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A-,M-,V-R; Are We There Yet?

Based on the number of articles written about AR / VR /MR we should all be sure that THE NEXT BIG ...

Bochum To Get Gigabit Internet Service

According to Broadband TV News, Liberty Global’s German subsidiary, Unitymedia is to launch a gigabit Internet service in the city of ...

Incom Shows Innovations with Polymer Fiber Optic Faceplates

Last October I had a chance to visit with Incom, and write about this manufacturer of fused fiber optic faceplates. The ...

First Wearable Flex Display to Appear at Pepcom

At the Pepcom ‘during CES but not at CES’ event, Pop-I of Santa Monica will show a flexible display in in ...

JCDecaux Reports 5% Rise in 2014 Revenue

JCDecaux  said that revenue in 2014 increased 5.1% year on year to €2.8 billion, compared with €2.7 billion in 2013. In ...

Atlona Extends DCI-4k

Atlona’s new distribution amplifier is an eight-output unit capable of handling up to DCI-4k signals. It takes one U of rack ...

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Starbreeze Bolsters Patent Portfolio with ePawn

by Tom Allen

Starbreeze, which recently began working with Acer (Acer Invests in Starwood and StarVR HMD), has expanded its business by acquiring AR company ePawn, for $1.65 million. ePawn uses NFC technology in ‘toys-to-life’ applications. One …

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Huawei Plans VR Launch

by Tom Allen

Huawei, which signed up to Google Daydream as a hardware partner (Google Sets Specs for New VR Platform) in May, will launch a VR HMD this month, according to Asian sources. The company has …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 26

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 26

by Tom Allen

AMD has launched its RX 480 graphics card, which is designed to make VR more affordable (AMD Dramatically Lowers VR Cost). Prices start at $250. NEC has launched four new OPS players with sixth-generation …

Tags:AMD| Austria| Blu-ray Players| Europe| Germany| Graphics Cards| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Media Players| Mirror Displays| OPS| Panasonic| Pricing| Samsung| sharp| Switzerland| UltraHD| USA| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Rumour Claims UHD for Next Surface

by Tom Allen

Rumours are circulating about the supposed Microsoft Surface Pro 5 tablet, suggesting an optional UltraHD display. The tablet will be launched in spring next year, according to rumours, with Intel’s seventh-generation (Kaby Lake) processors.

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Xbox One S Will Upscale Existing Games

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has said that the Xbox One S (Microsoft Rises to Challenge of UHD & HDR Gaming) will upscale existing games to UltraHD, using a new AMD SoC. Xbox executive Mike Ybarra confirmed the …

Tags:4k| Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 26| xBox

Vuzix Launches M300 Smart Glasses VIP Program

by Isaac Oburu

Vuzix® Corporation, a leading supplier of Video Eyewear and Smart Glasses products in the consumer, enterprise, and entertainment markets, announced today that in preparation of M300 Smart Glasses shipments to key accounts, Vuzix is …

Tags:Eyewear| Vuzix

BLU Products Announces The R1 HD

by Isaac Oburu

BLU Products, one of the fastest growing mobile phone manufacturers in the world announced the BLU R1 HD as the newest addition to the BLU Smartphone lineup delivering stunning design and premium build quality …

Tags:Android| Mobile Phones| Smartphones

Nintendo

Nintendo Researching AR/VR Without Committing To Anything

by Norbert Hildebrand

In their recent shareholder meeting the Nintendo management was asked about their plans for AR, VR and Mixed Reality technology. The answers were relatively vague. It seems that, for now, the upcoming Nintendo game …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Nintendo| Nintendo Consoles| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Google Brings Web to VR

by Tom Allen

The latest builds of Google Chrome Beta and Google Chrome Dev on Android show that Google is working to bring virtual reality to the web. Chrome Beta now contains a WebVR setting, which enables …

Tags:Chrome| Google| internet| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 26

EBU: European SVoD Will Reach 50 Million

by Tom Allen

Netflix is the EU’s SVoD market leader, with a 52% shareData from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) shows that SVoD subscribers in the region rose 56% between 2014 and 2015. The organisation expects subscriptions …

Tags:EBU| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Netflix| SVOD| Vol 23 - Issue 26