Vol 23 – Issue 26 – Page 5

Greenberg Leaves Hiperwall

by Tom Allen

Jeff Greenberg has resigned as president and CEO of video wall software company Hiperwall. Greenberg worked in the AV field for more than 10 years, with roles at Toshiba, Compaq and Canon. Tom Scott …

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MWC Shanghai Reaches New Record

by Tom Allen

The GSMA says that more than 53,000 people – from 104 countries and territories – attended MWC Shanghai this year, which was held from the 29th June to the 1st July. Almost 550 exhibitors …

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Sony Appoints Zim to New SVP VR Position

by Tom Allen

Sony Pictures Motion Group has appointed Jake Zim as SVP for virtual reality – a newly-created position. Zim will be responsible for building a range of narrative VR content for Sony. He will work …

Eutelsat Broadcasts Football in UHD

by Tom Allen

Eutelsat has begun to broadcast the final seven matches of the UEFA European football tournament in UltraHD. Several partners are showing the matches, including Rai in Italy, which is using V-Nova’s Perseus codec. The …

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 26

by Tom Allen

AMD has launched its RX 480 graphics card, designed to make VR more affordable (AMD Dramatically Lowers VR Cost). Prices start at $250. Everdisplay’s 1.4″ AMOLED display at CES Asia. Photo: Chris ChinnockThe small …

Starbreeze Bolsters Patent Portfolio with ePawn

by Tom Allen

Starbreeze, which recently began working with Acer (Acer Invests in Starwood and StarVR HMD), has expanded its business by acquiring AR company ePawn, for $1.65 million. ePawn uses NFC technology in ‘toys-to-life’ applications. One …

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Huawei Plans VR Launch

by Tom Allen

Huawei, which signed up to Google Daydream as a hardware partner (Google Sets Specs for New VR Platform) in May, will launch a VR HMD this month, according to Asian sources. The company has …

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LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 26

by Tom Allen

AMD has launched its RX 480 graphics card, which is designed to make VR more affordable (AMD Dramatically Lowers VR Cost). Prices start at $250. NEC has launched four new OPS players with sixth-generation …

Rumour Claims UHD for Next Surface

by Tom Allen

Rumours are circulating about the supposed Microsoft Surface Pro 5 tablet, suggesting an optional UltraHD display. The tablet will be launched in spring next year, according to rumours, with Intel’s seventh-generation (Kaby Lake) processors.

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Xbox One S Will Upscale Existing Games

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has said that the Xbox One S (Microsoft Rises to Challenge of UHD & HDR Gaming) will upscale existing games to UltraHD, using a new AMD SoC. Xbox executive Mike Ybarra confirmed the …

Nintendo Researching AR/VR Without Committing To Anything

by Norbert Hildebrand

In their recent shareholder meeting the Nintendo management was asked about their plans for AR, VR and Mixed Reality technology. The answers were relatively vague. It seems that, for now, the upcoming Nintendo game …

Google Brings Web to VR

by Tom Allen

The latest builds of Google Chrome Beta and Google Chrome Dev on Android show that Google is working to bring virtual reality to the web. Chrome Beta now contains a WebVR setting, which enables …