Vol 23 – Issue 10 – Page 5

Gaming Hardware Will Grow This Year

by Tom Allen

The value of the worldwide market for gaming hardware will pass $140 billion in 2019, according to a Jon Peddie Research presentation made at the Game Developer Conference 2016. After shrinking slightly in 2015 …

700MHz Discussion is Ongoing Across Europee

by Tom Allen

UK regulator Ofcom has described plans to clear DTT services out of the 700MHz spectrum by Q2 in 2020. Two documents are available: ‘Maximising the benefits of 700MHz clearance’ (http://tinyurl.com/z3s97zq) and ‘Management of transitional …

MovieSwap Brings DVDs to 2st Century

by Tom Allen

MovieSwap is a French start-up that aims to make use of the world’s existing stock of DVDs – around 25 billion, to date. The company has launched (and successfully funded) a Kickstarter campaign to …

Tags:DVD| France| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Video| Vol 23 - Issue 10

Analogix Responsible for Acer’s Jade Primo Docking

by Tom Allen

We have seen Acer’s Display Dock and Jade Primo working together several times: first at IFA 2015 (Acer Looks to Gamers, Chromebooks and “PC Phone”), and most recently at MWC and CeBIT. The Dock …

MWAA Chooses Clear Channel

by Tom Allen

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) has awarded an eight-year contract with a two-year option to Clear Channel Airports, covering Washington Dulles International (IAD) and Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) airports. CCA will supply …

PCs Will ‘Eventually’ Stabilise, Says IDC

by Tom Allen

IDC continues to predict the ‘eventual stabilisation’ of the global PC market, with easing competition from other devices; Windows 10 and upgrades to new models boosting demand; and improving economic conditions. However, the decline …

Exertis and Hitachi Join Forces

by Tom Allen

Exertis has partnered with Hitachi in the UK to distribute the company’s DLP and 3LCD projectors.

Win an OLED TV From LG

by Tom Allen

LG and Invidis of Germany are giving away a 55″ curved OLED TV: specifically the brand new 55EG9109. Participation in the raffle is free, but only open to residents of Germany and Austria. To …

BenQ Reshuffles UK Team

by Tom Allen

BenQ has announced four new appointments in its UK team. The first is Royce Lye, who will take on the role of general manager for the UK and Ireland. Lye has been with the …

Samsung is Putting its Bets on Foldable Phones

by Tom Allen

Samsung Display has been showing prototype foldable displays for many years – looking at our archives, we saw a very early version at SID 2008 (Display Monitor Vol 15 No 22). In November 2014 …

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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 …