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In my continued series on how real companies are wrestling with using VR as an educational tool, today’s article focuses on managing costs and measuring success. These notions are based on a recent webinar entitled “VR & AR/MR for Training & Education – What have we learned?”, a digital offering from (XR) Intelligence by Reuters … Read more
After a year of sustained strong growth in 2018, shipments of smart watch displays have continued to rise in 2019, reaching 57 million units in the third quarter, according to IHS Markit | Technology, now part of Informa Tech. Shipments rose by 34 percent year-on-year in the third quarter. For the entire year of 2019, … Read more
The success of AR and VR technology (or the lack thereof) is a highly debated issue in the media between bloggers, analysts, journalists and all the marketing groups pushing their respective products. Besides almost ideological differences between the two groups of ‘yea’ and ‘nay’ sayers, there are few suggestions by analysts for the reasons why … Read more
ViewSonic Europe Ltd., a leading provider of visual solutions, announces a range of new enhancements to its total EdTech solutions that will enable better digital learning experiences and outcomes. At BETT 2020, ViewSonic is showcasing two new advanced tools for the first time, including the myViewBoard Sens with Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology and the myViewBoard … Read more
In line with its ongoing strategy to offer innovative display solutions with user benefits to streamline business life, Vivitek has announced NovoDisplay, an all-in-one flat screen solution. NovoDisplay integrates three key functions – 4K-UHD display, wireless collaboration capabilities and digital signage – to create one productivity-boosting solution. Designed for huddle rooms and offices, NovoDisplay is … Read more
CES 2020 had plenty of display interest, and this is the first of at least two ’round-ups’ that I plan to do to cover the, more or less random, things that I noticed at the event. The Box is in an intriguing application for E Ink displays. The box is a ‘smart’ packaging box that … Read more
Amid rising concerns about the availability of LCD panels from Korean firms, television brands are revising their sourcing strategies to make greater use of Chinese suppliers, according to IHS Markit | Technology, now part of Informa Tech. Korean LCD TV panel makers are undergoing fab restructuring and shutdowns in 2020. This event is likely to … Read more
Worldwide shipments of devices — PCs, tablets and mobile phones — will total 2.16 billion units in 2020, an increase of 0.9% from 2019, according to Gartner, Inc. In 2019, global shipments of devices totaled 2.15 billion units. “2020 will witness a slight market recovery,” said Ranjit Atwal, research senior director at Gartner. “Increased availability … Read more
Acer debuted its new 12-inch Chromebook, the Acer Chromebook 712, designed specifically for the education environment. The new Chromebook features a premium and durable design, a 12-inch display with 3:2 aspect ratio for better vertical viewing and productivity, and the latest 10th Gen Intel® Core™ processors for first-rate performance. “Every aspect of the new Acer … Read more
AT the recent National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York, I attended a session titled “Re-imagining the shopping experience with immersive 3D and AR product media.” To retail companies, “3D” and “AR” don’t mean quite the same thing they do to display people but, nevertheless, it was an interesting talk. The talk was … Read more
Scala announced the opening of their new expanded EMEA headquarters in the city center of Sittard, strengthening local presence and enhancing the marketing technology company’s capability to drive world class digital engagement solutions throughout Europe. Scala is part of the STRATACACHE family of marketing technology companies, which is headquartered in Dayton, OH, US. The new … Read more
Userful, a leading provider of AV-over-IP solutions for enhanced visual communication since 2015, announced the availability of new capabilities in retail for its Visual Networking Platform (VNP). New features for edge computing enable retailers to seamlessly deploy digital signage and legacy retail applications to all their visual display devices—from LEDs to kiosks, tablets, video walls … Read more
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