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AOC Meets Gamers’ Criteria

by Tom Allen

A new 35″ LCD monitor, with a very high refresh rate and a curve for immersive gaming, has been presented by AOC. The C3583FQ has a refresh rate of 45-160Hz out of the box, …

Smartwatches Overtake Fitness Trackers in 2019

by Tom Allen

Fitness devices will remain the primary wearable product until 2018, says Juniper Research. In 2019 fitness devices are expected to be used by more than 110 million people – but more than 130 million …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 02| Wearable Market

Microsoft Issues Warning to Legacy Windows Users

by Tom Allen

New silicon generations will only be supported on the latest version of Windows, Microsoft has warned. In a blog post (http://tinyurl.com/zhdwcer), EVP Terry Myers wrote that it is difficult to ensure stability for older …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 02| Windows

Userful Drives 6k From Single PC

by Tom Allen

Userful has developed a multi-source video wall controller, capable of driving up to 60 displays from a single PC. Userful 8.5 can support resolutions up to 6k over a standard Ethernet network. Additional features …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Video Wall Processors| Video Walls| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Eyevis Enables Video Wall Development

by Tom Allen

EyeUnify is Eyevis’ new professional video wall management software: a modular, web-based and open-source system capable of operating across different platforms and operating systems. The architecture consists of four software modules, which can be …

Tags:Eyevis| Large Display Monitor| Software| Video Walls| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Mediatek Rises On-Year

by Tom Allen

Mediatek’s December sales totalled NT$18.5 billion ($552.2 million) – an 11.6% MoM fall, but rising 8.5% YoY. Early reports claim that Q4’15 total revenues reached NT$61.7 billion ($1.8 billion), beating guidance of NT$57 billion …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Microsoft Cuts Hololens’ Panoramic FoV

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has revealed more information about its Hololens headset, at an event in Tel Aviv. There is still no consumer release date. However, Microsoft has said that the device will be completely wireless, and …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 02| Wearables

Gartner: IT Spending Remains Low in 2016

by Tom Allen

Worldwide IT spending will reach $3.54 trillion this year, says Gartner – a minor (0.6%) increase from 2015’s $3.52 trillion. Last year saw the largest USD drop in IT spending since Gartner began tracking …

Himax Claims Design Wins

by Tom Allen

Himax has reported two design wins for its LCoS microdisplays, which are being supplied to “two brand-leading VR companies”. Which companies are using the LCoS devices is not known, although speculation suggests Oculus VR, …

Allegro Ensures SHVC Compliance

by Tom Allen

Allegro DVT has launched HEVC Scalability Extension (SHVC) test suites. These will help manufacturers developing SHVC-compliant decoders to validate their SHVC conformance. The suites use the HEVC Scalable Main 10 Profile, and comprise multiple …

Tags:Codecs| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Game On With BrightSign

by Tom Allen

UK video games retailer Game has installed 1,300+ BrightSign digital signage players into its 320 stores. Freehand carried out the work, and players were supplied by Pixels. A mix of XD232 and XD1032 networked …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Retail| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 02

3M Slims Touch at ISE

by Tom Allen

A new, ultra-thin version of 3M‘s (8.350) procap metal mesh technology will be highlighted. It is suitable for up to UltraHD resolution screens and curved displays. The metal mesh is 3 microns thick, and …