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Gigaset Reveals First Smartphone Produced in Germany

by Andrew Fenn

Gigaset is the first manufacturer to move a proportion of its smartphone production to Germany — and its new GS185 model is the first smartphone to be produced in the country. The Gigaset GS185 …

Tags:Germany| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Pimax Confirms Pre-production “8K” Headsets Have Shipped

by Andrew Fenn

Pimax has confirmed that ten of its pre-production M1 “8K” headsets have been shipped to a chosen few backers and influencers, just within its latest self-imposed deadline. Following a spate of delays, the company …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 22

BBC will Stream World Cup 2018 Matches in VR in the UK

by Andrew Fenn

The BBC, a UK rights holder for this year’s FIFA World Cup, will stream its 33 licensed matches in VR via a special app designed for the occasion. The “BBC Sport VR – FIFA …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 25 - Issue 22

IDC: Accelerating Mobility Adoption will Incentivise Commercial Device Renewals in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Shipments of traditional PCs and tablets in Western Europe will total 76 million in 2018, a 3.7% year-on-year decline, dropping another 3.3% in 2019 with 73.5 million shipments according to a forecast from IDC. …

Supply Tightening for Smartphone Panels

by Bob Raikes

China-based research company, Sigmaintell Research has forecast that supply demand balance for smartphone displays will get closer to equilibrium in the third quarter of 2018, as seasonal demand patterns drive volume growth to around …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 22

IDC: Worldwide Smartphone Volumes will Return to Growth in 2019 and Beyond

by Andrew Fenn

After declining 0.3% in 2017, the worldwide smartphone market is expected to contract again in 2018 before returning to growth in 2019 and beyond, according to IDC. Smartphone shipments are forecast to drop 0.2% …

Everyone Loves AR/VR, Why Doesn’t the Consumer?

by Norbert Hildebrand

For a full disclosure, I do not have the answer to the above question and if I would, I would make billions by not sharing it with the world. Well, this is true for …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 22

A Casting Call for Social VR

by Len Scrogan

Throughout the year, I conduct presentations about “Virtual Reality in Education” at various national ed-tech conferences. Some of these are deep-dive workshops, two or three hours in length, serving up rich details and specifics …

Tags:Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 22