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E-Waste to Approach 50 Million Tonnes

According to the United Nations University, 41.8 million tonnes of electronic waste (including household appliances) was generated last year – up 2 million tonnes from 2013. Less than a sixth was recycled or made available for re-use. Around 7% came from mobile phones, PCs, calculators and printers. In volume terms, most came from the USA, … Read more

HTC Opens Vive Sign-Ups

The developer edition of the HTC Vive headset, announced at MWC 2015, is now available. However, developers wanting to test the product will need to fill out an application form – Valve, HTC’s partner, will then decide which applicants should receive the headset when distribution begins in the summer. The sign-up page can be found … Read more

Google Patents Back to the Future Technology

A patent awarded to Google has the potential to turn walls into screens. The patent outlines a projection system that can display images on a wall covered with photo-reactive paint. A beam of light from a projector would react with the paint to change the scene displayed – and, like E Ink, the image would … Read more

Gartner Revises Semiconductor Growth Downwards

Semiconductor revenue will rise to $354 billion, says Gartner. While this is a 4% climb, it is lower than the 5.4% increase predicted in Q4’14. The semiconductor industry is increasingly concerned about revenue growth this year. System suppliers are beginning to tackle problems stemming from local currency depreciation, relative to the US dollar; excess inventories; … Read more

Sony Narrows Loss Forecast

Sony has revised its outlook for this year and narrowed its net loss forecast to ¥126 billion ($1 billion) from ¥170 billion ($1.4 billion) predicted in February, while turnover is now expected to be ¥8.2 trillion ($68.3 billion), 2.5% higher than February’s forecast of ¥8 trillion ($66.6 billion). The company has raised its outlook primarily … Read more

OTT Demand Rises for Quality OTT Experience

According to OTT video optimisation company Conviva, the challenges to building a sustainable OTT service are rising. It is no longer enough to simply have a video play – the demand for quality is also rising. Encouragingly, Conviva’s Viewer Experience report has found that picture fidelity is rising (up 30% in 2014), with a corresponding … Read more

Santikos Theatres outfits new Casa Blanca Theatre with Barco laser projection

Barco, the worldwide market share leader in digital cinema, is again the laser projector of choice for Santikos Theatres, which has selected the flagship model of Barco laser for the new Casa Blanca Theatre in San Antonio, Texas. As the first laser projector customer for Barco in North America, Santikos is expanding its laser footprint … Read more

The Scanify Hand-Held 3D Scanner

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The Fuel-3D (Oxfordshire, UK) 3D scanning system is based on technology developed by Professor Ron Daniel at Oxford University. The company raised over $300,000 in 2013 with a Kickstarter campaign. The scanner was originally developed for medical imaging applications. Since then, Fuel-3D has raised millions in private investment while the company mission has evolved to … Read more