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September 19th, 2020 Pardon our dust, the blog is currently being updated — There may be a few glitches for a few days
AR in 2026 Year In Review Presentation (Part 1: AR Challenges)
Last month at MicroLED and ARVR Connect, I gave a “Master Class” on the conference’s first day. I tried to cram about 2 hours of content into a 1-hour presentation. I presented on the trends I saw in optical see-through (OST) AR in 2026. With the conference’s permission to use the video, I decided to…
MicroLED + AR/VR Connect and Co-Packaged Optics (CPO)
Last month I attended and participated in MicroLED and AR/VR Connect in Eindhoven. This conference reminds me of the early days of SPIE’s AR/VR/MR conference in that it is drawing some excellent speakers and companies while still offering some excellent opportunities to meet and network with people.
As a sign of the times, it…
Silicon Carbide Waveguides Pros and Cons
Introduction At Meta Connect in September 2024, Meta demonstrated its Orion prototype, which uses Silicon Carbide (SiC) diffractive waveguides to support a 70-degree FOV (see my several articles and videos on Orion). On several occasions, Meta has stated that it hoped Orion’s demonstration of SiC waveguides would encourage further development of the necessary infrastructure and…
“Transparent” Near-to-Eye Displays
Ron Mertens of OLED-Info, MicroLED-Info, the MicroLED Association, and one of the organizers of MicroLED & AR/VR Connect asked for my input on “Why is there no ‘simple’ solution, where we place a transparent display in front of the user [for AR]?” Or more simply, why aren’t ‘transparent’ OLEDs/MicroLEDs being used in optical-see-through (OST) AR…
MicroLED & AR/VR Connect in Eindhoven, Sept. 2026, and Recap of AWE 2026
In this short article, I will provide links to some videos I made at AWE 2026 and invite you to join me for my presentation and a panel at MicroLED and AR/VR Connect in Eindhoven in September.
CES & AR/VR/MR 2026 Quick Takeaways (Part 1: Android/Google XR and Meta)
With CES and SPIE’s AR/VR/MR conferences, January is always a very busy month for me. This year, I either met with or saw presentations from over 60 companies. For this first article about CES and AR/VR/MR, I discuss Google (Android XR) and Meta.
AR Conferences 2026 and Laser Display
Introduction – Display Skeptics Videos It can take me weeks to prepare an in-depth study of a particular AR product, and I have been looking for an outlet to provide more information more quickly. Former Apple engineer Radu Reit and I have started a video series called Display Skeptics, where we discuss both news and…
Meta Ray-Ban Display Part 1 (Lumus Waveguide, OmniVision LCOS, and Goertek Projection Engine)
In Part 1 of this multi-part series on the Meta Ray Ban Display Glasses, I will focus on the display and optical path.
Meta Ray-Ban AR Glasses Show Lumus Waveguide Structures in Leaked Video
Introduction Just a short note today. I’m in the middle of my trip, which will end in Eindhoven next week (see notice at the end of this article), when I heard that Meta had leaked a video on YouTube of its Monocular AR glasses, which are expected to be disclosed at Meta Connect tomorrow, September…
Voices of VR Interview 2023 & MicroLED-AR/VR Connect Conference 2025
I’m to be very busy in September, including traveling to and speaking at the MicroLED and AR/VR Connect conference in Eindhoven, Netherlands, from September 23rd to 25th. If you would like to meet with me in Eindhoven, please send a meeting request to meet@kgontech.com.
I also want to let you know about an interview I…
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