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Eurogamer, quoting multiple sources, has disclosed leaked information about Nintendo’s NX console, which was set to be launched in March 2017. Back in May, Nintendo CEO Tatsumi Kimishima said that the NX would be an entirely new console for the company, “neither the successor to the Wii U nor to the 3DS.” Former Nintendo president … Read more
The ISTE 2016 educational conference held in late June, with over 16,000 in attendance hailing from 76 countries, is the largest ed-tech conference held in the U.S. This year’s ed-tech extravaganza left me dizzy with new ideas, new technologies, and new opportunities. Let’s zoom in on some of the developments emerging from this huge U.S. … Read more
Aalto University in Finland is putting augmented reality to a new use: on a climbing wall. The wall operates as a huge touch screen, combining body tracking and custom computer vision software, depth cameras and projected graphics. Climbing walls are, of course, focused on moving upwards. This augmented wall adds challenges such as avoiding moving … Read more
BVM Ltd.’s new mini-ITX motherboard (tKINO-BW SoC) with a very low profile: less than 18mm, depending on the user’s choice of heatsink. This slimness means that it can be installed in thin displays or compact embedded systems. The SoC supports up to three independent displays: UltraHD at 30Hz (via HDMI); 18-/24-bit dual channel LVDS up … Read more
Jon Peddie Research has presented Tim Sweeney – founder and CEO of Epic Games – with its Technology Advancement Award. The prize was to be presented at JPR’s Annual Siggraph Luncheon on the 27th July. CEO of JPR, Jon Peddie, said that Sweeney’s career had “led the trajectory of the game industry from shareware and … Read more
Vivitek has released two new DLP projectors for the education market, called the ‘next generation’ of ultra-short throw models. Both the DH759USTi and DW756USTi feature built-in IR pen interactivity and can be upgraded to support 10-point finger touch with a laser curtain. As well as touch, the projectors feature interactive whiteboard functionality: NovoScreenNote (Mac and … Read more
PRG XL Video has performed an upgrade of its inventory of Barco projectors. This means the HDX-W14 14K projectors becoming HDX-W20 Flex units and HDF-W26 26k projectors becoming HDF-W30 Flex units. A licence key enables the upgrade, which raises the brightness and enables it to be locked at specific levels.
A company called Eyefluence has developed software that can tell if someone becomes bored while using VR content. The software tracks eye movement while the user is ‘in’ the virtual environment. It is able to tell what the person is or is not interested in. Eyefluence hopes to use this to improve virtual storytelling and … Read more
Bob Mansfield, a former executive at Apple, has been appointed to oversee its nascent car project, sources have told the Wall Street Journal. Mansfield joined Apple in 1999 and was an executive under Steve Jobs, but stepped back from the role and became an adviser to the company in 2013. Since then, he was worked … Read more
Telekom Austria recorded growth in Q2’16. Total subscribers at the end of June were 470,900, up from 466,600 in Q1. In Croatia, subscribers grew from 194,300 to 196,900. Slovenian subscribers were up from 42,600 to 48,200. In Macedonia, the company recorded a decrease from 126,300 to 124,600. The company recorded an increase in subscribers at … Read more
At CES, Sony announced a new TV, which included Backlight Master Drive, a technique, which improves contrast ratio and minimizes the effects of dimming on high brightness portions of images and it has now launched the product, as the ZD9 family. The design includes a significant increase in the number of LEDs, and narrows the … Read more
Ingram Micro has combined its broadline (distribution) and mobility businesses in Sweden. Both branches will now be managed by Anders Wickström, while the commercial management team will be represented by Tomas Gate (Value) Mattias Johansson and Jens Enskog (Mobility), Fredrik Westerén (product and marketing), Tony Kalomirakis (corporate resellers), Björn Nilsson (sales operations) amd Joakim Samuelsson … Read more
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