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Links mid-Week Week Ending 3rd 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 middle and end of this week. Samsung Display to fully exit from …

Tags:Apple| Asus| Desktop Monitors| HP Inc| LCD Fabs| Location-based Entertainment (LBE)| Microsoft| Netflix| Russia| Samsung| Samsung Display| Streaming Dongles| TVs (TV Sets)| Virtual Reality| Xiaomi

‘Xbox Everywhere’ initiative Planned Including Streaming Dongle

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say Last week, Protocol Entertainment reported that Microsoft is using the phrase ‘XBox Everywhere’ and that the Game Pass subscription service will spread from the console to the PC and eventually ‘every …

Tags:Cloud Gaming| Game Playing| Microsoft| Streaming Dongles

Hololens IVAS System Future Still Unclear

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We previously reported on delays to the implementation of the US military’s plan for the use of IVAS, based on Microsoft’s Hololens, (IVAS US Defence Development Struggling? and US Army Delays …

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

Links Week Starting 4th April 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. iiyama G2450HSU: New VA display with FreeSync …

Tags:Android| Asus| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Iiyama| Microsoft| Philips| Pricing| Russia| TPV (TP Vision)| Ukraine| Virtual Reality

Sensel says your laptop might come with a haptic touchpad.

by Bob Raikes

What They Say An article in ‘Digital Trends’ highlighted how Sensel is working to create haptic solutions for notebook touchpads. Although notebook makers are interested in having such a feature, it can be expensive …

Tags:Haptics| Microsoft| Notebooks| Touch

IVAS US Defence Development Struggling?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Information’s Reality Check reported that Microsoft is “expecting negative feedback from the customer” in its development of a headset, known as IVAS and based on the HoloLens. The article suggested …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Military & Defence

Android 12L will come to Samsung, Lenovo, and Microsoft devices

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Verge reports that Samsung, Lenovo, and Microsoft are the first device manufacturers to commit to shipping Android 12L, the new version of Android designed to be better optimized for tablets …

Tags:Android| Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| Lenovo| Microsoft| Operating Systems| Samsung

 Microsoft’s AR hardware Plans Said to be ‘in Disarray’

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Business Insider reported that Microsoft’s developments in mixed reality is a “mess, where confusion, rivalries, and canceled projects have roiled the company’s metaverse strategy”. The site said that in an interview …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Samsung

US Army incorporates augmented reality goggles into combat vehicles

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The US army said that it is working on including AR and sensors into its vehicle platforms to provide situational awareness using the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, or IVAS. The goggle-based …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Military & Defence

Microsoft & Qualcomm Collaborate on Lighter AR – Snap Buys Compound

by Bob Raikes

What They Say At CES, Qualcomm’s Cristiano Amon said that the firm is working with Microsoft to develop a chip for “power efficient, lightweight” AR glasses. That follows on from comments last summer by …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mergers & Acquisitions| Microsoft| Qualcomm