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Smallest Radeon RX 460 Board?

by Bob Raikes

MSI has released some new small graphics cards based on the AMD Radeon RX 460. The MSI Radeon RX-460-2GT-LP and RX-460-4GT-LP use a small two-fan cooler and a single rear expansion slot. Clock speed …

Tags:Graphics Cards| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 07

Oculus Plans Tracking Fixes

by Bob Raikes

It has been reported that the latest updates to the Oculus tracking software, version 1.11 have remaining issues including mis-aligned virtual floor and jumps in sensor position. The company has said that it expects …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 07

AT&T Merger Approved by Time Warner Shareholders

by Bob Raikes

78% of Time Warner shareholders have approved the proposed merger with AT&T, which was 99% of those that cast votes. The companies still expect the deal to be completed by the end of the …

Tags:AT&T| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Time Warner| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Nanolumens Installs 360 Degree LEDs

by Bob Raikes

Nanolumens has installed new curved LED displays that cover the surfaces of six curved columns that are designed with 5mm pixel pitch and a 4′ (122 cm) diameter in the Ron Pearson Center in …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 07

LG G6 Adopts 2:1 Aspect Display

by Bob Raikes

LG said that its new G6 smartphone will have a 5.7″ 2880 x 1440 (which it calls QHD+ FullVision) with a 2:1 aspect ratio (described as 18:9) and the display will be driven by …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Next Apple TV to Support UHD

by Bob Raikes

Bloomberg reports that Apple TV will add UltraHD and HDR support to the next version, code named J105. Apple recently recruited Amazon’s Fire TV chief (Apple Hires Amazon’s Former Head of Fire TV). Bloomberg …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 06

300 Companies Now in VR in Europe

by Bob Raikes

The Venture Reality Fund from Silicon Valley and LucidWeb from France have released a report that identifies nearly 300 companies in Europe that are developing business in the VR ecosystem. The research shows that …

Tags:Europe| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Canatu Touch Used by Daimler

by Bob Raikes

Canatu is pivoting to exploit its flexible touch technology to non-display applications and joined in the Startup Autobahn project with Daimler and the University of Stuttgart to create a transparent thermo-formed touch sensor on …

Tags:Automotive| Back Panel| Canatu| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Police Raid Illegal IPTV Operation

by Bob Raikes

Police in Spain have raided a store in Málaga that is believed to have been running an IPTV service that was supplying up to 100 international channels (including Premiership football) and was supplying content …

Tags:IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Litigation| Spain| Vol 24 - Issue 06

BenQ Wins Schools in Texas

by Bob Raikes

BenQ announced that the firm’s RP653 IFPs were installed in 128 classrooms and administrative conference spaces by the Castleberry Independent School District (ISD), in Fort Worth, Texas. “Our previous solution, a whiteboard paired with …

Tags:Back Panel| BenQ| Education| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Fell to Head WBU Technical Committee

by Bob Raikes

Simon Fell has been elected as Chair of the Technical Committee of the World Broadcasting Unions (WBU) for two years (2017/18). The WBU coordinates the regional broadcasting organisations around the world. Fell is Director …

Tags:Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 24 - Issue 06

We All Love a Show Reel

by Bob Raikes

RodeoFX has released a show reel showing its ability to create environments and creatures using 3D rendering. It’s called ‘Fantastic beasts and where to find them and shows how the effects were created for …

Tags:Back Panel| Content Creation| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 06