May 2020 – KGOnTech
Augmented Reality and HMD, Micro-LED| KGOnTech
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.| KGOnTech
Snap has been making the rounds in 2025 in preparation for the launch of its consumer AR glasses in 2026. Snap introduced the Snap Spectacles 5 developer kit model in October 2024. This article discusses information I have gathered Snap Spectacles over the last year.| KGOnTech
I just wanted to let all my readers know that the presentation I gave at AWE on June 12th, 2025, is now available on YouTube. The Video is 27 minutes long, including about 7 minutes of Q&A, and covers many of the practical and technical issues facing glasses form factor AI glasses, which include a display.| KGOnTech
Last week, I gave a presentation at The Vintage Computer Festival Southwest (VCF SouthWest) about the development of the TMS9918 (and related devices), which I helped define, design, simulate, and debug from September 1977 through mid-1978. In addition to the presentation, I participated in a one-hour question-and-answer session hosted by Matthew Hagarty. Matthew has developed a series of FPGA-based 9918 emulators, the latest of which is pin-compatible except for providing R, G, and B output ...| KGOnTech
Several technology demonstrations stood out to me at Display Week (DW) 2025. This article will cover Playnitride's Quantum Dot (QD) based full-color MicroLED, combined with Lumus's geometric (also known as reflective waveguide) technology. As I wrote in may last article, Lumus showed me a "fantastically tiny projector" connected to their waveguide.| KGOnTech
SID Display Week (DW) 2025 is coming to San Jose, CA, May 11–16. My last two articles discussed LCOS technology I saw at DW 2024 and MicroLEDs for AR at DW 2024. This article will concentrate on Mi…| KGOnTech
Rivet Industries was founded in 2024 by people that worked on Microsoft Hololens. In looking at their website, I discovered that they were using Lumus geometric waveguides. In addition to Microsoft…| KGOnTech
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…| KGOnTech
Introduction – Correcting Google AR Glasses Using Raxium MicroLEDs As I often say, few will volunteer information, but many will correct you. This is the case with my supposition about Google…| KGOnTech
Meta and Google are both working on AR/AI glasses that are Monocular, Full Color, and using LCOS MicroDisplays (rather than MicroLEDs). It looks to me like Meta has chosen Lumus for its reflective …| KGOnTech
Since starting this blog, I have been interested in AR optical designs that are different from others I have seen. When Xreal showed their Xreal One Pro at CES 2025, I was curious to know how it wo…| KGOnTech
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…| KGOnTech
I have taken many thousands of pictures through dozens of different headsets, and I’m noticing when looking closely at the pictures that the Apple Vision Pro (AVP) image is a little blurry. S…| KGOnTech
Humane AI (Humane, hereafter) combines the mid-2010s failed concept of using a laser projector to project on the body with the early 2000s failed projector phone (something I wrote about in 2013), …| KGOnTech
I often say and write, “The simple test patterns are often the toughest for display systems to get right because the eye will know when something is wrong. If a flat white image is displayed …| KGOnTech
Introduction – Now Three Parts 5A-C I want to address feedback in the comments and on LinkedIn from Part 5A about whether Apple claimed the Apple Vision Pro (AVP) was supposed to be a monitor…| KGOnTech
