Microsoft – Page 3 – Display Daily

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

Links Week Ending 30th September 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 end of this week. There are a lot again as I was …

US military set to get first delivery from $22 billion Microsoft HoloLens deal

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg reported that the US army is taking delivery of the first batch of the IVAS Hololens-based headsets. Assistant Secretary for Acquisition Douglas Bush has “cleared the Army to begin accepting” …

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

Vuzix landed a deal with L3Harris Technologies – IVAS Funding Cut

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We published a press release from Vuzix about a deal to develop an optics engine for an HMD with L3Harris Technologies (Vuzix Enters Into An Agreement With L3Harris Technologies To Develop …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Microsoft| Military & Defence| Sports and Stadiums

Wider Still & Wider…

by Bob Raikes

In yesterday’s Display Daily, I mentioned that the Invidis Yearbook had alerted me to an interesting development by Microsoft. The firm has included a new arrangement for Teams displays called Front Row that is …

Tags:Aspect Ratios| Interactive Displays| LCD Panels| Microsoft

Netflix to partner with Microsoft on new ad supported subscription plan

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Netflix put an end to speculation when it said that it would work with Microsoft to develop a new tier of subscription that is supported by advertising. The firm highlighted Microsoft’s …

Tags:AVOD| Microsoft| Netflix| Streaming Video

Microsoft Says Hololens Reached A Huge Milestone for Military

by Bob Raikes

What They Say After last week’s talk of problems with the Microsoft Hololens and its challenges in the big defence contract that it has in the US, VR Times reports Microsoft chief AI and …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Military & Defence

Xbox app to launch on Samsung Smart TVs in June, but only 2022 models

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Samsung will launch a new Microsoft Xbox application to stream 100 games on its 2022 SmartTVs at the end of June and only in some countries. Sets must be running Tizen …

Tags:Cloud Gaming| Microsoft| Samsung| Smart TV

HoloLens Teams are Reorganised

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Information’s Reality Check reports that HoloLens co-creator Alex Kipman is to depart from Microsoft after allegations of misconduct. The hardware teams will be absorbed by the “Windows + Devices” organization …

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

Links Week Starting 6th 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!) …