Vol 25 - Issue 28

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Analysts: UHD Blu-ray Player Sales Continue to Advance in 2018 

by Andrew Fenn

Despite some early challenges, shipments of Ultra HD Blu-ray players continued to climb at significant rates over the first half of 2018, according to data from two prominent consumer AV market research firms, as …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Vol 25 - Issue 28

HTC Vive Out of Stock All Over US Due to Component Shortage

by Andrew Fenn

HTC Vive has been experiencing stock issues in the US throughout the month of July so far. A company spokesperson informed Road to VR that this is due to a shortage of a key …

Tags:AR/VR| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Microsoft to Host Free HoloLens Demos Across US and Canada

by Andrew Fenn

Microsoft has announced it will host free demonstrations of its HoloLens technology across the US and Canada, and provided a full schedule of upcoming events. The demonstrations will be run on an appointment basis …

Tags:AR/VR| Microsoft| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 28

First 2018 Ultra HD Plugfest of 2018 Takes Place in UK

by Andrew Fenn

DTG and Deutsche TV-Plattform’s Ultra HD Plugfest enjoyed a good turnout in London last month, according to Broadband TV News. The publication reports that over 50 engineers and developers from a total of 28 …

Tags:HDMI| Large Display Monitor| Testing| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Intel Announces Plans to Acquire eASIC

by Andrew Fenn

Intel has announced its plans to expand its programmable solutions portfolio to include structured application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) by acquiring US-based provider eASIC. The company’s team will join Intel’s Programmable Solutions Group. Intel says …

Tags:ASICs| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Vol 25 - Issue 28

US Senators Appeal to FTC to Investigate Smart TV Privacy

by Andrew Fenn

US senators Edward J Markey and Richard Blumenthal have made a formal request to the country’s Federal Trade Commission to investigate privacy concerns regarding Smart TVs. Their concerns refer specifically to the collection of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Security| Smart TV| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 28

SD&A 2018 Conference Videos Available Now for Free on YouTube

by Andrew Fenn

24 presentations from the 2018 Stereoscopic Displays & Applications Conference, covering advanced light field and holographic displays, stereoscopic perception, 3D applications including biochemistry, and VR capture and display are now available to view for …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Mersive Joins Logitech Collaboration Programme

by Andrew Fenn

Mersive Technologies, a provider of wireless presentation and collaboration solutions, announced that it has joined the Logitech Collaboration Programme as an integration partner. The company’s Solstice wireless collaboration system allows users to simultaneously share …

Tags:Back Panel| Collaboration| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Blackmagic Supports MacBook Pro with eGPU

by Bob Raikes

Blackmagic Design, which specialises in broadcast and content creation components, has introduced a new external GPU that has been designed in collaboration with Apple and is built around a Radeon Pro 580 and the …

Tags:Apple| External GPU (eGPU)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 28

UK Shopping Centre Group Pilots New Video Game Technology

by Andrew Fenn

Intu, a retail centre owner in the UK and Spain, is piloting new video game technology in its shopping centres via its incubator programme Intu Accelerate. Start-up company Rhythm is working with Intu on …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Clear VC Completes AV Refurbishment of Grade II Listed Building in the UK

by Andrew Fenn

Optoma has released a case study detailing the AV refurbishment of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’ office in London, UK, carried out by visual communication specialist Clear VC. Optoma said, …

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