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Lenovo Criticised over Keyboards and Displays

by Bob Raikes

Reviewers at Tom’s Hardware have been disappointed by the range of different quality keyboard and display components that are seen on the Lenovo Carbon X1 notebook. The reviewer tried an early version, supplied by …

Google Glass Repurposed for Business Use with AI Capabilities

by Andrew Fenn

Google Glass is making a comeback. At a Google conference in San Francisco, United States, Israeli software firm Plataine demonstrated an app for the platform that provides voice-activated AI features for factory workers. For …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Google Glass| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 29

BBC Brings Live Restart to Smart TVs

by Andrew Fenn

The BBC in the UK has launched a live restart feature for most smart TVs manufactured from 2012 onwards. Now, when a user switches to a BBC channel part way through a programme, a …

New York Psychologist Using VR to Treat Eating Disorders

by Andrew Fenn

Following recent reports that VR is being used to cure acrophobia, more commonly known as a fear of heights, another therapeutic use case for VR has been highlighted by The Wall Street Journal, this …

Tags:AR/VR| Medical| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Lenovo Ships First Google Assistant Smart Display

by Bob Raikes

We reported on Lenovo’s Google Assistant-based smart display at CES (details in Lenovo Maintains Innovation at CES) that are intended to compete with the Amazon Echo Show. There are two models (10.1″ 1920 x …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Canon Says Demand for OLED Production Equipment is Weaker than Expected

by Andrew Fenn

Canon has released its earning results for the second quarter of 2018. According to Reuters, the company has reduced its overall profit outlook for the full year to ¥378.5 billion ($3.39 billion) from ¥404 …

Xiaomi Smartphone Sales in Taiwan Up 150% During 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

Digitimes reports that smartphone sales in Taiwan dropped down to 451,000 units in June 2018, from 520,000 in May and 490,000 in April. Citing data from PChome24h, the publication also revealed that, in spite …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Taiwan| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Digitimes: Chinese Smartphone Shipments Grew 20% Year-on-Year in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

Digitimes Research has released new data indicating that shipments of smartphones from China-based vendors increased by 20% year-on-year during the second quarter of 2018, up to 176 million units. The publication also surmises that …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 29

SES Updates on HD in Result Report

by Andrew Fenn

SES has announced its financial results for the first half of 2018. At the end of June 2018, SES was distributing 7,941 total TV channels globally, up 3% compared with the first half of …

Russian Gallery Allows Visitors to Become Artists with VR Technology

by Andrew Fenn

An art gallery in Moscow, Russia has enabled its visitors to step into the shoes of two 20th-century Russian artists, in collaboration with Dutch VR company VRTech Group. Wearing a head-mounted display, visitors can …

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

Samsung Teases Next Week’s Galaxy Note 9 Launch Event

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has teased the forthcoming reveal of its Galaxy Note 9 phablet, with a series of short videos highlighting the common struggles that smartphone users face every day, including short battery life, running out …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 29

VR on the Hype Curve

by Bob Raikes

Well, there was plenty of news over the last two weeks, so we have some solid issues for you, although there are few events at this time of year. One I will be attending …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 28