Opportunities and Challenges in the Next Generation of Near Eye Displays

Grant Martin – Product Manager @grantkmartin

Entering Decade of Wearable Computing

How Will Personal Display Technology Evolve?

CHALLENGES ON THE ROAD TO PERSONAL DISPLAY DEVELOPMENT

Adoption Barriers

Display Technology Society

Technical Challenges: Conventional Panel Displays

LED OLED

Technical Challenges: Projection - Based Technology

Technology Comparison

Projection

Panel

Advantages and Disadvantages

Projection - based Display Panel (LED/OLED)

• Ultra Sharp• Ultra Fast• Narrow field of view

• Inexpensive• Rapidly scalable• Wider field of view• Lower quality

Making Near Eye Displays “Cool”

Making Near Eye Displays “Cool”

WHAT’S NEXT FOR NEAR EYE DISPLAYS?

Near Eye Display Development

Augmented RealityVirtual Reality Personal Displays

• Hybrid VR/personal display technology• Supported by• Strong display technology• Strong industrial design• Strong developer network• Onboard computing

AR vs. VR Growth

Wearable Displays 2.0• Scalable, high quality display

technology that’s low cost, high field of view and nausea-free

• Forward-thinking, socially conscious industrial design

• Mixed augmented + virtual reality with ultrafast onboard computing + operating systems