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Leap Motion Shows Three New Interactive VR Prototypes

by Andrew Fenn

VR company Leap Motion has released a detailed blog post, demonstrating three new ways of interacting with objects in a virtual reality environment, using information from the worn head-mounted display and an approximation of …

Tags:AR/VR| Gesture Recognition| Leap Motion| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 04

GfK Forecasts Positive Development for Consumer Electronics in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

According to the latest estimates from GfK, the global consumer electronics market will once again surpass a market volume of $1,000 billion this year, with an increase of just under 4%. The three largest …

Tags:CE (Consumer Electronics) Data| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Eutelsat CEO Joins Netflix Board of Directors

by Andrew Fenn

Netflix has added Rodolphe Belmer to its board, bringing the total number of directors to ten and expanding the breadth of its global and entertainment experience. Since March 2016, Belmer has served as CEO …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| Recruitment & Appointments| Satellite| Vol 25 - Issue 04

3M Files Patent Violation Lawsuit Against Elo

by Andrew Fenn

3M and 3M Innovative Properties have filed a patent infringement lawsuit in federal district court in Wilmington, Delaware, against Elo Touch Solutions. The suit alleges that certain Elo Touch projected capacitive products infringe 3M’s …

Tags:3M (MMM)| ELO| Large Display Monitor| Litigation| Metal Mesh| Patents| Touch| Vol 25 - Issue 10

Virgin Upgrading Customers to UHD-Ready STB for Free

by Andrew Fenn

Virgin Media is offering existing Virgin TV customers a free upgrade to its V6 box, which is based on Tivo software. In what is one of the largest customer upgrade programmes ever carried out …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| STBs| Virgin Media| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Light Field Lab Raises $7 Million in Seed Funding

by Andrew Fenn

Light Field Lab has raised $7 million in seed funding for its holographic display technology. Khosla Ventures, Sherpa Capital and R7 Partners have made investments in the technology, which is designed to show holographic …

Tags:Investment| Light Field Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Google Shows off AR 3D Model Viewer Prototype

by Andrew Fenn

Google’s Daydream WebXR team is working on a new 3D model viewer called Article. In a blog post, Reza Ali and Josh Carpenter said: “Article is a 3D model viewer that works for all …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Pimax Announces Its “8K” VR Headset is Delayed Until 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

Following the company’s appearance at CES 2018, Pimax has announced that its backers won’t see their finished headsets until the second quarter of 2018, delaying the initially expected delivery date by several months. Pimax …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Wynn Hotel Sportsbook Features a 21.7m-Pixel LED Video Wall

by Andrew Fenn

The Wynn Hotel’s newly-renovated sportsbook recently opened on the Las Vegas Strip. Central to the building’s face-lift is a brand new 1,176-tile, 21.7-million-pixel, 457m² SiliconCore Peony LED videowall, with a 2.6mm pixel pitch and …

Tags:Casinos| Large Display Monitor| LED| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Future Apple Watch Digital Crown Could Incorporate Force Touch

by Andrew Fenn

Apple has applied for a new patent that suggests it may incorporate Force Touch into the digital crown of the Apple Watch in the future. The patent description states, “When force is exerted on …

Tags:Apple| Haptics| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Vol 25 - Issue 04| Wearables

Honor 7X Tops Amazon Best Seller List in Three Days

by Andrew Fenn

Honor has announced that its two flagship smartphones are off to a successful start in the US. The company’s 7X smartphone became a bestseller on Amazon, while its View10 handset won industry-wide recognition at …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 03

Samsung Signs Contracts with Air Products for OLED Production

by Andrew Fenn

Air Products has announced it has been awarded new long-term contracts from Samsung Display to supply gaseous nitrogen and oxygen, and liquid argon to Samsung’s OLED manufacturing complex in Tangjeong, South Korea. Air Products …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Materials Market| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 25 - Issue 03