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Leap Motion Releases Video of Office UI for Project North Star

by Andrew Fenn

Leap Motion has released a video of a prototype user interface designed for office-based tasks. The company has gone on record to say that the video was filmed directly through a development kit for …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Leap Motion| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 16

VRstudios Launches a New Wireless Multiplayer VR System for LBEs

by Andrew Fenn

VRstudios, a provider of commercial-grade, wireless VR turnkey solutions for location-based entertainment (LBE) businesses, has announced the latest addition to its product line, the VRcade Atom, designed to include everything an LBE should need …

Tags:AR/VR| Location-based Entertainment (LBE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 16

IHS: Under-Display Fingerprint Sensors to Top 100 Million Units by 2019

by Andrew Fenn

Smartphone brands are expected to increase their adoption of under-display fingerprint sensors, which allow phones to have full-screen displays with an invisible fingerprint feature, according to IHS Markit. Shipments of smartphones using these sensors …

Tags:Fingerprint Recognition| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 16

TSMC Continues to Dominate the Worldwide Foundry Market

by Andrew Fenn

In 2017, the top eight major foundry leaders held 88% of the $62.3 billion worldwide foundry market, according to IC Insights. The 2017 share was the same level as in 2016 and one point …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductor Market| TSMC| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Taiwan Graphics Card Shipments Plummet as Cryptocurrency Boom Wanes

by Andrew Fenn

Shipments among Taiwan’s graphics card manufacturers are set to decline by over 40% month-on-month, according to Digitimes, due to a sharp drop in demand for cryptocurrency mining hardware witnessed earlier this month. The publication’s …

Tags:GPUs| Graphics Cards| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Wind Hellas Launches Pay TV Service with Zappware

by Andrew Fenn

Greek telco Wind Hellas has announced the launch of Wind Vision, its new multi-screen pay TV service. The solution is built and operated by Zappware as a turnkey service, serving set-top-boxes and mobile devices …

Tags:Greece| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Antycip Simulation Installs VR CAVE for Heudiasyc Laboratory

by Andrew Fenn

Antycip Simulation, a European integrator of virtual reality solutions, 3D immersive rooms and simulation software, has installed a four-sided VR CAVE (Cave Automated Virtual Environment) for the Heudiasyc laboratory’s Translife research programme. It is …

Tags:AR/VR| CAVEs| Mobile Display Monitor| Simulation| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Wanda and Christie Establish Cinema Technology R&D Lab in China

by Andrew Fenn

Digital cinema projection and audio technology firm, Christie, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with cinema group Wanda Film Holding, a subsidiary of Wanda Group, to jointly establish an R&D centre …

Tags:China| Christie| Cinema Projection| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 16

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Roku OS 8.1 Will Bring Enhanced Voice Search to UK

by Andrew Fenn

Roku has announced that it will soon make its enhanced voice search feature available to users in the UK. The new feature can be used to search for movies, shows, actors and directors, or …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Roku| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 16

HTC Releases Vive Pro Enterprise Bundle, Announces Service Plans

by Andrew Fenn

HTC has released a Vive Pro bundle aimed at enterprises. The Vive Pro 2.0 Kit contains two second-generation SteamVR base stations, two controllers and the headset itself. The company released a similar bundle for …

Tags:AR/VR| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Dates Announced for Digital Signage Summit Europe 2018

by Andrew Fenn

This year’s Digital Signage Summit Europe will take place over two days between July 4th and 5th, 2018 at the Sheraton Hotel at Frankfurt Airport in Germany. More than 40 speakers will explore business …

Tags:Back Panel| Digital Signage| DOOH| DSS Europe 2018| Events| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Pimax “8K” Headset Delayed Again Due to Lens Design Issues

by Andrew Fenn

Pimax has announced that its “8K” M1 headset has suffered further setbacks, pushing its release back another month to May. The latest delays have been linked to issues with lens design. (Pimax Announces Its …

Tags:AR/VR| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 16