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Unico USA Launches 26″ Arcade CRT Replacement LCD Panels
H/T to SP95 for the news About two years ago, I reported on the creation of a 4:3 LCD monitor product that was created to replace the old CRT tubes in arcade cabinets. Due
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Arcade Retrospective: The Tech That Nearly Killed the Arcade Industry! – Part 2
Industry specialist Kevin Williams follows up on his look at the rise-and-fall of technology in the amusement scene, particularly in regards to optical storage mediums. It’s the 1990s and its time for…LaserDiscs…and CDs! KWP:
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Stern Pinball Opens Insider Connected Kit Orders
Stern Pinball issued a press release to announce the availability of their Insider Connected kits today, marking the official launch of the system for arcades to grab. They had already launched the app so
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Newsbytes: Repro Star Wars Yoke; Marble Carnival; Cosmotrons Unboxing; Exa-Arcadia & Mario Party Updates
I skipped Newsbytes last week as I was busy running an arcade at a comic convention, and just didn’t have the time to post about anything. Before we get started, I have updated the
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Unit-E Technologies Introduces RFPay Card System At IAAPA 2018
To start this post off with, I will readily admit that I am not an expert on card systems. These have become increasingly popular in the modern market, replacing the coin acceptors on machines
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Volumetric Displays From Voxon Photonics Now Commercially Available
While the focus of the blog here is on arcade news and opinion, it’s not just about new releases and locations. The technology that can be adapted for out-of-home entertainment/amusement is just as interesting
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Taito Unveils Their VR Game Stage Line-up
All has been relatively quiet on the development front when it comes to former arcade powerhouse Taito, the number of said arcade games slowing to a trickle in recent times. In part that is
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Atari Pong Coffee Table Project Raising Funding For A General Release
(Thanks to Michael L. for the tip) Back in May of last year, we mentioned a very cool electromechanical Pong project. It received quite a bit of media attention, using an old but proven
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Jersey Jack Pinball Unveils The Pat Lawlor Game: Dialed In!
We have long awaited for news and details on the joint efforts of Pat Lawlor and Jersey Jack Pinball. If you are unfamiliar with the name, he designed some of the best selling pinball
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Display Tech: Holograms With Voxiebox
Arcade Displays We’ve seen quite a few non-mainstream displays get some mileage out of the arcade business. Vector monitors, stereoscopic 3D, transparent LCDs, large touchscreens, dome screens and more. That is one benefit of
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Knowing Your Rs: SR, VR, AR and MXR
With the return of VR onto the scene, we’ve begun to cover the subject on the blog recently as “VR Arcades” and other out-of-home applications of the technology find their way into amusement. The
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Meleap’s AR Technology ‘Hado’ Expanding Into The Arcade Space
A lot of the chatter regarding new technology has been centered around VR (Virtual Reality) but it is hardly the only new tech that is looking to change the way we entertain ourselves. In
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