Vol 25 – Issue 15 – Page 10

Kone Launches “The Most Uneventful VR Experience Ever Made”

by Andrew Fenn

Elevator and escalator manufacturer Kone has created a sequel of sorts to the elevator-based VR experience it released last year, this time focusing on the escalator side of its business, with the help of …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Transport| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Wareable Takes a Closer Look at Star Wars VR Experience

by Andrew Fenn

Disney has launched a Star Wars-themed, location-based VR experience called Secrets of the Empire at its Disneyland and Disney World locations in the US. Secrets of the Empire was created by The Void and …

Tags:AR/VR| Location-based Entertainment (LBE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 15

An Update on VR Porn

by Bob Raikes

As it’s mainly about content and might not be fully ‘office friendly’, we haven’t included much here. However, we can point you to an article by the Wareable blog that digs into the development …

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Flexible Displays are Here So Why Can’t They Fold?

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it, the latest numbers from display market research firm, Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) is reporting that 2019 is the year that foldable (not just flexible) OLED displays will begin …

TCL Multimedia Announces LCD TV Sales Volume for 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

TCL Multimedia has announced sales volumes of its TV products during the first quarter of 2018, which continued to grow, rising by 35.6% year-on-year, to 6,374,423 sets. Sales of Smart and Ultra HD TVs …

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Ingram Micro TOP 2018 in Munich in May

by Bob Raikes

Ingram Micro will hold its annual event on May 3rd in Munich under the name “TOP – the ITK Fair” (formerly IM Top). The company expects 4,500 resellers to attend and you can register …

Siewert & Kau Signs New Distribution Deal with Vivitek

by Andrew Fenn

IT distribution company Siewert & Kau is further expanding its digital signage range, inking a new deal with manufacturer Vivitek. The agreement covers the company’s NovoConnect, NovoTouch and NovoDS products, as well as its …

Christie Adds Two Single Chip DLP Models

by Bob Raikes

Christie has added to its single chip DLP projector range with two new laser phosphor models, the DHD635-GS and DWU635-GS which feature embedded blending and warping technology. The DHD635-GS outputs 6,125 lSO Iumens (5,400 …

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Leap Motion to Offer AR Headset Reference Design

by Arthur Berman

During the past few years, Leap Motion, Inc. (San Francisco, CA and London, UK) has developed hand tracking technology for use as a means to interact with virtual objects in a virtual reality environment. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Leap Motion| Vol 25 - Issue 15

New Research Reveals Shift in Worldwide Commercial Display Purchases

by Andrew Fenn

During the next three years, buyers of display products (direct-view and projection) anticipate 20% growth in the number of displays per location, even as replacement cycles grow longer due to more durable technology, according …

eTulipa Production Starts in Taiwan

by Bob Raikes

We covered eTulipa’s ‘2nd generation’ electrowetting technology in a Display Daily a couple of years ago (Etulipa Developing Electrowetting for Public Display). Now the company has told us that it has its first production …

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Vusion by SES-imagotag Wins RedDot Award

by Bob Raikes

SES Imagotag, recently acquired by BOE, is having a good time with its Vusion electronic shelf label (ESL) which has won a Red Dot design award. The company also won a deal for use …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 15