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Sony Pictures Motion Group has appointed Jake Zim as SVP for virtual reality – a newly-created position. Zim will be responsible for building a range of narrative VR content for Sony. He will work with EVP Kuni Suzuki and a team of professionals from across Sony Pictures. Zim was previously an SVP for digital marketing. … Read more
Eutelsat has begun to broadcast the final seven matches of the UEFA European football tournament in UltraHD. Several partners are showing the matches, including Rai in Italy, which is using V-Nova’s Perseus codec. The matches are being filmed by 14 UHD cameras and sent to the IBC in Paris (IBC Chooses Apantac for Football Streams), … Read more
AMD has launched its RX 480 graphics card, designed to make VR more affordable (AMD Dramatically Lowers VR Cost). Prices start at $250. Everdisplay’s 1.4″ AMOLED display at CES Asia. Photo: Chris ChinnockThe small AMOLED displays that Everdisplay debuted at CES Asia (Everdisplay Optronics Shows OLED Panels) now have specifications. The 0.95″ AMOLED has 180 … Read more
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 interesting patent that Starbreeze has acquired is for a ‘sensor carpet’, which would enable room-scale tracking. The ‘carpet’ can be embedded … Read more
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 set up a platform and SDK to tempt developers. This launch will be to test market response – Huawei does not … Read more
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 (Skylake) Intel processors. The CPUs, up to Core i7, differentiate the players. Each can be used with PH and PX series … Read more
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.
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 feature on Twitter but did not provide any further details.
Cineplexx, the biggest cinema exhibitor in Austria is once again raising the stakes of cinema technology by opening a new Dolby Cinema in Salzburg. This brings the Dolby VisionTM laser projector combined with Dolby Atmos® sound and inspiring design to Salzburg for the first time. After approximately eleven weeks of renovation, the cinema, which is … Read more
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 introducing the M300 Smart Glasses ‘Vuzix Industrial Partner’ (VIP) Program to provide enhanced support for key software application partners. The M300 … Read more
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 for an affordable price. The BLU R1 HD was created in an effort to provide the best value of any smartphone … Read more
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 console may not support AR / VR / MR technology. Nintendo stated that they are researching the topic, but still see … Read more
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