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Samsung still lost a year after Lee Kun-hee’s death

What They Say The Korea Herald highlighted a lack of momentum from Samsung amid all the legal challenges that its top leaders have faced and after the death of Lee Kun-Hee. However, it pointed out that the smartphone and consumer electronics businesses have been trimming staff through voluntary retirement programmes. The paper reported that Samsung … Read more

Turkey Goes for Military AR

What They Say Two Turkish firms, Aselsan Bites and Aselsan Sivas, have signed deals with the country’s defence authorities to develop a “smart augmented reality glasses prototype” for the needs of the security forces on the battlefield. In the first phase of the project, glasses that can work with external sensors and cameras, have a … Read more

Tobii and Pimax Announce New Partnership to Bring Eye Tracking to Consumer Virtual Reality Headsets

Tobii, the world leader in eye tracking and pioneer in attention computing, announced its partnership with Pimax Innovation, a direct-to-consumer technology company specializing in advanced virtual reality (VR) hardware products. The partnership will make eye tracking a standard feature and implement dynamic foveated rendering in the upcoming generation of Pimax’s high-end headsets. With Tobii eye … Read more

Do You Need Higher Frame Rates with HDR for ‘the Cinematic Look’?

I have long thought that HDR and higher resolution images alone or together makes the effect of low frame rates more obviously, so I was pleased to see a paper in the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal in August 20211. I am one of those that quite likes HFR content. I was lucky enough to see … Read more

ScioTeq Launches Next Generation Radar Displays

ScioTeq, the leading manufacturer of advanced visualization solutions in the Air Traffic Control, Defense & Security and Avionics market, launches its next generation ATC main radar displays at World ATM in Madrid at booth 333. ScioTeq started in the early 2000’s a true revolution in the ATC market with its square 2K2K radar display. Since … Read more

MMD Brings Designed for XBox to Smaller Sets

What They Say MMD has launched two new monitors under the Philips Momentum Designed for Xbox branding and designed for up to 120Hz operation with the Microsoft console. There are 31.5″ (329M1RV and 27″ (279M1RV) versions, both with UltraHD resolution. The 27″ uses a Nano IPS panel with support for DisplayHDR 600 and is Nvidia … Read more

New Philips Momentum Designed for Xbox: Optimal 120 Hz Next-Gen Console Gameplay Now in 32″ and 27″

The gaming scene changed dramatically last year with the implementation of HDMI 2.1, a new enhancement in connectivity supporting a range of higher video resolutions and refresh rates including 4K @ 120 Hz, a new level for console gamers. A few months ago, console enthusiasts welcomed the first model in the all-new range of Philips … Read more

Advances in MicroLED to be Presented at the AR/VR Display Forum

MicroLED is a disruptive display technology that promises high brightness and high contrast while keeping power consumption low. These features are particularly relevant for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) applications to deliver the best visual experience. Advances in MicroLED manufacturing and commercialization will be presented at the AR/VR Display Forum on November 3-4. … Read more

Daktronics Helps Climate Pledge Arena Release the Event-Day Excitement for Seattle Kraken and Concert Goers with LED Display System

As professional hockey returns to Seattle, Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota, in conjunction with the Oak View Group, has been selected to manufacture and install 224 LED displays at Climate Pledge Arena, the new home of the Seattle Kraken. The installation features 28,175 square feet of digital signage totaling more than 145 million pixels … Read more

Gurman Likes the MacBook Pro

What They Say Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman who produces the influential ‘Power On’ subscription newsletter, has summarised his view that the new MacBook Pro is a good step forward for genuinely Pro users of Apple’s notebooks, after the previous version in 2016 was ‘absolutely forgettable’. Improvements he like include: Better balance of form and function – … Read more

Links Week Commencing 25th October 2021

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. Nvidia’s GeForce Now gets an RTX 3080 upgrade to take on Stadia and xCloud (up to 2160P60 or 180P120) New research finds virtual reality could help treat anxiety … Read more