). In fact, the vast majority of headset AR on the market today is experienced through cameras. … Read more
Holographic-like automotive HUD
Do more (driving) by seeing more
IBC 2019 shows off new formats for cinema
Wretched Excess: Sony’s 6K x 3K Crystal LED display at IBC 2019 is a contender for new large-format movie theaters. It’s beautiful, and almost hard to imagine in a movie theater. Can a screen be too bright? (Source: JPR) Audiences in North America might have to do a little traveling to see Gemini Man in 3D at 120 fps, … Read more
HP’s pretty new notebook and curvy display
HP has been pushing on design as well as technology to find their competitive niche. The company’s new consumer laptops with wood finishes are a delight to see and hold. Now comes the commercial version and along the way they’ve lost a little weight and gained some time. The new 13-inch Elite Dragonfly notebook weighs less than a kilogram (~ … Read more