Showing posts with label infographic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label infographic. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
The Rise and Demise of Nokia an infographic
Did you know that Nokia started off as a paper mill in the Grand Duchy of Finland, then part of the Russian Empire? The company got its name from the town Nokia, where the second such mill was build. Also named after the town is Finnish Rubber Works. These two, plus Finnish Cable Works combined in 1922 to make the Nokia Corporation.
The joint company increasingly moved into communication equipment, finally releasing its first mobile phone in 1987. This infographic details Nokia’s rise to the top and eventual downfall.
The company reach its peak in the 2000′s when some of the company’s best-known devices were launched. This includes the Nokia 3310, but also the 3650 (first Nokia with video recording), 6650 (world’s first 3G phone) and the 7710 (Nokia’s first touchscreen device).
This chart shows the steep hill the company went down when the iPhone and Android hit the market, but Nokia isn’t out of the business yet – the Nokia N1 recently launched to some success.
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Infographic details Samsung’s VR headset the Gear VR
The Samsung Gear VR debuted last week at IFA and is Samsung’s foray into the world of virtual reality. It’s in partnership with Oculus, the team behind the best known VR headset on the market. Samsung already has game devs lined up to develop content for the Gear VR and the Galaxy Note 4 to power it.
Here’s an infographic that will introduce your to just what the Gear VR does.
The Gear VR uses a Galaxy Note for its display and its brain – a 5.7″ QHD screen (more importantly 515ppi) and either a Snapdragon 805 or an Exynos 5433. The pixel density is most important since the screen is barely inches away from your eyes and you’re viewing it through lenses.
The lenses can be used to correct the focus, which is great for those who wear glasses (which obviously won’t fit under the headset). Gear VR also has a proximity sensor to tell when you put it on and offers 96° field of view.
For comparison, the Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 uses a Galaxy Note 3 display (386ppi) and offers 100° field of view.
Anyway, you can expect to view immersive 360° videos as well as play games on the Samsung Gear VR. Note that you’ll have to provide your own headphones and the headset only supports the Galaxy Note 4.
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