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‘Human-Centred VR’ Increases Training Effectiveness

by Tom Allen

At ITEC 2016 Federica Pallavicini – a researcher at the Università di Milano-Bicocca – gave a presentation on the use of virtual reality in the military. Rather than training, though, Pallavicini was concentrating on …

Tags:ITEC 2016| Military & Defence| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 23

Vixs Result 08/06/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Vixs reported Q1 2017 net loss of $3.1 million, up 79% YoY from $1.7 million. Turnover was $5.7 million, down 43% YoY from $9.9 million. Lower XConnex and XCode6400 sales pushed down turnover, directly …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| ViXS| Vol 23 - Issue 23

JCDecaux Shrugs Off LDN Delays

by Tom Allen

Despite a delay in the rollout of its London Digital Network (LDN) (JCDecaux Replaces Clear Channel in London), JCDecaux remains positive about its prospects in the UK capital. JCDecaux’s digital billboard business was up …

Tags:DOOH| JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 23

JCDecaux Begins SW London Expansion

by Tom Allen

The Putney Bridge Showcase is a new dual-screen LED installation by JCDecaux, in southwest London. This area of the capital is set to be a new focus for the company this year, as it …

Samsung Honours Bluewater

by Tom Allen

Samsung has presented Bluewater Technologies with a Samsung Smart Signage Award at Infocomm 2016, recognising the company as a Platinum Partner of the Year. The award is given to those Samsung partners who have …

A La Carte TV Reaches Netherlands With T-Mobile

by Tom Allen

T-Mobile has launched an a la carte OTT service, Knippr, in the Netherlands, following a trial. The service can be taken without any other T-Mobile subscription and costs €11 per month at base; this …

Tags:Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| Netherlands| OTT Video| Vol 23 - Issue 23

Apple Focuses on Software at WWDC

by Tom Allen

Apple’s WWDC keynote, held on the 13th June, introduced many announcements aimed at bringing Apple devices closer together. Sadly, though, there was little in terms of display news – the event really focused on …

Microsoft Rises to Challenge of UHD & HDR Gaming

by Tom Allen

At E3 2016, Microsoft revealed the expected new Xbox console, as well as discussing an interesting move that might actually give it an edge in the console market, where it has struggled to compete …

Asus Cuts Revenue Forecast

by Tom Allen

Asus’ net consolidated revenues rose 9.5% MoM but fell 5.4% YoY in May, to NT$31.9 billion ($983.1 million). In the first five months of the year, Asus generated NT$180.2 billion ($5.6 billion), up 0.9% …

Latest Research Suggests 3D can Enhance the Learning Process

by Arthur Berman

The amount of knowledge is growing at an ever increasing rate. It follows that the amount of information and understanding that a person needs to live and work effectively is growing at a correspondingly …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Education| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 23

Sharp Not Punished for ‘LED TV’ Marketing

by Tom Allen

Sharp has been cleared of Consumer Class Action A lawsuit in the USA, after a judge upheld a motion-to-dismiss ruling, made in September last year, in a case from 2014. The report comes from …

Force-Sensing Touch Through Zytronic

by Tom Allen

Zytronic has added force-sensing touch to its touch sensors, so that they can distinguish between hard and soft touches. The approach is based on the measurement of the surface area of the touch point, …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Pcap (Procap)| Touch| Vol 23 - Issue 23