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PlayStation Vita to be Discontinued in Japan Next Year

by Andrew Fenn

Sony’s PlayStation Vita handheld console will be officially discontinued in Japan next year. The company has also gone on the record to say that it currently has no plans to launch a new handheld …

Tags:Consoles| Mobile Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 36

Facebook Is Hiring More Augmented Reality Chip Engineers

by Andrew Fenn

Following recent hirings from companies including Google and Microsoft, Facebook has posted at least four additional job openings seeking embedded software, digital design and silicon prototyping and emulation engineers to help develop custom chips …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Facebook/Meta| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 36

Walmart Expands VR Training Programme After Summer Trial

by Andrew Fenn

Walmart will officially launch its VR training programme next month, having ordered 17,000 Oculus Go headsets, which it will distribute to its stores across the US. Staff will use the hardware to studycustomer service …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Training| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 36

Vuzix Announces Waveguide HMD Partnership

by Andrew Fenn

Vuzix, a supplier of smart glasses, AR technology and products for the consumer and enterprise markets, has signed an agreement with a new global tier-1 aerospace firm to build a customised commercial avionics waveguide-based …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| R&D (Research & Development)| Vol 25 - Issue 37| Vuzix

UEFA Announces Development of OTT Streaming Platform

by Andrew Fenn

UEFA, the administrative body behind Champions League and Europa League, has announced it is developing its own streaming service. Marketing director of football’s European governing body, Guy-Laurent Epstein, made the announcement in an interview …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 25 - Issue 37

IHS Markit: AMOLED Panel-Makers Look to Automotive Sector

by Andrew Fenn

According to a new IHS Market blog written by senior director of display technology David Hsieh, makers of AMOLED panels are setting their sights on the automotive space to serve up better display performance …

IDC: AR Headset Prevalence is Still a Few Years Out

by Andrew Fenn

Global shipments of standalone and tethered AR and VR headsets are expected to total 4.2 million units in 2018, up 31% from 2017. Looking ahead to 2022, shipments for these headsets is expected to …

Digital TV Research: Global OTT Revenues to Reach $129 Billion

by Andrew Fenn

Global online TV episode and movie revenues will reach $129 billion in 2023, more than double the $53 billion recorded in 2017. About $16 billion will be added in 2018 alone, according to a …

LG to Announce V35 ThinQ Successor Next Month

by Andrew Fenn

LG will officially launch its next flagship smartphone at an event in New York on October 3rd. The V40 ThinQ is the successor to the V35, which launched in June. According to GSMArena, it …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 36

Fraunhofer Develops OLED on Silicon for VR Headsets

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Fraunhofer Institute for Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP announced in a press release the development of an OLED micro display with frame rates of 120Hz. The device is aimed at VR …

Vuzix Announces Partnership with OnCore Golf

by Andrew Fenn

Vuzix, a supplier of smart glasses, AR technology and products for the consumer and enterprise markets, is partnering with OnCore Golf to deliver new AR-enhanced experiences for golfers using Vuzix Blade smart glasses. Vuzix …

Samsung Launches Galaxy A7 with Triple-Lens Primary Camera

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has launched its new Galaxy A7 smartphone. The device features a 6″ Super AMOLED display, with a resolution of 1080 × 2220, 441ppi and a 18.5:9 aspect ratio. It runs Android 8, powered …

Tags:AMOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 36