Peerless Takes on FollowMe
Peerless-AV has taken on FollowMe GmbH as a distributor in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. FollowMe will offer Peerless-AV’s 42″, 47″ and 55″ ‘Xtreme’ outdoor displays to its customers.
Steam’s Big Data Holds Gaming Insights
Regular readers might know that I quite enjoy my gaming. I’ve spent many nights on my PC, crossing gaps, beating down baddies and using improbably well-placed solutions to solve puzzles. At the end of a recent session, I had a pop-up appear from Steam, asking me to take part in a short survey. Steam, of … Read more
BLU is First With Mediatek Helio X10
Mediatek’s premium new Helio X10 chipset is being used to drive BLU Products’ BLU Pure XL smartphone. It is the first US phone to use the 2GHz, 64-bit octa-core chipset. The Pure XL is a 4G phone with a 6″ AMOLED display (2560 x 1440), protected by Gorilla Glass 3. Power is managed by CorePilot, … Read more
CES Asia to Double in Size
More than 100 exhibitors have already been confirmed for the next CES Asia show, which will run from the 11th – 13th May 2016 in Shanghai. The current line-up of companies has already exceeded the size of the original show floor, necessitating a doubling in size: from two halls to four. Floor space will be … Read more
CEA Issues Call for Entries for CES 2016 Innovation Awards
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today issued a call for entries for its CES 2016 Innovation Awards. Award entries will be accepted August 10 through September 16, 2015. The 2016 Best of Innovation Awards Honorees will be announced November 10, 2015, at CES Unveiled New York and showcased at CES® 2016 which will run January … Read more
Sony Renames VR Headset
Less than a week after showing the headset at IFA 2015, Sony has renamed its Project Morpheus VR device. At a press conference ahead of the Tokyo Game Show, Sony announced that the product would be known by the more-boring-but-descriptive name of ‘Playstation VR’.
Gaming and Film Drive VR Shipments to 30 Million
In a new whitepaper (http://tinyurl.com/nhox467), Juniper Research has predicted that 30 million virtual reality headsets will be shipped by 2020. Film and gaming applications will drive adoption; while adult video is a potentially large market, Juniper writes that ‘Porn industry representatives believe that VR is still very much in its development stage and will not … Read more
Virtual Reality Headset Shipments to Approach 30 Million by 2020, Driven by Video & Gaming Use Cases
New findings from leading hi-tech analysts, Juniper Research, reveal that wearable VR HMD (Head Mounted Display) headset shipments will approach 30 million globally by 2020, compared to just over 3 million in 2016. Juniper Research observes that with technological advancements such as low latency and smarter graphics, coupled with the corresponding growth in interest from … Read more
Absen launches the Smart & Slim N Series LED Cabinets for High-end Retail, Advertising and Broadcast Applications
2015 has been an extraordinary year for Absen Optoelectronics, one of the leading global manufacturers of high quality LED displays. Absen is proud to announce the latest addition to its repertoire of high quality LED displays, the N Series. The N Series of LED cabinets – comprising the N2 and N4 cabinets with 2.4mm and … Read more
Absen Promotes its Broadcast Skills
This photo from an unusual angle shows the wide viewing angle of today’s LEDsWe met with Reuben Rengel of Absen who runs Absen in Europe. Absen, which makes LED displays, was at the show to highlight its offerings in the broadcast area, although it also has specialist divisions and product offerings in sports, rental, advertising, … Read more
ATEN Extends HDBaseT Line with Cost Effective HDBaseT-Lite Video Extender Series
ATEN, the leading provider of IT connectivity and management solutions, today announced the immediate release of its second series of HDBaseT-certified extenders. ATEN’s new HDBaseT-Lite Series are HDBaseT Class B solutions with a transmission distance of up to 70 meters. The HDBaseT Lite series boasts a comprehensive set of features teamed with an affordable price, … Read more
Apple Set to Beat Last-Gen Sales
Apple has said that sales of its iPhone 6S and 6S Plus are on track to beat the 10 million iPhone 6/6 Plus units sold in the phone’s first weekend last year. Analysts have said that including sales from China, were the release of the iPhone 6 was delayed, is the likely reason for the … Read more
