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Samsung Electronics announced its partnership with the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, which will provide digital versions of the Museum’s artwork to Samsung’s virtual Art Store on its lifestyle TV, The Frame. The State Hermitage will be the first Russian museum to feature its pieces in the Art Store collection, which is available to … Read more
Can virtual reality actually make a difference in the educational endeavor? That’s a question I asked in my previous two articles, “Flying High with Educational VR” and “VR for PT: Towards Educational Advantage”. In those articles, I highlighted specific instances of using VR to great effect in industry education settings. In each case study, I … Read more
PMA Research (PMA), the worldwide market information experts on large displays, has published their latest sell-through tracking report on large-format (32″ and larger) flat panel displays being sold by leading N. American Pro AV dealers and Systems Integrators who serve commercial markets. Sales of large-format flat panel displays sold through the North American Pro AV … Read more
In case you missed it, Apple is doubling down on an investment with Tokyo, Japan-based LCD supplier, JDI, with a now public commitment to invest $200 million in the company, as a $788 million (¥85 billion) bail-out deal with China-based Harvest Fund Management went south. JDI supplies non-flagship iPhones with it’s top notch, retina LCD’s … Read more
Can virtual reality actually make a difference in the educational endeavor or is it all ballyhoo and exaggeration? That’s a question I asked in my previous article, “Flying High with Educational VR”. Recently I discovered another clear exemplar of how VR can actually deliver on meaningful educational goals. It’s another story worth telling. This fall, … Read more
ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of display solution products, introduces the latest member to its award-winning projector family with the M1 Mini LED-based portable projector. Weighing about half a pound, the ViewSonic® M1 Mini features an integrated JBL speaker and a built-in battery with power bank compatibility so entertainment can be easily and conveniently … Read more
Worldwide shipments of devices — PCs, tablets and mobile phones — will decline 3.7% in 2019, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc. Gartner estimates there are more than 5 billion mobile phones used around the world. After years of growth, the worldwide smartphone market has reached a tipping point. Sales of smartphones will … Read more
North Focals are AR glasses that have been designed to look like a common pair of eye glasses. The Focal glasses are primarily intended to present notifications and/or app imagery in the user’s line of sight that derive from a linked smartphone. In a sense, Focals can be thought of as a “glasses equivalent of … Read more
Plessey, an embedded technologies developer at the forefront of microLED technology for augmented and mixed reality (AR/MR) display applications has introduced a microLED Direct-Drive display platform and development kit, based on its proprietary monolithic GaN-on-Silicon technology. Plessey’s Direct-Drive displays provide OEM’s and product developers with a solution to retrofit current products or develop new concept … Read more
In advance of ATSC-3.0 IP-enabled broadcast transmission in 2020, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® announced “NEXTGEN TV” as the go-to-market name for this groundbreaking television technology. In coordination with broadcasting companies, device manufacturers and standards engineers at CTA’s Technology & Standards Fall Forum, the association also unveiled the NEXTGEN TV logo for devices meeting newly … Read more
At Oculus Connect 6, Respawn™ Entertainment, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. and Oculus from Facebook revealed Medal of Honor™: Above and Beyond, coming next year exclusively to VR, on the Oculus Rift platform. Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond will deliver its most authentic and immersive World War II experience from the series to … Read more
Amazon introduced an all-new line-up of Echo devices that give you even more ways to add Alexa to your daily life—whether at home or on-the-go. Amazon also announced new Alexa features, smart home experiences, developer tools, and devices and services from eero, Ring, and other Alexa device makers. To learn more about the other products, … Read more
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