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Vuzix Expands M300 Smart Glasses Offering for Connected Field Workers

by Andrew Fenn

Vuzix M300 smart glasses now support TechSight, an augmented reality solution for distribution centre workers developed by Honeywell Intelligrated. Image: Honeywell Intelligrated “Field service typically involves a ‘see-what-I-see’ application that can deliver knowledge to …

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Sony Hits New Global Sales Milestone for PlayStation VR

by Andrew Fenn

Sony has announced that PlayStation VR has sold 3 million units globally since its launch in October 2016. The company believes that this outpaces products including Oculus Rift and HTC Vive by around a …

Asus Notebook is Claimed as Thinnest Gamer Machine

by Bob Raikes

Asus has a new notebook in its Republic of Gamers line for gamers, the Zephyrus S (GX531) which is said to be the “world’s thinnest” notebook with an Intel Core i7-8750H with an Nvidia …

LG Bringing Micro LED TV Even Bigger Than “The Wall” to IFA 2018?

by Andrew Fenn

LG is believed to be bringing its first microLED TV, reported to be “the world’s largest”, to IFA 2018, which takes place in Berlin, Germany between August 31st and September 5th. According to The …

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IDC: India PC Market Registers Yearly Growth in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

India’s traditional PC market shipments posted a 28.1% growth year-on-year, with shipments totalling 2.25 million units in the second quarter of 2018, according to IDC. The high growth can be partially attributed to the …

McDonald’s Investing in Display Tech

by Andrew Fenn

McDonald’s and its franchisees have announced that they will be spending a collective $6 billion on the modernisation of their restaurants throughout the US between now and 2020. Renovations will include digital self-service kiosks …

Watchfire Signs Selected for Las Vegas

by Andrew Fenn

Watchfire Signs, based in Illinois, US, has been chosen to completely rebuild the canopy that is part of the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas. The $30 million project will be completed in 2019. …

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Alexa and Cortana Integration Enters Public Beta Test in US

by Andrew Fenn

Cortana and Alexa users in the US can now access a “public preview” of the integration of the two virtual assistant platforms. Users with Alexa-capable products like Amazon’s Echo smart speaker can now speak …

Samsung Secures Chinese Buyer for Flexible OLED Panels

by Andrew Fenn

Following a period of lower demand and utilisation, Samsung’s A4 OLED facility may resume production in October because the company has secured a new Chinese buyer for its flexible OLED touch screens, according to …

Epson Now Offering Five-Year Warranty on Business Projectors

by Andrew Fenn

Epson is now providing five-year carry-in warranties for many of its business projectors purchased from August 1st 2018 — five years for the device itself and five years or 1000 hours (whichever comes first) …

Global LED Display Market Reaches $5.3 Billion Sales Value

by Andrew Fenn

The global LED display market reach a sales value of $5.3 billion in 2017, according to Futuresource Consulting. The Americas region reached a key milestone in its development, surpassing $1 billion for the first …

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Mid-Year Global Semiconductor Sales Up 20.4%

by Andrew Fenn

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $117.9 billion during the second quarter of 2018, an increase of 6% over the previous quarter and 20.5% more than the second …

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