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VR Training Simulator Teaching Orthopaedic Surgery Students in the US

by Andrew Fenn

A proportion of training orthopaedic surgeons in the US are being taught with VR technology from Osso VR and Immersive Touch. The technology is currently being used in eight residency programmes, including Columbia, Harvard, …

Tags:AR/VR| Medical| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Lenovo Has a VR-Ready Mobile Workstation

by Bob Raikes

Lenovo has introduced a new mobile workstation, the P52 which is an upgrade to the existing P52s. There is a choice of 15.6″ LCD displays with a FullHD option with 300 cd/m² of output …

Chinese VR Headset Market Grew 200% in First Quarter of 2018

by Andrew Fenn

The worldwide VR headset market grew 16% in the first quarter of 2018 as shipments reached a total of 650,000 units. According to Canalys, this increase was largely driven by the fast-growing standalone VR …

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Vuzix Launches Blade Smart Glasses Developer Centre

by Andrew Fenn

Vuzix has announced that developers can now access its Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses Developer Centre. The company says that this single gateway enables Vuzix Blade partners and customers to access a diverse set of …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 23| Vuzix

HTC Says Vive Wireless Adaptor will Launch by Late Summer

by Andrew Fenn

At E3 2018, HTC revealed that its Vive Wireless Adaptor is currently scheduled for launch by late summer. The company also released some further information about the device, namely that it will be powered …

Tags:AR/VR| DisplayLink| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Automotive Display Shipments Reached 148m in 2017

by Barry Young

Automotive display panels totalled ~148m units last year and unit volumes are expected to grow to ~170m units this year, but with displays ranging in size from 1.5” to 20+”, it is difficult to …

Tags:Automotive| Forecasts| Market Data| Vol 25 - Issue 23

LDM Vol 25 Issue 23 Product Roundup

by Bob Raikes

LG told us about its HU80KA UltraHD projector at CES 2018 and has now made it available to consumers at a starting price of $2,999.99. Loewe of Germany has added a 65″ OLED model …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Rumour: New Nvidia GPUs to Feature HDMI 2.1 Connectivity

by Andrew Fenn

Nvidia’s new GPU product range — based on its new Turing GPU architecture and scheduled for release later this year — is rumoured to include support for HDMI 2.1 connectivity, which can provide far …

Vivo Launches Bezel-less OLED Smartphone Series

by Andrew Fenn

Vivo has launched Nex, its bezel-less OLED smartphone series. The Vivo Nex S features a 6.59″ Super AMOLED display with a 91.24% screen-to-body ratio, a 1080 x 2316 resolution and 388 pixels per inch. …

Tags:AMOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Rumour: New Microsoft Gaming Console(s) to Launch in 2020

by Andrew Fenn

According to new reports, Microsoft is planning to release its next gaming console — codenamed “Scarlett” — in 2020, seven years after the original Xbox One launched. Two mid-generation upgrades have since followed, in …

Android and Fire TV Devices Infected with Cryptocurrency Mining Malware

by Andrew Fenn

“ADB.Miner” — malware created for the purpose of secret background cryptocurrency mining — is infecting Android devices, including mobile devices and Android TVs, as well as Amazon’s Fire TV hardware. The malware targets devices …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Vol 25 - Issue 23

IDC: Russians Spend More on Phones But Go for Utility Over Bling

by Andrew Fenn

Russians continue to spend more of their disposable income on phones and the first quarter of 2018 confirmed the trend, according to IDC. The total value of the Russian mobile phone market was $1.63 …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Russia| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 23