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Jaunt Unveils Custom PlayStation VR App in Time for the Holidays

by Isaac Oburu

Jaunt Inc., the industry leader in cinematic virtual reality (VR), today announced the availability of its Jaunt VR App for the PlayStation®VR (PS VR) system. With the existing customer base of PlayStation®4 owners recently …

Tags:PlayStation| sony| Virtual Reality

Sony 100″ TV Now Available – at a price!

by Bob Raikes

Sony’s Z9D top of the range TVs were announced back in July, but the 100″ was not available, nor was pricing available. However, the set is now being advertised as becoming available, initially in …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| sony| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 23 - Issue 51

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Amazon Prime Now on Android TVs

by Bob Raikes

Amazon has added the Sony Android TVs from 2015 and 2016 to the devices that are now supported by the latest version of its Prime Video app. (Amazon Prime Video Now Available in More …

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Smart TV| sony| Vol 23 - Issue 50

TV Panel Supply Shuffle Continues

by Milos Pavlovic

Following the split between Samsung’s TV business and Sharp’s panel business, (Sharp Shuns Samsung TV Panel Business), further re-alignments are reported from the supply chain. As well as the Hisense (Hisense Joins Samsung on …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Samsung Display| sony| Vol 23 - Issue 50

Android TV 6.0 Gets to Sony TVs

by Bob Raikes

Sony has started to rollout upgrades for its Android TVs from 2015 and 2016 to Android 6.01 (Marshmallow). The roll out has already started in the US and Asia, with timing unclear on Europe …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| sony| Vol 23 - Issue 49

Sony to Launch Haptic-Projection Experience

by Chris Chinnock

If a ‘haptic-projection experience’ sounds new and a little different, it is. But that is what Sony focused on at the recent CineAsia event. The idea is similar to some of the VR experiences …

Tags:CineAsia 2016| Haptics| Large Display Monitor| sony| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 49

GVRA – Industry Association to Support VR

by Norbert Hildebrand

GVRA, the Global Virtual Reality Association, was formed by industry leaders in the VR field to “promote the responsible development and adoption of virtual reality globally”. So far the association includes Acer, HTC, Facebook …

Tags:Acer| | Google| GVRA| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| sony| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 49

Sony Has Sold 50 Million PS4 Consoles

by Bob Raikes

Sony has reached a milestone by selling 50 million units of its PS4 console. Around 10 million have been sold in the last six months or so, after a refresh. (Sony’s PlayStation “Pro” Adds …

Tags:Consoles| Large Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| Vol 23 - Issue 49

Manchester Metropolitan University Picks Sony Projectors

by Bob Raikes

Sony said that Manchester Metropolitan University, one of the largest campus-based universities in the UK, and which has over 600 technology-equipped rooms, including lecture theatres, IT labs, smaller classrooms and meeting rooms, is undergoing …

Tags:Back Panel| Education| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| LCD Projectors (3LCD)| sony| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 49

01Consulting Sees Sony as the Early Winner in the VR Race

by Norbert Hildebrand

According to 01Consulting (01), Sony is the early winner in the VR race. In their latest market study 01 researched the sales of the top 30 VR suppliers, which includes hardware, software and content …

Tags:| HTC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 48

SJU Talks Up Sony L/P Projectors

by Bob Raikes

Sony said that St John’s University in New York City in the US has switched to laser phosphor projectors supplied by and with Whitlock. The college highlighted resolution and the size and accuracy of …

Tags:Back Panel| Education| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| sony| Vol 23 - Issue 48