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Vizio Has HDR10 Firmware Update for E-Series

by Bob Raikes

Vizio said that it has a firmware update for its E Series enabling HDR10 compatibility with existing HDR Blu-ray players from Samsung (UHD-K8500) and Philips (BDP7501/F7), as well as PS4 and Xbox One S …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vizio| Vol 24 - Issue 06

ISE & Sharp

by Bob Raikes

Apologies for the late shipment of the newsletters this week. We tried to keep up while dealing with the ISE overload, but this year the event went on until Friday afternoon and we needed …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 24 - Issue 05

Hulu Releases 360º Update for Gear VR

by Bob Raikes

Hulu has released an update to the Gear VR app that allows up to three people to watch regular and 360º videos together online. This feature was first promised by Netflix some time ago …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 05

WebVR Officially Launches on Chrome for Android with Daydream Support

by Bob Raikes

WebVR is now officially available on Chrome for Android on a Daydream headset-supported mobile phone. WebVR uses the same version of Chrome that is available in the Google Play store. With WebVR and a …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 05

EU Cinema Attendance Hits New Record

by Bob Raikes

The European Audiovisual Observatory releases its first estimates for European cinema attendance in 2016. Building on a strong 2015, the Observatory estimates that total admissions in the European Union continued to grow, increasing by …

Tags:Cinema going| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 05

Acer to Create VR system for National Palace Museum

by Bob Raikes

Acer is to work with the National Palace Museum in Taiwan to create a VR system for viewing antiques. The company has been working with the museum to create electronic versions of the museum’s …

Tags:Acer| Back Panel| IMAX| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Dolby Cinema Plans 19 Titles in 2017

by Bob Raikes

Dolby has announced 13 new titles that will be shown with full support for Dolby Cinema technology at 75 equipped locations around the world. This brings the total of titles planned for 2017 to …

Tags:Back Panel| Cinema| Dolby| Dolby Atmos| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Kyocera DuraForce Pro Wins iF Design Award 2017

by Bob Raikes

Kyocera has own an iF Design Award 2017 for its DuraForce Pro rugged smartphone which has a ‘military-grade’ (Military Standard 810G) rugged and waterproof (IP68 – 30 minutes at 2 metres) design, with a …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Rugged Displays| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 05

Intel’s Project Alloy Ready to Go Further

by Bob Raikes

The Road to VR blog has identified some of the changes coming in the next generation of the Intel Project Alloy headset after discussions with headset developers. One of the key developments is an …

Tags:AR/VR| Intel| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 05

AMOLED Equipment Market on a High

by Bob Raikes

The flat-panel display (FPD) industry is in the midst of a historic wave of building new factories to manufacture active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) displays according to IHS Markit. This will drive …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Production Equipment| Vol 24 - Issue 05

Samsung Keeps Flexible Concepts Private

by Bob Raikes

The ETNews in Korea reported that Samsung Electronics and Samsung Display will show its foldable smartphone prototypes at MWC 2017, but only to clients and not to the public, analysts or the press. However, …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2017| Samsung Display| Vol 24 - Issue 05

Cisco: Live Mobile Video to Grow 39-fold

by Bob Raikes

Cisco has released the 11th annual Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast (2016 to 2021) that has forecast that by 2021, more members of the global population will be using …

Tags:Cisco| Mobile Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 05