subscribe

Merge VR Goggles Now Available in Best Buy Stores

Merge VR announced today that its soft Merge VR Goggles are now available in U.S. Best Buy stores. The comfortable virtual reality headset works with both Apple and Android smartphones. In recent weeks, the virtual reality company announced its rollout into several major retailers, including Best Buy Canada, GameStop and Target. With the addition of … Read more

BenQ Launches GS1

BenQ announces a new outdoor entertainment solution that will transform camping at night into an experience that you’ll never forget. GS1 will soon become the outdoor camping gear you won’t leave at home! Eindhoven, the Netherlands, July, 25th, 2016 – BenQ, the global provider of digital lifestyle innovations, announces a new outdoor entertainment solution that … Read more

UIEvolution and ViewSonic Partner to Create Smart Module Displays that Support Advanced Digital Experiences

UIEvolution announced today at HITEC 2016 that it partnered with ViewSonic to create Smart Module Displays, an integrated hardware and software package that removes the complexity of pulling together disparate display, processing and software components. The ViewSonic solution, powered by ExperienceManager™, UIEvolution’s leading platform for creating next-generation guest entertainment and digital signage experiences, offers brands … Read more

Improved Gorilla Glass 5 is Now Available

Gorilla Glass is a protective glass produced by Corning. It is widely used in mobile devices such as smartphones. How widely? During the nine years since it first became available (the last version, Gorilla Glass 4 has been around two years or so), the glass has been used in about 4.5 billion devices, 1800 product … Read more

Eurostar Shoppers Travel ‘Virtually’

Eurostar, an international rail service, has installed a pop-up promoting its new trains and destinations at the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent, UK. Installed by Hyperactive, the pop-up uses virtual reality that lets shoppers experience a ‘real’ train experience to destinations including Paris, Lyon and Marseille.

Nanolenses Boost Reflectance for Crystal Screens

Crystal Screens will show off its newest and brightest projection screen at CEDIA 2016 (15th – 17th September). The screen uses nanolens technology; much like RealD’s Ultimate Screen, this create a random pattern on the projection surface to more efficiently reflect light. Crystal Screens jokingly refers to it as ‘the world’s largest LED display’! The … Read more

Lower Pitches Drive Rising Revenues in LED Displays

LED video display shipments are expected to grow 27.5% this year, with 4.9% revenue growth. IHS, which made the forecast, says that the higher shipments are due to a ‘dramatic’ 26% YoY fall in prices across all pixel pitch categories. Despite this, revenues will increase thanks to a gradual shift towards finer, more expensive pixel … Read more

Actions Semiconductor Develops 360° Chips

Chinese fabless semiconductor company Actions Semiconductor has released two new 28nm chipsets for VR, through its subsidiary Actions Technology. The S900VR is designed as an all-in-one solution for 360° panoramic VR devices. It has a 64-bit architecture and uses a quad-core ARM Cortex A53 processor, with an Imagination PowerVR G6230 GPU. UltraHD resolution is supported, … Read more

LG Display Result 27/07/2016

LG Display reported Q2 2016 net loss of 84 billion won ($74.7 million), compared to a net profit of 363 billion won ($322.9 million) in the same quarter in the previous year. Turnover was 5.8 trillion won ($5.2 billion), down 13% YoY from 6.7 trillion won ($6 billion). The loss was caused by falling LCD … Read more