Introduction I received an email from David Kessler, an expert in optics and who has designed several laser beam scanning displays. In that email, David wrote that my speculation Hololens 2 (HL2) might be using the pupil expansion method shown in their…
Introduction – Answering a Simple Question In response to Hololens 2 Display Evaluation (Part 1: LBS Visual Sausage Being Made), someone asked, “How does the Hololens 2 (HL2) compare to the Hololens 1 (HL1) in terms of image quality.” I…
Introduction A Hololens 2 (HL2) was purchased directly from the Microsoft store online, and I have been evaluating its display technology for a couple of weeks. Unfortunately, this further pushed out my article on MicroLEDs that I have been working.…
May 12, 2020 (PM) – Microsoft denies rumors they are buying Microvision. See follow up article from May 12th. May 12, 2020 (PM) – Users on Reddit r/MVIS forum traced the source of The Florida Independent story May 12th to…
[May 5, 2020 – Added a small section on direct retinal scanning (ex. North Focals)] Disclosures In February 2019, when I realized that Microvision’s technology was definitely going to be used in Hololens 2 (HL2), I bought what was for…
First, a Request for Input on Apple’s AR Effort Before I get started on the article (although this is related), I would like to make a request for help in identifying what Apple is doing in AR. Apple has R&D…
Back to Blogging I apologize for the long break, there were a lot of personal things that got in the way, including moving houses, a bunch of travel, and our new startup RAVN ramping up. I then had a writer’s…
Update Feb 28, 2019 Updated that Microsoft is using 3:2 aspect ratio A report from some that used a Hololen 2 that they saw flicker on the outside of the image(as I predicted). Blog Down for 20 Hours thanks to…
I have been wanting to get this article out for some time but have been very busy with some personal matters and catching up from a lot of traveling. To get this article out ahead of the likely Hololens 2…
Quick Note On Photonics West Next Week I’m going to Photonics West next week in San Francisco. I plan on attending the AR/VR sessions on Feb. 3rd and 4th followed by the main show on the 5th and 6th. If…
