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Google Planning UltraHD Wireless STBs

by Bob Raikes

Based on filings with the FCC, Google is planning a new wireless UltraHD STB using Wi-fi 802.11ac using the part number A4R-GFHD254. Details of the FCC filing, including photos, are confidential until early August …

Tags:4k| Google| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Google ‘Removes’ Headsets to Improve Shared Experience

by Bob Raikes

In a blog post, Google Research has pointed out that shared VR experiences are less compelling than they might be, because the face of the users are blocked by the use of headsets. Google …

Tags:AR/VR| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 07

Games better on Daydream than Gear VR?

by Bob Raikes

A review by Tom’s Hardware that explains that an air combat game, Bandit Six, runs better on a Daydream smartphone than on the Samsung Gear VR, up to now considered as probably the best …

Google Lifts DAP Restrictions

by Alan Spencer

Google has lifted the restrictions on developers wishing to develop apps for their Daydream VR platform. In order to keep the standards high, Google has issued a “Quality Requirements” guide. Developers can opt-in to …

Tags:AR/VR| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 04

TV OS, UI and Delivery News

by Chris Chinnock

The integration of third party Operating Systems (OS) into TV and bundling of content from a wide array of sources, picked up steam at CES 2017. The range of solutions seems to be consolidating …

BenQ Releases X12000 UHD/HLD Projector & Prepares for ISE

by Bob Raikes

BenQ has announced its first UltraHD DLP home cinema projector and claimed to be the first with DCI-P3 support, as it uses the Philips ColorSpark HLD LED technology. The projector produces 2,200 Ansi lumens …

Google Struggling in the UK for Pixel Warranty

by Bob Raikes

The BBC ran an interview with an unhappy customer in the UK that was unhappy that when the display for his Pixel smartphone was broken, Google’s options were only to ship the phone to …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 51| warranty

Daydream Wins More Content

by Bob Raikes

The Google Daydream platform has now got more content, with Nextflix VR, which has previously only been on Gear VR. HBO’s Now VR is also on the platform although we hear that both Netflix …

GVRA – Industry Association to Support VR

by Norbert Hildebrand

GVRA, the Global Virtual Reality Association, was formed by industry leaders in the VR field to “promote the responsible development and adoption of virtual reality globally”. So far the association includes Acer, HTC, Facebook …

Google Now Has UltraHD Movies

by Bob Raikes

Google has now added support for UltraHD content to its ‘Google Play Movies & TV’ for customers in the US and Canada at the moment, with other countries to follow shortly. Initially 125 titles …

Fake Cat News

by Matthew Brennesholtz

In a recent announcement, CatTronix Inc., a startup based in New York, has announced it is developing a user interface for computers that will make them more accessible to cats. “Why should cats be …

Google Reverts to Chromecast Brand

by Bob Raikes

Google has reverted to the ChromeCast branding for its HDMI OTT TV dongle after changing to Google Cast earlier this year. The Google Cast name is still being used for content aimed at developers.

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| Vol 23 - Issue 46