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Mobile World Round-Up Part 1

by Bob Raikes

We show some highlights from MWC – with Samsung, LG, Sony, Lenovo and Dell. More in our part 2 video. For details on these stories, subscribe to our newsletter at displaydaily.com

Optoma Working on VR

by Tom Allen

Jon Peddie’s Techwatch newsletter has covered a VR story that we missed at CES – but, as the product was only shown behind closed doors, we don’t feel too bad about it. Image: TechwatchOptoma …

CeBIT Reseller Hall Round-Up

by Bob Raikes

Acer was on the API booth and was said that in monitors, it was currently a case of “Go bigger or go home”. It said that interest in 21:9 models is increasing and that …

Qualcomm’s SDK Simplifies VR Development

by Tom Allen

Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon VR SDK for its new Snapdragon 820 chips. Developers can use the SDK to access ‘advanced’ tools, which will simplify development of VR applications and raise power efficiency. The …

VR Takes Over GDC 2016

by Tom Allen

The Game Developers’ Conference took place in San Francisco this month. With the advances in virtual reality, this event is becoming ever more relevant to display makers. AMD estimates that it has an 83% …

Oculus Starts Integrating VR into Social Apps

by Norbert Hildebrand

After the Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey was somewhat pessimistic about the integration of social apps and virtual reality (Facebook, Oculus and the Future of VR), corporate reality has already caught up with Oculus. This …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Social Media| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 10

VR Comes with an Age Restriction

by Norbert Hildebrand

In a recent interview with Re/Code, Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe spoke about the age restriction they are putting on their VR headsets. The firm suggests usage of its headsets only for children of 13 …

Naughty America Invites You to Experience Virtual Reality Adult Entertainment During South by Southwest

by Isaac Oburu

Naughty America, one of the largest US producers of adult video and the industry’s leading technology innovator, will introduce virtual reality (VR) adult entertainment to the general public during South by Southwest, March 12th, …

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Will Gaming Outsell Pornography for VR?

by Tom Allen

It is a maxim that ‘porn drives technology’ – one that we have referenced ourselves a number of times. Demand for pornography helped to driver consumer adoption of the internet, and the genre was …

Tags:Game Playing| Video Editing & Production| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Olympics to be Broadcast in VR

by Tom Allen

The Olympic Broadcasting Service (OBS) has said that it will capture virtual reality footage at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The footage will be both broadcast live and made available to download, although how …

Tags:Broadcast| Mobile Display Monitor| Olympics| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 09

German Scientists Suggest Code of Conduct for Virtual Reality

by Norbert Hildebrand

vnorb When a new technology gets developed, some of the consequences of such technology are always up for debate and often enable very and unexpected different applications. Just think of nuclear power versus nuclear …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| technology| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 09

Amazon Extends Video to VR

by Tom Allen

A job advert, posted on US recruitment site Glassdoor, has show that Amazon is looking to add a VR experience to Amazon Video. The company is searching for a senior software development manager, to …