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John Lewis is currently showing a VR experience at its Oxford Street store in London. The company is stocking the Freefly VR headset exclusively for the next four weeks, and is demonstrating it to customers.
Mobile payments are gaining traction in developed countries, says Gartner; half of consumers in mature markets are expected to use smartphones or wearables for mobile payments by 2018. The trend is especially prominent in North America, Japan and some countries in Western Europe. There are three types of mobile payment systems available today: smartphone/wearable-based; branded … Read more
Apple has opened its own display division to develop new screens – at least, according to Bloomberg. People with knowledge of the facility, which is based on Longtan, Taiwan, say that ‘at least’ 50 engineers and other workers are employed there. They are creating new screens for devices including the iPhone and iPad, with and … Read more
The military is always good for some interesting twist on new technology, and this is the case with latest news from the US Navy Research Lab (NRL) which announced a new initiative, the BEMR (Battlespace Exploitation of Mixed Reality) program. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) initiated this new program to introduce mixed … Read more
As a follow on to its Cardboard viewer and associated Cardboard app, Google has developed, and is now offering, a new virtual reality content creation tool for Android smartphones. Having taken about a year to develop, it is called Cardboard Camera. The app uses computational photography and computer vision techniques to produce a 3D-like experience … Read more
One of the little secrets of the display, television and cinema industries is the “Red, Green, Blue” primary colors – aren’t. Red isn’t “Red,” it’s reddish-orange. More importantly, green isn’t “Green,” it’s yellowish-green. Only blue is what a color specialist would call “Blue.” All color specifications for electronic entertainment have used a three color primary … Read more
AOC (Titian Ballroom 2,306, Venetian) will show new monitors, including a curved gaming unit, an UltraHD display and a quantum dot screen. The C3583FQ is a gaming monitor with an unusual 160Hz frame rate. It has a 35″ curved display, with integrated Adaptive Sync; this is compatible with AMD’s Freesync anti-tearing technology. Next is AOC’s … Read more
An ‘ultra-bright’ laser projector will be on show at Optoma‘s stand (1.M80). This is only one of the new products on show, which will also include a 1DLP UltraHD projector; a laser phosphor projector for retail signage; a UST laser model; and a UST home entertainment unit with 1920 x 1080 resolution. This final projector … Read more
According to a study by BrandScience – part of the Omnicom agency group – advertisers should spend about 45% of the outdoor spend on digital media. Above that level, extra advertising was found to have diminishing returns, but was described as the best option for return on investment until that point. Industry body Outsmart said … Read more
New virtual-reality capabilities emerging at the Battlespace Exploitation of Mixed Reality—or BEMR—Lab, in San Diego, California, will make dramatic impacts across the Navy and Marine Corps, including advancements in affordable virtual training, data assessment, firing of weapons and even basic concepts of operations. The program is sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and … Read more
Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. and Beijing Pinecone Electronics Co. Ltd., today announced their licensing agreement of Analogix’s Intellectual Property (IP) for USB-C™ technology. “Working with Analogix enables us to develop innovative products that meet our high performance targets,” said Yuanbo Ye, Vice President at Beijing Pinecone Electronics. “We are excited to partner with Pinecone, who is … Read more
Ahead of ISE 2016, Toshiba has announced an UltraHD, 24/7 digital signage display range called TD-U. Currently featuring two models, the TD-U series is designed for retail environments requiring simple signage or interactive units. The TD-U852 is an 85″ display, and the TD-U852TS is an 85″ display with six-point IR touch and 2mm Gorilla Glass. … Read more
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