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Zeiss and Deutsche Telekom Join Forces on Smart Glass Platform

by Andrew Fenn

We missed this in the flood from MWC: a new smart glass technology platform is being developed by Tooz Technologies, a collaboration between Zeiss and Deutsche Telekom, who both own a 50% stake in …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Fundamental VR Demonstrates New Haptic Feedback System for VR Surgery

by Andrew Fenn

London-based virtual reality company Fundamental VR has shown off its new haptic technology for training surgeons at the Global Education and Skills Forum in Dubai. Fundamental Surgery creates visual surgical experiences with sensory feedback …

Tags:AR/VR| Medical| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 12

eBay Launches “Will it Fit?” Augmented Reality App Feature

by Andrew Fenn

eBay has launched a new augmented reality feature for newer Android devices that uses the motion-tracking and environmental awareness features of Google’s ARCore, enabling sellers using USPS Flat Rate Shipping to confirm which size …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Jumanji Home Video Releases Brings AR Snapchat Experience

by Andrew Fenn

The Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD releases of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle will deliver an augmented reality experience to fans via Snapchat. Customers can scan the Snapcode—found either on the disc case …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Spanish Broadcasters to Collaborate on New OTT TV Platform

by Andrew Fenn

Spanish broadcasters RTVE, Atresmedia and Mediaset España will team up to develop a joint OTT TV platform to rival big competitors such as Netflix in Spain, it has been announced. The trio will initially …

Tags:HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Spain| Vol 25 - Issue 12

LG to Supply OLED Displays to Mercedes-Benz Among Others

by Andrew Fenn

Mercedes-Benz will begin rolling out vehicles with OLED dashboard displays, rear-seat monitors and the like, using panels supplied by LG Display, according to Business Korea. The publication noted that the company is also supplying …

Tags:Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 25 - Issue 12

MediaTek Sales to be Boosted by Helio P60 Shipments to China in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

MediaTek will see strong sales during the second quarter of 2018, according to Digitimes. Citing unnamed industry sources, the publication reported that the company expects its revenues, gross margins and net earnings to rebound …

Tags:Application Processors| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Ericsson

Ericsson MediaFirst TV Platform Available on Amlogic STB Chipset

by Andrew Fenn

Ericsson Media Solutions has announced a collaboration to make its MediaFirst TV middleware available on system-on-a-chip provider Amlogic’s S905X chipset, which uses a quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU and a penta-core ARM Mali-450 GPU to …

Tags:Ericsson| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| SOCs| Software| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 11

Samsung Installs “Korea’s Largest” LED Signage in Seoul

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has installed its Smart LED Signage on the outer wall of the SM Town K-pop theme park in Gangnam-gu Seoul, Korea, claimed to be the country’s largest digital signage installation. The project took …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Outdoor Displays| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 11

TCO Certified Releases Generation 8 Criteria Drafts

by Andrew Fenn

The criteria draft of TCO Certified Generation 8 is available now and open for stakeholder comment until May 31st. According to the company’s announcement, it has “made several changes to the criteria documents, making …

Tags:Environment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TCO Development| Testing| Vol 25 - Issue 11

HTC Announces Global Launch for Vive Focus Standalone Headset

by Andrew Fenn

HTC has announced that its standalone VR headset, the Vive Focus, will launch globally later this year, following its launch in China at the end of 2017. The company claims that Vive Focus is …

Tags:AR/VR| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 11

JCDecaux Italian Subsidiary Expands DooH Network in Genoa and Milan

by Andrew Fenn

IGPDecaux, the Italian subsidiary of JCDecaux, has recently gained two new licences for the installation and management of advertising solutions—the first for Line 5 of the Milan Underground, the second for Genoa’s Cristoforo Colombo …

Tags:DOOH| Italy| JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 11