Karl Guttag On Technology
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…
In this short article, I will provide links to some videos I made at AWE 2026 and invite you to join me for my presentation and a panel at MicroLED and AR/VR Connect in Eindhoven in September.
With CES and SPIE's AR/VR/MR conferences, January is always a very busy month for me. This year, I either met with or saw presentations from over 60 companies. For this first article about CES and AR/VR/MR, I discuss Google (Android XR) and Meta.
Introduction Display Skeptics Videos It can take me weeks to prepare an in-depth study of a particular AR product, and I have been looking for an outlet to provide more information more quickly. Former Apple engineer Radu Reit and I have started a video series called Display Skeptics, where we discuss both news and [ ]
In Part 1 of this multi-part series on the Meta Ray Ban Display Glasses, I will focus on the display and optical path.
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 its Monocular AR glasses, which are expected to be disclosed at Meta Connect tomorrow, September [ ]
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,…
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.
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.
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 s XR glasses prototype. In Meta Hypernova and Google AR/AI Glasses Lumus Avegant Inside, Both Using LCOS MicroDisplays, I mistakenly concluded that Google s [ ]