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US PC Shipments Decline, Tablet Market Growth Stalls

by Emory Kale

PC shipments in the US experienced a significant decline in Q4 2022, with a 23% drop year on year to 16.1 million units. This decrease in demand has been attributed to high inflation and …

Tags:Apple| Microsoft| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Samsung| tablets| TCL

How the US Military Could Save AR From Itself

by Omid Rahmat

In 2018, Microsoft won a $479 million deal to develop a prototype headset based on HoloLens for the US Army. The military believes that AR can provide soldiers with a visual advantage, similar to …

Tags:AR Glasses| Hololens| Microsoft

Eye Lasers vs. Giant Mirrors: The Funky Face-Off in AR and China’s Ambitions

by Jon Peddie

Augmented reality (AR), like virtual reality (VR), is divided into two main segments: consumer and commercial. Consumer AR glasses resemble normal spectacles and are inconspicuous. Commercial AR, which includes medical, scientific, industrial, enterprise, and …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Head Up Displays HUDs| meta| Microsoft| VR

Kansai Wins Lumiere Award for 8K

by Artem Alekseenko

The Advanced Imaging Society’s Lumiere Awards awarded 23 statuettes for distinguished creative and technical achievement during its thirteenth annual awards ceremony today at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The theme for this year’s show is …

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Pushing OLED Tablets

by Omid Rahmat

Samsung, Lenovo, Asus, Microsoft, and Huawei have delivered, and been open about OLED tablets for a while and this seems a good time to remind everyone about that because Apple – yes, it again …

Tags:Apple| Asus| Huawei| Microsoft| OLED| Samsung| tablets

Microsoft Surface Pro 9 with high iFixit score

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say iFixit had a look at a couple of devices recently.  The Meta Quest Pro (the take apart used 146 screws!) which looks so complex that it may be unrepairable although it …

Tags:| Microsoft| Repair| tablets| Virtual Reality

Microsoft Surface Studio 2+: all-in-one PC with touch

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Microsoft has a new Surface Studio 2+ All-in-one PC which has a 3:2 aspect ratio 28″ IPS LCD with resolution of 4500 x 3000 (193ppi). Output is 500 cd/m² and contrast is …

Tags:All-in-ones (AIOs)| Microsoft| PCs| Touch

Microsoft Hololens Progress Reviewed

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The WSJ looked at the history of the development of Microsoft’s Hololens project. The paper said that more than 100 members of staff have left the team (which has been over …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Microsoft| Mixed Reality

HP to Exit VR Hardware?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say UploadVR speculated that HP might have ended G2 production and be getting ready to exit the VR market. The thought was triggered by: A Reddit user claimed to have been told …

Tags:HP Inc| Microsoft| Mixed Reality| Virtual Reality

Microsoft Hololens causes US army nausea and headaches

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg reported that ‘more than 80%’ of US soldiers that used the IVAS customised Microsoft Hololens headset experienced “mission-affecting physical impairments” such as eye strain within three hours. The information was …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Military & Defence| USA

BenQ Adds Consumer & Business Optimised Projectors

by Bob Raikes

What They Say BenQ has recently launched a couple of new and different proectors. The first is the GV11, which is a light (970 gms – 2lbs 2oz) device designed for images up to …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Microsoft| VideoConferencing| Windows

Acer Unveils the World’s Lightest 16-inch OLED Laptop

by Artem Alekseenko

Acer introduced the Acer Swift Edge (SFA16-41), the world’s lightest 16-inch OLED laptop. Designed to help maximize the productivity and creativity demands of the present-day hybrid workforce, the 16-inch laptop is powered by AMD Ryzen™ PRO 6000 Series …

Tags:Acer| AMD| Microsoft| OLED Notebooks