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New Tech Promises Live VR QoE

by Bob Raikes

NBC did a lot of work to cover the Olympics, including support for VR viewing. However, those that tried the technology seem to have been widely unimpressed, although the slow pace of curling seemed …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Tiled Displays| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Wearable Technology Show More Interesting than Expected!

by Bob Raikes

The Wearable Technology Show took place at London’s Excel Centre and also included AR & VR topics which it labelled as the AVR360 Show, although it was effectively just a few of the booths …

Varjo and Socionext Collaborate

by Bob Raikes

In digging out a story about a new 8K media server to be shown by Socionext for LDM, we found an interesting report that the company is working with Varjo of Finland which is …

Oculus Improving Go Rendering

by Bob Raikes

More details are appearing on the Oculus Go, a standalone mobile VR headset that is being developed, after Oculus spoke at the GDC. The headset will have a single 2560 x 1440 LCD display …

HTC Announces Global Launch for Vive Focus Standalone Headset

by Andrew Fenn

HTC has announced that its standalone VR headset, the Vive Focus, will launch globally later this year, following its launch in China at the end of 2017. The company claims that Vive Focus is …

Tags:AR/VR| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 11

HTC Releases Vive Pricing

by Bob Raikes

HTC Vive announced that the HTC Vive Pro Head Mounted Display (HMD) will be available for $799 with global pre-orders starting now. The company also announced a $100 price reduction for the current Vive …

Tags:HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Virtual Reality

IDC: Demand for AR/VR Headsets Expected to Rebound in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide shipments for AR and VR headsets will grow to 68.9 million units in 2022 with a five-year CAGR of 52.5%, according to the latest forecast from the IDC. Despite the weakness the market …

Lenovo Confirms Release Date and Pricing for Mirage Solo VR Headset

by Andrew Fenn

Lenovo’s Mirage Solo standalone VR headset will launch on May 5th, priced at $400, it has been announced. The device incorporates a single 2560 x 1440 resolution display, a viewing angle of 110° and …

Tags:AR/VR| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 11

The Biggest VR Display?

by Bob Raikes

This was one of those weeks when there wasn’t a lot of news that was suitable for the front page. Still, we found plenty to talk about. I had hoped to get the report …

Lionsgate VR Theme Parks Opening in China and South Korea

by Andrew Fenn

Lionsgate will open a 22,000 m² indoor VR theme park in Hengqin, China next year, in collaboration with Thinkwell Group. The park, called Lionsgate Entertainment World, will feature rides based on popular movies, including …

Tags:AR/VR| Location-based Entertainment (LBE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 11

mk2 is Commercialising Location-Based VR Equipment

by Andrew Fenn

French cinema company, mk2, has debuted its VR plug-and-play solution for professionals, the VR Pod. The announcement comes one year after the opening of mk2 VR in Europe (Europe’s Largest VR Facility is in …

Lenovo Mirage Solo Launch Set

by Bob Raikes

The Lenovo Mirage standalone VR headset that was launched at CES (Lenovo Maintains Innovation at CES) is now available for pre-order at $399.99 and will start to ship immediately after the Google I/O conference …

Tags:AR/VR| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 10