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Location-Based VR to Reach $809 Million by 2022

by Andrew Fenn

Location-based VR (LBVR) consumer spend is expected to reach $809 million by 2022, according to Futuresource Consulting. The company’s associate director of consumer media and technology, Carl Hibbert, commented: “The first quarter of 2018 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Location-based Entertainment (LBE)| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Mimo Monitors Works with Brightsign

by Bob Raikes

BrightSign, LLC has jointly announced with Mimo Monitors a new line of BrightSign-enabled displays. “Mimo Monitors and BrightSign are trusted leaders in their respective markets,” said Mike Campagna, CMO of Mimo Monitors. “By integrating …

Tags:Brightsign| Large Display Monitor| Media Players| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch Displays| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Mimo Monitors to Demonstrate New BrightSign-enabled Mimo Vue

by Damir Lokas

BrightSign, LLC, the global market leader in digital signage media players, jointly announced with Mimo Monitors a new line of BrightSign-enabled displays. “Mimo Monitors and BrightSign are trusted leaders in their respective markets,” said …

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Lenovo Has a VR-Ready Mobile Workstation

by Bob Raikes

Lenovo has introduced a new mobile workstation, the P52 which is an upgrade to the existing P52s. There is a choice of 15.6″ LCD displays with a FullHD option with 300 cd/m² of output …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Nvidia| Vol 25 - Issue 23| Workstations

Chinese VR Headset Market Grew 200% in First Quarter of 2018

by Andrew Fenn

The worldwide VR headset market grew 16% in the first quarter of 2018 as shipments reached a total of 650,000 units. According to Canalys, this increase was largely driven by the fast-growing standalone VR …

Tags:China| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Vuzix Launches the Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses Developer Center

by Damir Lokas

Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), (“Vuzix” or, the “Company”), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses, Augmented Reality (AR) technologies and products for the consumer and enterprise markets, is pleased to announce that the Company has …

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LDM Vol 25 Issue 23 Product Roundup

by Bob Raikes

LG told us about its HU80KA UltraHD projector at CES 2018 and has now made it available to consumers at a starting price of $2,999.99. Loewe of Germany has added a 65″ OLED model …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Android and Fire TV Devices Infected with Cryptocurrency Mining Malware

by Andrew Fenn

“ADB.Miner” — malware created for the purpose of secret background cryptocurrency mining — is infecting Android devices, including mobile devices and Android TVs, as well as Amazon’s Fire TV hardware. The malware targets devices …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Vol 25 - Issue 23

IDC: Russians Spend More on Phones But Go for Utility Over Bling

by Andrew Fenn

Russians continue to spend more of their disposable income on phones and the first quarter of 2018 confirmed the trend, according to IDC. The total value of the Russian mobile phone market was $1.63 …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Russia| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Gartner: Focus on the Service Rep to Improve Customer Experience

by Andrew Fenn

Service organisations that make their front-line reps a top priority can improve both productivity and customer loyalty, according to Gartner. The study of more than 2,000 customer service reps from nearly 30 companies worldwide …

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