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ZTE Launches E2E VR Live Solution

by Bob Raikes

ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, today announced the official release of its end to end (E2E) virtual reality (VR) …

Tags:Virtual Reality| ZTE

AMD GPUs Catch Up with NVidia to Support Asynchronous Reprojection

by Bob Raikes

AMD said at the GDC that its Radeon GPUs will support Asynchronous Reprojection on SteamVR with the next version of its software. The technology, so far only supported on NVidia GPUs, helps to make …

Tags:AMD| AR/VR| Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Sony

Sony Invests in DTT in Italy

by Bob Raikes

Sony is not giving up on DTT and Sony Pictures Television Networks said it has agreed to buy two FTA channels, Neko TV and Capri Gourmet, which started in 2011, to get an entry …

Tags:Italy| Large Display Monitor| sony| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Huawei Promotes Dual Cameras – Shows Watch 2

by Bob Raikes

Huawei, of course, had a big and busy booth with lots to see. First we looked at the Watch 2 which is the first smart watch to use Android Wear 2 and also uses …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2017| Smartphones| Smartwatches| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Porsche Develops Designer Notebook

by Bob Raikes

Porsche Design has developed a new convertible notebook, the Book One, working with Microsoft and OEM maker, Quanta Computers. The unit is a convertible PC using a 7th-generation Intel Core i7-7500U processor and 16GB …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Quanta| Vol 24 - Issue 08

New Defi DooH Screen in Vienna

by Bob Raikes

The Vienna.at website reports that a totem with a 72″ touch screen and a defibrilator has been installed in the Karlsplatz in Vienna. The system was installed with Gewista, which claims to be Austria’s …

Tags:Austria| Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Hands-Free, Head-Mounted Tablets

by Bob Raikes

RealWear has launched what it describes as the first industrial head-mounted Android tablet, but what most people would describe as an Android-based A/R headset. The handset is designed to be used hands-free and can …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 24 - Issue 08| Wearables

Phone Makers Under Price Pressure

by Bob Raikes

Trendforce of Taiwan has pointed to issues of component shortage that will cause trouble for smartphone suppliers with displays among the problem components, especially AMOLED. Other components in trouble include DRAM and NAND Flash. …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Sony Clarifies Lower End of 2017 TV Range

by Bob Raikes

Sony TVs at CES Image:MekoSony has released details of its lower levels of TVs in Europe. The A1, ZD9 and XSeries of UltraHD sets are the same as the US range, highlighted in our …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| sony| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Christie Works with Peerless on LEDs

by Bob Raikes

The frame that Peerless made for Christie could pivot to allow access for service.Peerless AV in the US has worked with Christie to develop a mount for Christie’s LED video walls at the firm’s …

Tags:Christie| Display Mounts| Large Display Monitor| Peerless AV| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Are the Strawberries Red?

by Bob Raikes

A new image on the web has raised lots of curiosity about the way that colour vision works. Although the image shown has no red pixels, it is perceived as having red strawberries. The …

Tags:Back Panel| Colour (Color)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 08