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We have plenty of news for you this week. We’ve included the items from last week’s Cinemacon and we are publishing our NAB stories as we go along on the website. We’ll have the full report next week, but it’s clear from the content side that there was some impressive video being shown. Two of … Read more
The two most hotly-anticipated virtual reality headsets – the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift – have been launched worldwide and are now shipping to (a few) lucky customers. Analysts are very excited about the technology, releasing heady predictions of millions of shipments and billions of dollars of revenue this year. Back in February, Gartner forecast … Read more
Kyocera has been honoured by the City of San Diego with a ‘2016 Recycler of the Year’ award, for its recycling and waste reduction efforts. Kyocera has received the award nine times now, and this marks the 16th consecutive year the company has received a recycling award from the City of San Diego. In total … Read more
Kyocera is using Immersion’s TouchSense haptic technology in its new DuraForce XD 5.7″ Android smartphone. TouchSense controls the actuators in the device to create tactile effects.
Display makers are increasingly looking to in- and on-cell touch solutions for mobile phones, as the global market slows. These embedded touch products can deliver thinner and brighter displays, as well as shortening the supply chain for smartphone vendors. IHS expects in- and on-cell touch displays to have a 50% share of smartphone displays shipped … Read more
At NAB, Atomos announced updates to its new Shogun Flame monitors (Atomos Brings HDR to Field Monitors), as well as a new Shogun product. It has only been one month since the Shogun Flame monitors were released, and Atomos has already updated them, based on user feedback. These monitors were designed for HDR, and Atomos … Read more
Ocean Outdoor has doubled the size of its ‘Grid’ network – a portfolio of full motion city-centre screens – in the UK (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 36). There are now 14 screens in seven cities (London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle and Glasgow) across the country, reaching 15.6 million people each fortnight.
Sky has recorded 177,000 new customers and 686,000 more products in Sky homes during the company’s fiscal Q3.
Sony has announced that Crackle (Sony Discusses Crackle at Next TV Summit) will also include VR-enabled ads. Advertisers will be able to place logos and integrate their own 360º ads. Sony announced this at a presentation in New York City.
Aten’s CS782DP KVM switch supports resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 at 60Hz. The device also enables access to two UltraHD-enabled USB computers from a single USB keyboard, USB mouse,and DisplayPort monitor.
Hannspree’s newest flagship tablet is much larger than the average slate, at 13.3″. The Hannspad Titan 2 (SN14TP1B) replaces the original Titan. Unusually for a tablet, it features a mini-HDMI port as well as the more conventional micro-USB. Display resolution is 1920 x 1080 on an IPS panel. The tablet supports 10-point touch. An octa-core … Read more
Tech Data has been appointed as the sole B2B distributor for Microsoft’s Band 2 activity tracker. Tech Data will be collaborating with Microsoft to drive interest in the new device, particularly to support resellers and ISVs who are interested in developing applications for commercial deployment.
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