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 headsets?

I ended up writing a rather long response to Ron, and he wanted to publish it on his OLED-Info Pro (paid subscription (link: https://www.oled-info.com/karl-guttag-transparent-ar-displays-article). I agreed on the condition that I put a summary on this blog.

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…

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 did with The Voices of VR Podcast at AWE 2023, which was released on August 2, 2025.

Partnering with MicroLED and AR/VR Connect I’ve been asked to partner with the joint MicroLED and AR/VR Connect conference and exhibition in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, on September 24-25, 2025. The Conference operates like a single conference with two tracks, so…

Meeting at CES 2025 CES is just a few weeks away (January 7-10, 2025). If you or your company want to schedule a meeting with me at CES 2025, please email  meet@kgontech.com. Introduction Brad Lynch of the SadlyItsBradley YouTube channel…

Introduction The recently announced Even Realities G1 (ER G1) glasses (right) enter a somewhat crowded field of glasses form factor AR glasses using Jade Bird Display’s (JBD) 640×480 green (only) MicroLEDs. While I have seen many of the other glasses…