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Microsoft Identifies the Future of Windows at Build

by Tom Allen

The Microsoft Build conference was held at the end of March. Although originally a low-key event for developers, the setting has evolved to follow more of an Apple-like vibe, as Microsoft showcases its latest …

US Leads Paid OTT, Europe Drags

by Tom Allen

Parks Associates has said that OTT video use in Western Europe is continuing to grow; 55% of UK broadband households, and 51% of French, watch video online. However, the amount is much higher in …

Ultrasonics Enable Non-ITO Liquid Crystals

by Tom Allen

Ultrasound has been used to replace ITO in LCD displays, by researchers in Japan. ITO is formed using rare metals such as indium. It is not only costly, it is also rigid. The display …

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3D Keeps Twitching

by Tom Allen

Although 3D is largely seen as dead-in-the-water, there does appear to still be some life in the format. In February, the 27th annual Stereoscopic Displays and Applications (SD&A) conference highlighted works by 30 3D …

Visionect’s Joan Takes Red Dot

by Tom Allen

A meeting room scheduling solution called Joan, by Visionect, has won a Red Dot design award for Best Product Design. The Joan Meeting Room Assistant is a room booking device using an E Ink …

Acer Brings Laser to Gaming

by Tom Allen

Acer showed off an ultra-short throw laser DLP projector for gaming at CES 2016, where the product – the Predator Z850 – was named as an Innovation Award Honoree. Acer is now bringing it …

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Deluxe Delivers UHD Over Public Internet

by Tom Allen

Deluxe Entertainment Services Group says that its MediaCloud platform has been used to broadcast live UltraHD video, at 50fps, between Europe and North America. The broadcast used the public internet and was delivered using …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Foxconn Signs Sharp Deal At Last

by Tom Allen

Foxconn and Sharp have agreed a deal, which will see the Taiwanese firm acquire 66% of the Japanese company. The deal has been valued at ¥389 billion ($3.5 billion) – ¥100 billion ($889 million) …

Qualcomm Will NOT Produce a Headset

by Tom Allen

It had been reported (but not by us) that Qualcomm was building a VR headset, following a showing of a prototype at the Game Developers Conference in March. This is not the case: Qualcomm …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Sulon Uses OLED for Wireless HMD

by Tom Allen

AMD introduced a prototype of Sulon’s wireless HMD (Sulon Shows Cortex AR/VR Headset) at a private event at the Game Developers Conference last month, which we were alerted to be our friend Jon Peddie. …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Could PS VR be Made PC Compatible?

by Tom Allen

There is a “possibility” that Sony will make its Playstation VR headset compatible with PCs, not just the Playstation 4 console. The news comes from a Nikkei interview with Sony EVP Masayasu Ito, translated …

Warranty Spending Falls – But Why?

by Tom Allen

American manufacturers are spending less on warranties than they used to, says Warranty Week. The site’s 2015 warranty expense data collection is almost complete, and it has examined the data to determine why this …

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