Vol 25 - Issue 06

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The Design of Hasbro’s New HMD is Eye Catching

by Arthur Berman

There are currently many smartphone based Head Mounted Displays (HMDs) for sale in the marketplace. This mini article is written because one HMD that will debut at the annual Toy Fair to be held …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Toys| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Eiki EK-350U Uses HLD

by Bob Raikes

Eiki has a new projector, the EK-350U that uses the Philips ColorSpark light source technology combined with 3LCD technology. Output is 4,500 ANSI lumens with 50,000:1 contrast and 80% brightness uniformity. Resolution is 1920 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED Projectors| Philips| Vol 25 - Issue 06

NBC Selects SES Satellite Distribution for UHD HDR PyeongChang 2018 Coverage

by Andrew Fenn

NBC Olympics has selected SES to provide Ultra HD HDR satellite distribution for its production of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, which take place in PyeongChang, South Korea, from February 8th – 25th. (NBC …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| SES| Sports and Stadiums| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Canal Digital Launches OnePlace TV Platform Featuring 3SS UI

by Andrew Fenn

Canal Digital has launched its new Android-based OTT-satellite hybrid TV platform for STBs, OnePlace, in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. The platform features a newly-designed front end and user interface created by 3 Screen …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| Nordics| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 06

YouTube CEO Announces Red Service Rollout to 100 More Countries

by Andrew Fenn

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has announced that its paid subscription service, YouTube Red, will roll out to a hundred more countries this year. Wojcicki also described Red as “really a music service” alluding to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 06| YouTube

DSCC and Insight Media Launch 8K TV Report

by Andrew Fenn

Display Supply Chain Consultants and Insight Media has announced the launch of a new report titled Outlook on 8K TV, covering the latest developments in the next stage of TV technology. The report covers …

Tags:Forecasts| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 25 - Issue 06

ABI: Consumer, Retail and Marketing to Boost Chinese VR HMD Shipments

by Andrew Fenn

The Chinese VR market has experienced a significant growth over the past two years due to the low-cost VR hardware and software developments and mainly driven by the use cases in entertainment, and retail …

Tags:China| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Flexible OLED Display: the Savior for the Smartphone Market?

by Sweta Dash

Flexible OLED display technology is poised to dominate the next generation smartphone market with thinner, lighter, bezel less, immersive screens and differentiating form factors. AMOLED technology will enable the display to provide faster response …

Tags:Apple| Flexible Displays| OLEDs| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Blippar and Glorious Labs Fusing AR with 360° Video

by Andrew Fenn

Blippar has announced “Gloria”, a collaboration with Glorious Labs, to bring AR to 360° cameras. The fusion of AR with 360° content will combine the immersive photos and videos with the interactivity of AR. …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 06

MonkeyMedia’s BodyNav Addresses Motion Sickness in VR/AR

by Andrew Fenn

MonkeyMedia, an independent R&D lab with a 25-year track record of developing technology experiences, has announced the launch of its patented, body-based navigation solution, BodyNav, for hands-free virtual reality interactions. BodyNav leverages the existing …

Tags:AR/VR| Human Visual System (HVS)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 06

DXOMark Explores Smartphone Camera Evolution

by Andrew Fenn

DxOMark has just published a comprehensive overview of smartphone camera technologies and their impact on image quality measurements from 2012 to today. In the article, the company looks at the evolution of both photo …

Tags:Back Panel| Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 06

IDC: Worldwide SMB IT Spending to Pass $600 Billion in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

IDC forecasts total IT spending by small and medium-size businesses to be nearly $602 billion in 2018, an increase of 4.9% over 2017. With a CAGR of 4.7% for the 2016-2021 forecast period, spending …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 06