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Nreal Teardown: Part 1, Clones and Birdbath Basics

Introduction I had the opportunity to do a teardown of both a Nreal development kit and the Nreal LG product sold in Korea. I completed the Nreal teardown before I got to see Lumus’s Maximus that I reported on last…

  • Karl Guttag
  • June 1, 2021
  • 15 Comments
  • Augmented Reality and HMD, Use Model

Exclusive: Lumus Maximus 2K x 2K Per Eye, >3000 Nits, 50° FOV with Through-the-Optics Pictures

Introduction Ari Grobman, CEO, and Aviv Frommer, Executive VP R&D of Lumus, stopped by on their way to see several companies in the U.S. with their latest Lumus Maximus prototype (hereafter Maximus). And better yet, they said I could take…

  • Karl Guttag
  • May 24, 2021
  • 45 Comments
  • Augmented Reality and HMD, Startups

Apple Glass Leak (Part 3) – Revenue Streams, There Has to be a Camera, and All-Day Wear

Introduction – Building on Prosser’s Leak This article builds on Part 1 and Part 2 in this series on Jon Prosser’s Apple Glass Leak. I want to caution everyone, that I am trying to “fit” available technical information to what…

  • Karl Guttag
  • June 1, 2020
  • 33 Comments
  • Augmented Reality and HMD, Micro-LED, Use Model

Analyzing Apple Glass Leak (Part 2) – Akonia Waveguide with an LCOS MicroDisplay

Introduction “Act in haste, repent in leisure,” they say. In my first article on FPT’s Jon Prosser’s video leak giving information on Apple Glass, I didn’t discuss what just about every other tech magazine mentioned, namely Apple’s purchase of Akonia…

  • Karl Guttag
  • May 22, 2020
  • 19 Comments
  • Augmented Reality and HMD, Startups, Use Model

Magic Leap Starts to Auger-In with ~3.7X the Money as Theranos – I Tried to Warn Everyone

Introduction I apologize for being so long between blog entries. I had a bunch of travel, followed by being sick for the a long time. With a mountain of things I wanted to discuss, I had a bit of a…

  • Karl Guttag
  • May 3, 2020
  • 29 Comments
  • Augmented Reality and HMD, Technology History, Use Model

Busting, Sony’s Ghostbusters AR Display (and a Little Sprite History)

Introduction I apologize for yet another delay in the next part about Field of View, but there was a bit of news I wanted to address on a timely basis. According to Nikkei Tech, on October 8, 2019, Sony announced…

  • Karl Guttag
  • October 14, 2019
  • 14 Comments
  • Augmented Reality and HMD

Magic Leap, HoloLens, and Lumus Resolution “Shootout” (ML1 review part 3)

[Nov. 1, 2018 Update – A systems engineer from Raontech contacted the blog to let me know that severe asymmetry in the LCOS response noted with DK-Vision prototype using prototype Raontech displays does not occur on their production 1080p devices and…

  • Karl Guttag
  • October 22, 2018
  • 30 Comments
  • Augmented Reality and HMD, Pico Projection

Magic Leap Review Part 2 – Image Issues

In the last article, I showed what the real world looks like through the Magic Leap One (ML1). For this article, am going to share some pictures I took through the ML1 optics displaying test patterns. Above left is a crop of…

  • Karl Guttag
  • October 1, 2018
  • 22 Comments
  • Augmented Reality and HMD, Micro-LED, Pico Projection, Startups, Technology History, Use Model

Karl Guttag Interview Parts 2 and 3 On The AR Show Podcast

Jason McDowall has posted parts 2 and 3 of his “The AR Show Podcast” interview with me.  Links to the show are below or you can subscribe to the podcast. Karl Guttag (KGOnTech) on Microdisplay Technologies and the Hype of…

  • Karl Guttag
  • March 16, 2018
  • 4 Comments
  • Augmented Reality and HMD, Startups, Use Model

Magic Leap One Video – Diffractive Waveguides Confirmed

At Recode’s Code Media conference on Feb. 13, 2018 (a few hours ago as I write this), they live streamed an interview with Ronny Abovitz, CEO of Magic Leap and NBA commissioner Adam Silver. The interview included a prerecorded video with Shaquille…

  • Karl Guttag
  • February 14, 2018
  • 20 Comments
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