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INOX Adopts Latest 3D Technology from VOLFONI

by Bob Raikes

INOX Leisure Limited (INOX), India’s leading multiplex chain has announced a path breaking initiative in 3D technology through its association with Volfoni’s SmartCrystal™ Diamond for 3D screens across the country. The choice for Volfoni’s …

Tags:3D Acquisition| India

VR Does Well for Funding in 2016

by Bob Raikes

Road to VR and Greenlight Insights have put out a new version of their VR industry report that identifies that investments this year in VR have been good, with MindMaze ($100 million) and NextVR …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 48

BenQ SW320 Claims HDR for SW320 UHD Monitor

by Bob Raikes

BenQ has announced a new addition to its range of colour calibrated monitors with the SW320, an UltraHD 31.5″ monitor based on an IPS panel and with support for 99% of AdobeRGB, 100% of …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 48

TicWatch2 Uses OLED

by Bob Raikes

The Ticwatch2 is a new smartwatch that has recently started shipping and was developed by Mobvoi in China (founded in 2012). The watch uses its own operating system (Ticwear OS, now on V3) and …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Sony to Launch OLED TV at CES?

by Bob Raikes

Sony is widely rumoured to be about to launch an OLED-based TV range at CES, based on panels purchased from LG Display. There have also been reports that Panasonic may also be planning to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Optoma Case Studies

by Bob Raikes

Optoma released a couple of case studies of use of its projection technology. Construction company, Coins:Fulcro wanted to create a VR environment to help clients visualise their projects. They used UST and ST projectors …

TDR Forecasts Touch Market

by Bob Raikes

Dr. Jennifer Colegrove, CEO and principal analyst of Touch Display Research of California has forecast that the market for embedded (in-cell and on-cell) touch displays will reach $41 billion by 2022. Colegrove said “Consumer …

Toyota Rolls Out Chrome Signage in Euro Dealerships

by Bob Raikes

Toyota Europe has rolled out a showroom system in 3,000 locations so far, based on a hardware architecture of Asus Chromeboxes connected to 42″ displays with central control from Toyota’s headquarters, using a Google …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 23 - Issue 48

AV at Funerals – A Market Opportunity?

by Bob Raikes

Coming from the secular regions of Europe, where most churches have little or no money or growth, I’m often surprised by the importance of the worship market in the US. Until I saw a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Don’t Bet Against LCD Improvements

by Bob Raikes

There were no particular events to report this week, although Chris was away at I/ITSEC in Florida – a bit warmer than the weather here! I was interested to see the story about the …

Pebble to Go to Fitbit

by Bob Raikes

Fitbit is reported to be close to buying smartwatch developer and Kickstarter success, Pebble, for between $34 million and $40 million. The deal is reported to mean the closure of the Pebble operations, with …

ODG Raises $58 Million Investment

by Bob Raikes

Osterhout Design Group (ODG) said that it has received a $58 million Series A investment to accelerate production and R&D of its smart glasses products. Participating in the investment are Shenzhen O-film Tech Co., …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 47