Vol 25 – Issue 12 – Page 5

PTE 2018 Roundup

by Bob Raikes

Huawei has been in the news a lot and was at the show with a big video wall showing its systems technology. We saw this interesting application. It’s good to get travellers to use …

PTE 2018 Is Lively

by Bob Raikes

Although we were told by one brand (that didn’t attend) that they feared that PTE might be quiet this year as they didn’t consider Stockholm a good destination, the show seemed fine to us …

Tags:Aviation| Large Display Monitor| Passenger Terminal Expo (PTE) 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Samsung Exhibits at PTE For the First Time

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has not been at the PTE show before, although it has been active in the airport market segment for some time. The company has an established team that focuses on the applications and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Passenger Terminal Expo (PTE) 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 12

LG Shows Transparent OLED in Ground Control

by Bob Raikes

LG was at PTE for the second time. The company has been interested in the aviation market for some time, but started to really develop a full sales and support organisation to address the …

NEC Looking at Pressure Points

by Bob Raikes

NEC has worked for a long time on the aviation market and has developed a strong business in recent years and Richard Wilks is the specialist who looks after the business as Business Development …

Hublot Launches Official 2018 FIFA World Cup Smartwatch

by Andrew Fenn

Swiss watchmaker Hublot has been announced as an official partner of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and is launching the Big Bang Referee 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia smartwatch, running Google’s Wear OS—formerly Android …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Zeiss and Deutsche Telekom Join Forces on Smart Glass Platform

by Andrew Fenn

We missed this in the flood from MWC: a new smart glass technology platform is being developed by Tooz Technologies, a collaboration between Zeiss and Deutsche Telekom, who both own a 50% stake in …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Fundamental VR Demonstrates New Haptic Feedback System for VR Surgery

by Andrew Fenn

London-based virtual reality company Fundamental VR has shown off its new haptic technology for training surgeons at the Global Education and Skills Forum in Dubai. Fundamental Surgery creates visual surgical experiences with sensory feedback …

Tags:AR/VR| Medical| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 12

eBay Launches “Will it Fit?” Augmented Reality App Feature

by Andrew Fenn

eBay has launched a new augmented reality feature for newer Android devices that uses the motion-tracking and environmental awareness features of Google’s ARCore, enabling sellers using USPS Flat Rate Shipping to confirm which size …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 12

New Tech Promises Live VR QoE

by Bob Raikes

NBC did a lot of work to cover the Olympics, including support for VR viewing. However, those that tried the technology seem to have been widely unimpressed, although the slow pace of curling seemed …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Tiled Displays| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Jumanji Home Video Releases Brings AR Snapchat Experience

by Andrew Fenn

The Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD releases of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle will deliver an augmented reality experience to fans via Snapchat. Customers can scan the Snapcode—found either on the disc case …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 12

LG Takes Press to Hollywood

by Bob Raikes

LG hosted an event in Hollywood for a group of journalists from the ‘AV Enthusiast’ press and highlighted the features and quality of its OLED TVs. As well as a demonstration of calibration using …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| Vol 25 - Issue 12