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by Bob Raikes
My name’s Bob and I’m a pixelaholic. Although I try to make do with fewer pixels, the truth is that as time goes on I just need more and more to feed my habit. …
Tags:Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 10
by Bob Raikes
Although we don’t really cover cameras, you have to have the pixels in order to be able to display them and 360º video seems to be particularly sensitive to motion by the camera, so …
Tags:360 Degree Cameras| 360 Degree Video| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 10
by Bob Raikes
Google has been very successful with its Cardboard VR viewer, with over 10 million shipped and the firm has now filed a patent for a smartphone package that can be re-used to make a …
Tags:AR/VR| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 10
by Bob Raikes
Business Insider published a picture of what is said to be a prototype of the Magic Leap device that it said was being rapidly evolved to be ready for an important board meeting. However, …
Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 10
by Bob Raikes
Philips plans to add support for the HLG HDR standard to its 2016 UltraHD TVs as well as this year’s range. The technology is available on TVs that run Android 6, so sets that …
Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Philips| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 10
by Bob Raikes
M.I.B. GmbH of Germany has developed fireproof housings for displays and they have now been certified by the MPA organisation, which tests fireproofing in materials. The housings are available in size from 32″ to …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Vol 24 - Issue 10
by Bob Raikes
System76 is a Denver, Colorado-based maker of Linux-powered systems and has upgraded its line of notebooks in the Oryx Pro (15″/17″), Serval WS (15″/17″) and Bonobo WS (17″) ranges to give options of UltraHD …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 10
by Bob Raikes
NHK Enterprises (NEP) and NHK Media Technology showed an 8K VR ride at the recent SXSW event in Austin. The ride, which allowed a virtual visit to Tokyo, was developed with RecoChoku Labo and …
Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Theme Parks and Amusements| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 10
by Bob Raikes
Last week, we reported on the launch of the Qualcomm VRDK development kit at the GDC, which features the latest Leap Motion hand tracking technology. Later, we spotted a detailed review of the new …
Tags:Gesture Recognition| Leap Motion| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 10
by Bob Raikes
Google’s 55″ UltraHD Jamboard interactive display is on course to start shipping in the US in May and will cost $4,999. It was originally announced at ‘less than $6,000’. (Google Announces Jamboard Interactive Meeting …
Tags:Google| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 10
by Bob Raikes
Imagination Technologies has announced a new GPU design, the Furian which is the next step after the firm’s Rogue architecture, released in 2010, although that technology will continue to be available for lower level …
Tags:Apple| GPUs| Imagination Tech| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 10
by Bob Raikes
The Wareable blog has got hold of images of a new fitness tracker from Garmin, which has a strong position in the sports tracker market. The band is expected to be called the Vivosmart …
Tags:Fitness Trackers| Garmin| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 10
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