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Analogix Responsible for Acer’s Jade Primo Docking

We have seen Acer’s Display Dock and Jade Primo working together several times: first at IFA 2015 (Acer Looks to Gamers, Chromebooks and “PC Phone”), and most recently at MWC and CeBIT. The Dock and Windows-based phone, through Continuum, act as a PC when connected to an external display. Analogix Semiconductor has now said that … Read more

MWAA Chooses Clear Channel

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) has awarded an eight-year contract with a two-year option to Clear Channel Airports, covering Washington Dulles International (IAD) and Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) airports. CCA will supply and install indoor and outdoor advertising displays to the airports. 75 LCD screens and three large-format LED screens will be supplied … Read more

PCs Will ‘Eventually’ Stabilise, Says IDC

IDC continues to predict the ‘eventual stabilisation’ of the global PC market, with easing competition from other devices; Windows 10 and upgrades to new models boosting demand; and improving economic conditions. However, the decline in PC volume – ongoing since 2012 – is expected to continue into 2016. IDC said that here will be a … Read more

Win an OLED TV From LG

LG and Invidis of Germany are giving away a 55″ curved OLED TV: specifically the brand new 55EG9109. Participation in the raffle is free, but only open to residents of Germany and Austria. To enter, send an email to [email protected], answering three questions: 1. How many LG OLED displays are installed at South Korea’s Incheon … Read more

Samsung is Putting its Bets on Foldable Phones

Samsung Display has been showing prototype foldable displays for many years – looking at our archives, we saw a very early version at SID 2008 (Display Monitor Vol 15 No 22). In November 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 47), the company officially presented its first foldable OLED screens to the world at the Samsung … Read more

Oculus Starts Integrating VR into Social Apps

After the Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey was somewhat pessimistic about the integration of social apps and virtual reality (Facebook, Oculus and the Future of VR), corporate reality has already caught up with Oculus. This week, the firm announced the release of social functionality on the Samsung VR powered by Oculus. The user will be able … Read more

VR Comes with an Age Restriction

In a recent interview with Re/Code, Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe spoke about the age restriction they are putting on their VR headsets. The firm suggests usage of its headsets only for children of 13 years of age and above. According to the very short exchange, it seems that Oculus is afraid of adverse effects in … Read more

Naughty America Invites You to Experience Virtual Reality Adult Entertainment During South by Southwest

Naughty America, one of the largest US producers of adult video and the industry’s leading technology innovator, will introduce virtual reality (VR) adult entertainment to the general public during South by Southwest, March 12th, 2016 in Austin, TX. “We’re excited to invite everyone to demo our VR scenes. Viewers are immersed directly into the scene, … Read more

Signagelive Powers GameStop’s CMS

Integrator Cedemo, with IAdea and Signagelive, has installed a digital signage solution in more than 1,000 stores across five European countries. US retailer GameStop owns the locations, and placed particular value on the ability to quickly set up playlists and push them to screens, using the Signagelive platform and IAdea media players. Existing screens were … Read more