Vol 23 - Issue 03

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A New Glass-Type Product Under Development: MAD Glass

by Arthur Berman

Wearable glass type devices first appeared in the market several years ago. In a common configuration, the device is a monocle that is attached to one side of the frame of user worn glasses. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| SmartGlasses| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 03

AR / VR Developments

by Norbert Hildebrand

Microsoft announced their Room2Room project that ups the typical Skype call to a full blown projection experience in a room. As the successor to an earlier project called RoomAlive, it uses the Kinect system …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| VideoConferencing| Virtual Displays| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 03

Acer Integrates TeachSmart in Notebook

by Tom Allen

Acer expanded its TravelMate line with a new notebook called the B117: the first to support the company’s TeachSmart solution. TeachSmart will work in conjunction with an LED indicator on the the lid of …

Tags:Acer| BETT 2016| Education| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Rugged Displays| Vol 23 - Issue 03

AMD result 19/01/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

AMD reported net loss for Q4 2015 at $102 million, down 72% YoY from $364 million. Turnover for the period was $958 million, also down 23% YoY from $1.24 billion. For the full year …

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Smart Simplifies with “Classroom as a Service”

by Bob Raikes

First, we heard that the firm has made a significant new initiative in the way it offers its products and services to the market. New at the show is a special “Classroom as a …

Tags:BETT 2016| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smart Technologies Inc| Vol 23 - Issue 03

HP Updates Sprout for Professionals

by Milos Pavlovic

HP was in the area that was centred around the Intel booth (and also included Dell and Lenovo) and was showing software and clients and had news about the Sprout. The original Sprout product …

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Intel Result 18/01/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Intel reported Q4 net profit of $3.6 billion, while turnover for the period was $14.9 billion. For the full year 2015, net profit was $11.4 billion, down by $300 million YoY from $11.7 billion. …

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Casio Emphasises Reliability

by Tom Allen

A long-time proponent of solid-state lighting systems, Casio unveiled a new laser-LED hybrid projector at BETT. The Core XJ-V2 is an upgrade from the XJ-V1, which was launched at BETT 2015. The only difference, …

Tags:BETT 2016| Casio| Hybrid LED (Laser)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Projectors| Vol 23 - Issue 03

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 03

by Tom Allen

We missed Asus‘ announcement of new UltraHD gaming monitors at CES. Two models were previewed: the 24″ MG24UQ (IPS) and 28″ MG28UQ (1ms response time). Both support VESA’s Adaptive Sync technology. They also feature …

Tags:Asus| Christie| Desktop Monitors| Germany| Hisense| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Microsoft| Notebooks| OLED TVs| Pricing| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 03

And Finally – Vol 23 No 03

by Tom Allen

Apple spoofs are a long-running joke in the tech industry, but Above Average’s advert for the ‘iPhone D’ – “the iPhone for drunk assholes” – takes the cake. Drunk people can’t be trusted, so …

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