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Siggraph 2018 Show Floor Roundup

by Bob Raikes

Christie had no new products at the show but had a number of demos of projection mapping, its video over IP technology and one in particular that caught our attention. The company has a …

Tags:Autostereo 3D| Codecs| Google| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Projectors| Siggraph 2018| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 32

Verizon Collaborates with Apple, Google for 5G service

by Bob Raikes

Verizon has reached deals with Google and Apple for the deployment of its 5G residential service in four markets: Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles and Sacramento, Calif. Sources say that new subscribers will receive either …

Tags:Apple| Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| Verizon| Vol 25 - Issue 31

Chromebooks May Soon Support Windows 10

by Bob Raikes

Earlier this year, Google said that it was working to allow the support of an alternative OS alongside Chrome OS. This caused some confusion as some had already run Linux distributions and Chrome OS …

Tags:Chrome| Google| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 31| Windows

Google Releases ARCore Version 1.4

by Andrew Fenn

Google has released version 1.4 of its ARCore augmented reality toolkit, extending support to new devices from Huawei, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Vivo, and Xiaomi, and bringing new features including passthrough camera auto-focus support, faster …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 30

Daydream View Headset Heavily Discounted at Verizon

by Andrew Fenn

A few months on from the release of Lenovo’s Mirage Solo standalone headset running on Google’s Daydream VR platform, Daydream View is being heavily discounted as companies seemingly wind their stocks down. When we …

Tags:AR/VR| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 30

Google Hires Sony VR Specialist Richard Marks

by Andrew Fenn

Google has fuelled the fire of supposition that it may be planning to enter the gaming sector, with the appointment of Sony’s Richard Marks, head of the company’s Magic Lab team and a senior …

Tags:AR/VR| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 30

Google Launches Chrome Browser for Daydream Headsets

by Andrew Fenn

A recent update to Google Chrome for Android has added fully featured support for Daydream VR headsets, including Lenovo’s Mirage Solo device. The app incorporates voice search capabilities, bookmarks and private browsing, otherwise known …

Tags:AR/VR| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Lenovo Ships First Google Assistant Smart Display

by Bob Raikes

We reported on Lenovo’s Google Assistant-based smart display at CES (details in Lenovo Maintains Innovation at CES) that are intended to compete with the Amazon Echo Show. There are two models (10.1″ 1920 x …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 29

YouTube VR App Coming to Gear VR with Co-Viewing Feature

by Andrew Fenn

Google has announced that the YouTube VR app will come to Samsung Gear VR soon, alongside “Watch Together”, a new co-viewing feature, where up to four app users can chat and watch content together …

Tags:AR/VR| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Google Fined Over $5 Billion in Smartphone Search Investigation

by Andrew Fenn

Google has been fined €4.34 billion ($5.06 billion) by the European Commission, which alleges that the company used its Android smartphone operating system to ensure that its search engine remained ahead of its competitors. …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Monopolies (Anti Trust)| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Dish Network Announces Google Assistant Integration

by Andrew Fenn

Dish Network has announced the integration of Google Assistant into its Hopper, Hopper Duo, Joey or Wally device range. Users can control their TV using their voice when paired with an Assistant device like …

Tags:Dish Network| Google| Large Display Monitor| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 27

Sony

Google Assistant comes to Sony Bravia TVs in UK

by Bob Raikes

Sony Europe has said that some of its 2018 TVs (AF8, XF90, XF85, XF80, XF75 series) will have support for Google Assistant. The UK will be the first country to get the technology, with …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| sony| UK (United Kingdom)| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 24