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Oculus VR: Roomscale Tracking is ‘Not Necessary’

by Tom Allen

Jason Rubin, head of content at Oculus VR, said that ‘roomscale’ (360°) tracking (like that supported by the HTC Vive) may not be necessary for VR. Oculus has so far focused on front-facing VR …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 33

The PowerClaw Will Burn You Up

by Tom Allen

The PowerClaw is a set of haptic gloves that promise to make users feel not just touches, but wider sensations in virtual reality. Having recently launched an IndieGogo campaign, a prototype version was at …

Robust Panels from Innolux at Touch Taiwan

by Tom Allen

As well as the mid-size panels that we covered last week, Innolux has shared news about the automotive displays that it is showing at Touch Taiwan (24th-26th August), which are designed for the Internet …

Pierga Takes Exertis in France

by Tom Allen

Exertis has appointed Fabrice Pierga as its new country director in France. Pierga will manage all of Exertis’s operations in France aside from Exertis CUC, which handles cables and connectors. Pierga was CEO of …

Lenovo Result 18/08/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Lenovo reported Q2 2016 net profit of $173 million, up 64% YoY. Turnover was $10.1 billion, down 6% YoY. Improvement in net profit was credited to cost cutting measures. Smartphone revenue was flat at …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 33

AOC Enters HMD Market – Quietly

by Tom Allen

AOC has shown off a new VR headset at Gamescom in Cologne. Stefan Sommer, director of marketing and business management EMEA, said that the entry into the HMD market is a “natural step” for …

Customisable Monitors From Touch International

by Tom Allen

The OFM-Series of open frame touchscreen monitors, from Touch International, features procap touch, steel frames and are customisable for multiple applications. The 10.1″ and 12.1″ displays are optically-bonded as standard. Options include higher brightness …

Tags:Industrial Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 33

ZTE Readies Products for IFA

by Tom Allen

ZTE will launch new Nubia smartphones just before IFA this year. Nubia co-founder Felix Fu will speak at an event at the Humboldt Carré on Behrenstraße, Berlin, on the 31st August. Nubia will be …

Digital Signage on the “S” Curve

by Bob Raikes

We’re heading towards the end of the quiet summer period, now, and my inbox is filling up with requests for meetings at IBC and IFA – mostly at IBC as there is a much …

V-Nova Brings Perseus to IBC

by Tom Allen

V-Nova has announced that its Perseus compression software will be demonstrated at IBC 2016 in Amsterdam (stand 14.K17). These will include mobile VoD platforms; live 1920 x 1980 sports over mobile at sub-1.5Mbps; IPTV …

Wisechip Promises Transparent PMOLED in 2016

by Tom Allen

Wisechip has said that it will show flexible (40-60mm bend radius) and transparent PMOLEDs at Touch Taiwan. Mass production will begin this year. Image: OLED-Info

The Dragon is Awake: Chinese Dominate Mobile Phone Rankings

by Tom Allen

Although smartphone sales are slowing, they still grew 4.3% YoY in Q2’16, to 344 million units, says Gartner in its recent report on the mobile phone market. Total mobile phone sales, including featurephones, were …