Vol 24 - Issue 01

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Sony VPL-VW550ES Reviewed

by Bob Raikes

I cannot tell a lie, I was very tempted and, in the end, I simply couldn’t resist. I’m only human… Sony’s UK PR department contacted me to see if I would be interested in …

Tags:Home Cinema| Large Display Monitor| sony| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 24 - Issue 01

BBC Captures New Year Fireworks in 360 Degree Video

by Bob Raikes

The BBC has experimented with broadcasting in 360º video with a recording of the New Year Fireworks in London. The video is below.

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| AR/VR| BBC| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 01

If Quantum Dots are So Good, Why do we Need Quantum Rods?

by Bob Raikes

Over this year, we’ve covered Quantum Dots a lot, and we’ve mentioned Quantum Rods (QRs) – but what is the interest in rods if dots have such advantages? Well, back in 2015, Merck acquired …

Tags:Merck| Quantum Dots| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Wireworld Makes HDMI 2.0 Cables Up to 20m

by Bob Raikes

Wireworld, which is said to be well-known for its flat cables, said that it has HDMI 2.0 cables using a new generation of active technology to support the full 18Gbps of HDMI 2.0 as …

Tags:HDMI| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 01

ALSO Offering Surface as a Service

by Isaac Oburu

ALSO has started to distribute Surface as a Service from Microsoft in the Netherlands. The company joins Ingram and Tech Data, who already do this.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Dell’s Wyse Now in Czech Rep.

by Isaac Oburu

Dell has appointed Arrow ECS to distribute Wyse thin client computing solutions in Czech Republic.

Tags:Dell| Large Display Monitor| Thin Clients| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Qualcomm

Good News and Bad News for Qualcomm

by Bob Raikes

In separate news stories, there was good news and bad news for Qualcomm over the holiday. on the bad news side the company got a fine of $865 million for ‘abuse of market dominance’ …

Tags:Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Monopolies (Anti Trust)| Qualcomm| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Oculus Acquires Eye Tribe

by Bob Raikes

Oculus, itself part of Facebook, has acquired Danish start-up, the Eye Tribe, which is a specialist in developing gaze technology and was originally targeting the use of gaze in mobile devices. Analyst Comment We …

Tags:Gaze Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Touch Supplier for OLED iPhone Identified

by Bob Raikes

We have seen reports in the Taiwanese press based on un-named ‘sources in the supply chain’ that Samsung Display will be the only supplier for AMOLEDs for Apple’s adoption of the technology. It identifies …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Peerless Claims 1sts for High Brightness Display

by Bob Raikes

Peerless AV has released details of the new products that it plans to show at ISE next month. The new 49″ Xtreme Outdoor Display features a 1500 cd/m² panel intended for outdoor environments and …

Tags:Display Mounts| High Brightness Displays| ISE 2017| Kiosks| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Peerless AV| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Nanosys to Show Color Volume Demo at CES 2017

by Chris Chinnock

To get a jump on our CES coverage, we decided to have a call with Jason Hartlove, CEO of quantum dot supplier, Nanosys, to learn more about their activities, what they will show at …

Tags:CES 2017| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Nanosys| Quantum Dots| Vol 24 - Issue 01

GPU Developments 2016: No real surprises, more of Moore’s law

by Bob Raikes

Our friends at Jon Peddie Research have released a white paper that summarises developments in GPUs in 2016 and argues that it is one of the best and most significant developments in our lifetime. …

Tags:GPUs| Jon Peddie Research (JPR)| Vol 24 - Issue 01