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The Desktop Hologram Monitor #AWE18
A video hologram was the eye-catching display and product of Looking Glass at the Augmented World Expo. Starting at $499, this HDMI connected device, allows artists, designers, teachers and marketers represent their works and offerings in three-dimensions. With an SDK that has interfaces to Unity, SketchUp and more, it is possible to take 2D and…
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An IoT Poster Board Replacement #CES2017
The traditional hand-written chalkboard and poster board days could be numbered, at least in some applications, thanks to Bluboard’s cloud-connected display solution. Bluboard’s battery-powered e-paper sign has the distinction of being one of, if not, the first LoRa device that allows bi-directional transmission of data (text, images) over unlicensed frequencies up to 15 miles away. Its…
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I Can See for Inches and Miles
Innovega demonstrated at CES 2012 nanotechnology designed into contact lenses that, when combined with a special set of glasses, allows one to focus close to read a heads-up display projected on the glasses, while seeing far. They can also be used for delivering full-field 3D or for 360 degree gaming experience. In this video, Randall…
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From the Idiot Box to Works of Art
Scott Birnbaum, vice president of the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Business at Samsung Semiconductor, Inc., discusses the state of television displays and some of the near and longer-term developments that will make them more useful and ubiquitous. Birnbaum suggests that almost 1/3 of the homes in U.S. are expected to have 3D in their homes…