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Augmented reality headsets either try to be very subtle in appearance, as in the sunglasses styles, or try to provide a superior optical performance without looking at the aesthetic consequences. In this group are the fighter pilot helmets, for example. The new Seer headset also falls into this latter category. The Seer headset by Caputer … Read more
Barco’s space-themed stand welcomed us with big LED displays and a really immersive example of a dome projection. The X-1.6 is part of a new high-end LED display range, the X Series, that was seen as a concept at Infocomm. Each module is 400 x 450mm, and several were held in one of Barco’s OBLX … Read more
Christie has appointed Sahara Nederland to distribute its high-end videoprojectors in the Netherlands.
According to Nielsen data, cable TV viewing in the USA was down 12.7% in January, as OTT services continue to gain popularity. Nomura Research, which highlighted the findings, called it ‘one of the worst declines we have seen since we launched coverage of these companies’.
NEC Display Solutions of America has named Todd Bouman as president and CEO of the Americas. Bouman previously served as VP, marketing for commercial displays and mobile products in the enterprise division of Samsung Electronics America.
HP is believed to be looking for a new channel director for its printing and personal systems group in the UK and Ireland. The news came as it was revealed that Damian Cusick is leaving the company to pursue new opportunities. Cusick joined HP from Samsung last January, having previously worked as head of retail … Read more
Mattel’s iconic View-master toy is to be revived this year, thanks to a collaboration with Google. The original used picture reels slotted into the top of the device – now swapped for an Android phone. The new viewer is based on Google Cardboard. Users simply download an app and slot their phone into the headset, … Read more
Asustek Computer Inc. reported a 21% year on year drop in net profit in Q4 to NT$4.5 billion ($141.8 million) on turnover which was 5.4% higher YoY at NT$137.7 billion ($4.3 billion). Turnover for the year was only 0.3% higher than the previous year at NT$477.2 billion ($15 billion).
ABI Research believes that global subscribers to pay-TV services passed 924 million last year, a 5% YoY rise. The fastest rise will come from IPTV (up 14%), followed by satellite (7%), while cable and terrestrial growth will slow to about 3%. APAC and LATAM are driving the global cable market, adding roughly 13 million subs, … Read more
Be careful what you say and do in front of your TV – it just might be watching and listening to you – and blabbing to others about you. In a scenario that sounds a bit big-brother-ish, it’s been learned recently that certain Smart TVs from Samsung, equipped with cameras, microphones and voice recognition, can … Read more
Philips held a press tour on the first day of the show and we went around the booth. Chris Sluys of MMD, which markets the Philips brand LFDs and monitors in Europe, started by explaining that the Philips brand is increasingly seen as a B2B brand rather than just a consumer brand. The company has … Read more
Panasonic was showing an impressive demonstration of projection mapping, using six projectors for the mapping onto a “wrapped” Tesla and two for the background.
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