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Viture Partnered with Harman and Layer For Viewing Glasses

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A couple of weeks ago, Viture announced that it had partnered with Harman and Layer to make some new glasses that are available with an optional neckband that includes directional speakers. …

Tags:Android| Consoles| Game Playing| SmartGlasses

Links Week Starting 4th July 2022

by Bob Raikes

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. (I’m still catching up after Display Week!) …

Tags:Asus| ATSC| Awards| Consoles| Desktop Monitors| Digital Photography| Game Playing| Google| iPhone| MSI| Netflix| Nvidia| Right to Repair| Samsung| STBs| Vodafone

Links Week Starting 20th June 2022

by Bob Raikes

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. (I’m still catching up after Display Week!) …

Tags:Asus| audio| BenQ| Consoles| Desktop Monitors| Japan| LED| Legislation| OLEDs| Outdoor Displays| PlayStation| Power Supplies| Semiconductor Market| Smartphones| sony| Sports and Stadiums| Testing| TSMC| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Virtual Sets

PS VR2 Soon to Go into MP

by Bob Raikes

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 …

Tags:Consoles| Game Playing| PlayStation| sony| Virtual Reality

Vewd and AirConsole bring casual gaming to the TV

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Vewd and AirConsole, a cloud-based video gaming console, announced a deal to integrate the console into the Vewd Android- and Linux-based platforms for pay TV, smart TVs and n-vehicle infotainment systems. …

Tags:Cloud Gaming| Consoles| Smart TV

Links Week Ending 15th April 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are (quite!) a few from the second part of this week. If you are interested in the …

Tags:3D software| Awards| Cinema| Consoles| Desktop Monitors| Digital Signage| Game Playing| GPUs| ISE 2022| LG Electronics (LGE)| MMD (AOC Philips)| Outdoor Displays| Samsung| Smart TV| TCL| TVs (TV Sets)

HEMIX Home Electronics Market Index Q1-4/2021

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The GFU in Germany said that the Home Electronics Market Index (HEMIX) grew last year as the value of the market in Germany grew by 3% to more than €49 billion …

Tags:CE (Consumer Electronics) Data| Consoles| Germany| Market Data| Smartphones| TVs (TV Sets)

AyaNeo Next Pricing Announced, Starts at $1,285 for Early Birds

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Tom’s Hardware reported on a new Indiegogo project for a hand-held gaming PC called the AyaNeo Next/Pro. Although Tom’s likes the AMD Ryzen 7 5800U and Radeon RX Vega 8 GPU, …

Tags:Consoles| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Game Playing| Handhelds| PCs

Analyst: Are the console wars over?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Market researcher Dataxis released its estimates of console sales by Sony and Microsoft in the ‘console wars’, with the result (17 million for Sony, 12 million for Microsoft) suggesting that Sony …

Tags:Consoles| Market Data

Smart TV Viewing Time Surges, Dongles Decline

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Protocol Entertainment reported data from Conviva that showed that we have reached a tipping point in the use of streaming dongles. Global viewing using dongles declined by 2% in the year …

Tags:Android| Apple| Consoles| Market Data| Roku| Smart TV| Streaming Video

Nintendo Switch Passes 100 Million Sales

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Nintendo said that it had sold 100 million of its Switch gaming console by the end of 2021 since it was released in 2017, and has now sold more than the …

Tags:Consoles| Financial Data| Nintendo| PlayStation

Links Week Ending 17th December 2021

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the second part of this week. It’s Awkward Being a Woman in the …

Tags:Acer| Apple| audio| Batteries| Consoles| Desktop Monitors| Digital Signage| Germany| Kiosks| Market Data| Mediatek| MiniLED| Outdoor Displays| Semiconductor Market| The Metaverse| TVs (TV Sets)| Vestel| Virtual Reality| Wearable Market