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ASUS & Verizon Announce the ZenPad™ Z8 Tablet

June 21, 2016 by Isaac Oburu

ASUS, Verizon and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, today announced that the ASUS ZenPad Z8 tablet, a multimedia powerhouse featuring the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 650 hexa-core processor, is immediately available on America’s best network for pre-order exclusively at Verizon at www.verizonwireless.com/tablets/asus-zenpad-z8 and in Verizon retail stores beginning Thursday, June 23. The ASUS ZenPad … Read more

70,300 Attendees Convened to Experience the Latest in Video Games and Virtual Reality

June 21, 2016 by Isaac Oburu

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced today that more than 70,000 people participated in the week’s events, including 50,300 video game professionals, analysts, journalists, and enthusiasts attended this week’s trade show, and 20,000 fans attended E3 Live. The premier global video game event displayed more than 1,600 products from more than 250 exhibitors. ESA also … Read more

Epson Moverio Partners with Atheer to Deliver Remote Expert Collaboration

June 21, 2016 by Isaac Oburu

Epson, providers of the Moverio® augmented reality smart eyewear platform, today announced a partnership with Atheer, creators of the AiR™ (Augmented interactive Reality™) software suite, to deliver remote expert collaboration, rapid task flow deployment and on-the-go task documentation on the Moverio platform for enterprise applications. Optimized for the Moverio smart eyewear platform, the award-winning Atheer … Read more

Xplore Rugged Tablets Chosen as German Premium Automotive Manufacturer’s Primary Mobility Solution for 12+ Years

June 21, 2016 by Isaac Oburu

Xplore Technologies Corp., manufacturer of the world’s most complete line of high quality rugged tablet computers, is today celebrating its collaborative mobility achievements with one of Germany’s biggest premium automotive manufacturers. For more than 12 years, the leading automotive manufacturer has been placing continuous orders for Xplore rugged and ultra-rugged tablet PC solutions to mobilize … Read more

Checking the Flavour of the Kool-Aid

June 21, 2016 by Bob Raikes

A couple of weeks ago, Barry Young of the OLED Association suggested that Chris Chinnock and I had ‘drunk the Kool Aid’ in accepting arguments from quantum dot suppliers at the recent SID event and questioning the viability of OLED TVs. Rather than have Barry set out my position, I thought I’d take the chance … Read more

LG Brings Aurora Back to Iceland

June 21, 2016 by Tom Allen

On the 20th July, LG will begin a four-month photo exhibition in Reykjavik showing the beauty of Iceland, on its OLED TVs. Due to the constant sunlight from April to August, the Aurora Borealis cannot be seen in the summer months. However, LG will show the Northern Lights on 40 of its TVs at the … Read more

ITO Challenged in New Applications

June 21, 2016 by Tom Allen

IDTechEx has examined the transparent conductive film (TCF) market in a new research report (http://tinyurl.com/gkvjoz3), specifically covering ITO alternatives, and believes that the end of the downturn may be in sight. The TCF industry has experienced sluggish growth lately. It has moved from being supply-limited to demand-limited (supply outstrips demand). Due to this, and the … Read more

Infocomm Successful in Las Vegas

December 21, 2022June 21, 2016 by Bob Raikes

The Infocomm show was considered a success with a level of 38,833 visitors going to Las Vegas. The show saw over half a million sq ft (just short of 50,000 m²) of exhibitor space and exhibitors seemed happy with the quality of visitors. The highlight of the show was, undoubtedly, the new Sony microLED display. … Read more

Epson Looks to Two Markets at CE Week

June 21, 2016 by Tom Allen

Four new 3LCD projectors were shown by Epson during New York CE Week this year: two for home cinema (Powerlite 5040UB and 5040UBe) and two for professional cinema (Powerlite 6040UB and 4040). We have contacted Epson to get full specifications for all four projectors. Beginning with the home cinema units, both support UltraHD input resolution … Read more

Planar/Leyard Adds Carbon Fibre LEDs

December 21, 2022June 21, 2016 by Bob Raikes

Planar/Leyard was showing the latest 1.2mm LED wall that was shown at NAB. (Planar/Leyard shows Whopping 8K LED Video Wall at NAB) We asked how much it would cost to buy and we heard it would be around $2 million! The company has 0.9mm pitch in pre-production and that is likely to have 800 cd/m² … Read more

Infocomm Direct Display Round-up

December 21, 2022June 21, 2016 by Bob Raikes

3M was showing a new 65″ PCap table display that will be available in August. The company was also highlighting the object recognition and metal mesh technology that it showed at ISE. The 65″ C6587PQ has ultraHD resolution and a ‘glass to edge’ design. The surface of the glass is engineered to reduce stiction and … Read more

Restricted FoV Eases VR Sickness

June 21, 2016 by Norbert Hildebrand

Motion sickness in virtual reality is a real problem – one that there has been only minor success in alleviating. Research has been done into using electrodes, or even virtual noses, to counter the problem. Now a pair of professors at Columbia University (Steven Feiner and Ajoy Fernandes) are investigating reducing the field of view … Read more