I’m curious what people think will be the near eye microdisplay of the future. Each technology has its own drawbacks and advantages that are well known. I thought I would start by listing summarizing the various options: Color filter transmissive…
After posting my discovery of a Himax LCOS panel on a Google Glass prototype, I received a number of inquiries about Kopin including a request from Mark Gomes of SeekingAlpha the give my thoughts about Kopin which were published in…
The conventional wisdom is that eventually OLEDs will become inexpensive and they will push out all other technologies in near eye because they will be smaller and lighter with a simple optical path. But in reading ‘Steve Mann: My “Augmediated”…
I’m going to have to eat some crow because up until Saturday night, I honestly thought Google was using a transmissive panel based on the shape of the newer Google Glass headset. I hadn’t seen anything that showed it used…
As a follow-up to my last post, I though I would show why Google Glass is most likely using a transmissive panel. It all comes down to size and shape. Shown to the left is a Kopin transmissive panel more…
I was looking at a video that showed a Google Prototype the other day and it became obvious to me that they were using a color filter LCOS panel. I have seen speculation that Google was using DLP or OLED…
Sorry for being away from the blog so long. I had two big “consulting gigs” come in one right after the other and I have been working virtually non-stop for the last 6 weeks. There has been a lot of…
I got asked a series of questions by reader “me_wwwing” after the article Laser with LCOS is Focus Free — Yes Really! that I am answering in this post because I thought they would be of general interest. I did have…
Yes, when LCOS panels are used with lasers they can be “Focus Free.” I have found that even very technical people have a hard time believing this as it goes against one’s everyday experience dealing with “normal” light and lenses. …
As part of my marathon training, I ran 18 miles the Sunday before CES and it turned out to also be good practice for attending CES. I’d estimate I averaged over 4 miles walking the floor and between venues (it…
