Vol 23 – Issue 49 – Page 3

Pokemon Effect is Short-Lived

by Bob Raikes

We reported at the end of October that researchers had found that the Pokemon Go craze had encouraged more movement and excercise (And finally… Pokemon Go Makes You Healthier!). Sadly, the effect has been …

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BBC Adds Oculus as Platform

by Bob Raikes

The BBC has put a programme, “We Wait”, an animate film about the dangerous boat journey from Turkey to Greece made by migrants, on the Oculus store so that it can be viewed on …

Amazon Prime Video Now Available in More Than 200 Countries and Territories Around the World

by Bob Raikes

Amazon has now made its Prime Video service available in 200 countries and territories around the world, either free as part of its Prime service, or for €2.99 (or $2.99) in most of the …

S[quadrat] Plans for ISE

by Bob Raikes

S[quadrat] will show its LED walls with pitches from 1.2mm upwards. There will be a highlight of a Sky SI[1.9 SMD] NT V4 LED display integrated into a wall. There will also be a …

Beamr Imaging Gets Investment

by Bob Raikes

Video optimisation specialist, Beamr Imaging Ltd, has received $4 million in funding from Verizon Ventures. The money will be used to develop improved network performance and and video quality. Analyst Comment Verizon has an …

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HEVC Advance Drops Some Royalties

by Bob Raikes

HEVC Advance, which is a licence pool of patents for H.265, said that it will not “seek a license or royalties on HEVC functionality implemented in application layer software downloaded to mobile devices or …

Digital Projection Used in Basilica

by Bob Raikes

Digital Projection Inc said that its Titan Quad 2000 projector is being used in the St John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, USA. The site attracts 18 million visitors per year and a …

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Zytronic Formalises Antimicrobial Gorilla Glass Release

by Bob Raikes

We reported on the adoption by touch screen maker Zytronic of Corning’s Antimicrobial Gorilla Glass in our Electronica report and now the company has formally announced it. (Zytronics Wins PCI Approval for Touch). The …

VESA Has Test Spec for USB Type-C with DisplayPort Alt Mode

by Bob Raikes

VESA said that it has completed its compliance test specification (CTS) for products incorporating the USB Type-C connector and the DisplayPort Alternate Mode (“Alt Mode”) standard. The new CTS documents allow VESA members to …

Intel Announces First Voke VR Broadcast

by Bob Raikes

Intel said that the Voke VR platfrom will be used to show the work of designers at New York Fashion Week on virtual reality headsets. A live stream will be run on Intel Xeon …

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AMD Makes Big Claims for Zen-based CPUs

by Bob Raikes

AMD has announced at a ‘fan event’ new high performance CPUs based on its ‘Zen’ archicture and also revealed Ryzen as the new brand for Zen-based desktop and notebook processor families. AMD also gave …

ViewSonic LFDs are Smart

by Bob Raikes

ViewSonic in the US has released three new LFDs for 24/7 professional use in 43″, 49″ and 55″ sizes in its CDM series. Brightness is 450 cd/m² and the panels are based on IPS …

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