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Laser Illumination Could Cause LCOS to Win Out Over OLED in Near Eye AR

  • Karl Guttag
  • March 13, 2013
  • 7 Comments

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…

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Google Glass Is Using Field Sequential Color (FSC) LCOS (Likely Himax)

  • Karl Guttag
  • March 11, 2013
  • 14 Comments

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…

Read MoreGoogle Glass Is Using Field Sequential Color (FSC) LCOS (Likely Himax)

Google Glass and Himax Whirlwind

  • Karl Guttag
  • March 8, 2013
  • 7 Comments

I usually just talk technology on this blog, but the recent events involving my blog on Google Glass using Himax’s panel caused some fascinating movement in Himax’s stock price.  …

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New Google Glass Design Likely Uses a Transmissive Panel

  • Karl Guttag
  • March 2, 2013
  • 31 Comments

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.…

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Google Glass Prototype Using Color Filter LCOS

  • Karl Guttag
  • February 28, 2013
  • 9 Comments

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…

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Sony and Sumitomo

  • Karl Guttag
  • June 30, 2012
  • 3 Comments

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…

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Lasers – DGL, SHG, and Hybrid

  • Karl Guttag
  • May 15, 2012
  • 2 Comments

I have no doubt that eventually all projection devices will use laser illumination due to their huge optical advantage.    But there still remain serious technical and business questions as to…

Read MoreLasers – DGL, SHG, and Hybrid

Soothsayer 7: Microvision’s Obfuscations Causing a Buzzing Sound

  • Karl Guttag
  • May 14, 2012

Microvision continues to make thinly veiled accusations against this blog in their May 9th, 2012 Company Displayground Blog (quoting directly with my bold emphasis added): “Our shareholders are following the…

Read MoreSoothsayer 7: Microvision’s Obfuscations Causing a Buzzing Sound

Augmented Reality and Google Project Glass Part 2

  • Karl Guttag
  • May 3, 2012
  • 5 Comments

Since my last post on Augmented Reality (AR) and near eye (head mount) display Google put out some publicity on their Project Glass concept.   Google made it abundantly clear that this…

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Soothsayer 6: Microvision’s Lance Evans “Green lasers alone are $200 each now”

  • Karl Guttag
  • April 30, 2012
  • 3 Comments

First, sorry for being away so long.  Some family and other matters took me a way and I fell out of the habit of posting.  I am going to try…

Read MoreSoothsayer 6: Microvision’s Lance Evans “Green lasers alone are $200 each now”

Augmented Reality / Head Mounted Displays (Part 1 Real or Not?)

  • Karl Guttag
  • March 3, 2012
  • 4 Comments

Augmented Reality (AR) Head Mounted Displays (HMD) [aka Near Eye Displays,  Wearable Computing, and other many other names] has gotten a big boost in the public mindset with the Feb.…

Read MoreAugmented Reality / Head Mounted Displays (Part 1 Real or Not?)

Soothsayer 5: Thanks for the “Shout Out” on the Microvision Conference Call!

  • Karl Guttag
  • February 27, 2012
  • 1 Comment

It’s nice to know that a CEO of a public traded company is following my blog.   On today’s Microvision Conference Call (available for a few days) at 34:16 in…

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Soothsayer 4: Questions for Microvision’s Conference Call

  • Karl Guttag
  • February 26, 2012
  • 12 Comments

I have been traveling for most of the last 2 weeks with a number of business meetings.   I thought I would get a quick blog out today ahead of Microvision’s …

Read MoreSoothsayer 4: Questions for Microvision’s Conference Call

TI DLP® “Diamond” Pixel

  • Karl Guttag
  • February 9, 2012
  • 19 Comments

TI’s DLP® WVGA (848×480) and WXGA (1280×800) microdisplays use what are commonly known as “diamond” pixels.  This article will explain what these pixels look like, their effect on image quality,…

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