Vol 24 – Issue 32 – Page 4

Cappasity Makes 3D Platform for AR/VR

by Bob Raikes

Capassity is developing a platform that is intended to help the development of interactive 3D content for AR & VR. The company’s CEO, Kosta Popov, said “Top luxury retailers who have implemented our 3D …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 32

Subway Kiosks To Roll out

by Bob Raikes

Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) are under increasing pressure to offer better service and Agilitee, an agency in Boston, has created a system that will be rolled out at all 26,000 Subway restaurants as part …

Tags:Back Panel| Kiosks| Large Display Monitor| QSRs & Menu Boards| Vol 24 - Issue 32

Lightntec Adds Colour to Film LEDs

by Bob Raikes

Sixteen:Nine.net had a podcast with Florian Kall of LightnTec, a self-funded start-up out in Karlsruhe, Germany and the podcast looks at some of the challenges of LED walls and how the company has a …

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Toshiba PCs are Smartphone-Sized

by Bob Raikes

Toshiba North America has launched some PCs that are said to be the size of smartphones at 6.5″ x 3.3″ x 0.8″ (16.5 x 8.4 x 2cm) and weighing 10.9 oz (309 gms). The …

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Atlanta Falcons Unveil New Stadium with Daktronics LED Displays

by Andrew Fenn

The Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia opens its doors this week, as the city’s home team, the Atlanta Falcons, play their first game underneath Daktronics’ “Halo”, claimed to be the largest non-transparent LED display …

Chicago Towers to be Upgraded

by Bob Raikes

Panasonic has supplied LEDs for Chicago’s Millenium Park which has had an upgrade to its original displays, installed in 2004 by Barco. The contractor was Threshold Acostics. The original Crown Fountain system was designed …

Giggle Entertainment Network Winning in NZ

by Bob Raikes

A New Zealand content creator, the Giggle Entertainment Network has developed to be available in 1,200 locations in the country by supplying a one hour repeating comedy channel. The company found that viewers can …

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NumWorks Updates Programmable Calculator Segment

by Bob Raikes

Our attention was drawn to a new graphing calculator from NumWorks that it says brings the category (which it estimates at 4 million units per year) up to date as the market leaders were …

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InFocus Joins with AOpen for Chrome-based Whiteboard

by Bob Raikes

InFocus has done a deal with AOpen to deliver its JTouch 70 monitor with the AOpen Commercial Chromebox for collaboration applications. The bundle is called the JTouch Chrome 70 and is aimed at teachers …

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GPU Shipments Up 7.2% from Last Quarter

by Bob Raikes

Jon Peddie Research has published its results for Q2’17 GPU shipments world-wide. Up to now, the GPU and PC market had been showing a return to what has been normal seasonality. The typical pattern …

Windows Mixed Reality Headsets Will Support SteamVR, System Requirements Released

by Andrew Fenn

Microsoft has announced that Windows Mixed Reality headsets will be compatible with SteamVR content. The company has also revealed the system requirements for Windows Mixed Reality, and revealed that a specific app will also …

Tags:AR/VR| Microsoft| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 32

No Comment from HTC on Rumours of a Spin-Off

by Alan Spencer

No comment has been received from HTC on recent market speculation that the company is currently conducting a strategic assessment on its future, including options to sell-off the company or spin off its VR …

Tags:HTC| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 32