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What They Say StepVR of China has a new headset and a complete ‘omnidirectional motion system’ for VR. It includes an omnidirectional treadmill, haptics, VR displays, and motion capture gloves in a 3 m² ‘cage’. The system is said to have been sold to 140 locations in China so far and will be introduced to … Read more
What They Say EdgeVR in New York has opened a new location that uses ‘magnetic, full-body tracking technology’ to locate other players within virtual space. The operators said that the advantage of magnetic tracking is the avoidance of occlusion when cameras are use. The system is said to be ‘accurate within 5mm’. The platform is … Read more
What They Say RoadtoVR reported that Pimax has a new headset intended to compete with Varjo’s ‘ultra-enthusiast’ Aero headset. The headset should sell for around $1900, a lower price than a previously announced ’12K’ headset that will sell for around $2,400 from the end of this year. The Crystal will include headset-tracked controllers and inside-out … Read more
Some of the things I saw at Display Week didn’t look as though they were enough for a full Display Daily article, but are worth a mention, so here’s a ‘Pick & Mix’ round-up of things that caught my eye. We’ve been reporting on Sun Innovations for nearly ten years. The firm has a technology … Read more
What They Say Nikkei reports that Apple is moving some iPad production out of China to Vietnam, a move that has been considered for a while, but was delayed by a surge of Covid in Vietnam. The new facility will be developed by BYD, a Chinese partner of Apple. The firm has been pushing suppliers … Read more
The Display Week exhibition was absolutely full of stunningly bright, colourful, high refresh images showing motion video. But one of the displays that made the most impact on me was a static one. E Ink is no stranger to Display Week and no stranger to Display Daily. However, Covid and the lack of live events … Read more
What They Say Ming-Chi Kuo, a supply chain analyst with a history of good leaks on product developments, has posted that Sony will start mass production of its PS VR2 headset in the second half of this year, with a target of making 1.5 million units for a launch in early 2023. That is contingent … Read more
What They Say Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that the next version of iOS (16) will include functions to enhance the lock screen by adding support for ‘widget-like capabilities’. It will also have support for an always-on lock screen, with the update rate being changeable to allow very low frequency updates. That mode will probably only … Read more
Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the end of this week. Smartphones will kill off the DSLR within three years says Sony (not a display, but it is pixels!) Acer: 4K display with 160 Hz, HDMI 2.1 and DisplayHDR 600 … Read more
Jon Peddie Research reports that the global PC-based graphics processor units (GPU) market reached 96 million units in Q1’22 and PC GPUs shipments decreased 6.2% due to disturbances in China, Ukraine, and the pullback from the lockdown elsewhere. However, the fundamentals of the GPU and PC market are solid over the long term, JPR predicts … Read more
What They Say Trading company Itochu has developed an ‘e-note’ device based on a 13.3″ E Ink with 206 dpi and supporting pen input with 4096 pressure levels. It has 32GB of storage and has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC as well as USB 2 and Type-C. It has a 2,000mAh battery and weighs 368 gms … Read more
The premium Momentum 5000 gaming line by Philips monitors is welcoming two new 27″ (68.5 cm) gaming monitors: The Momentum 27M1F5500P and 27M1F5800. Designed to offer today’s gamers the thrilling, immersive experience they seek and give them a real competitive advantage over other players, the Momentum line is packed with cutting-edge features guaranteed to amaze. … Read more
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