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Chicago Tower Installs Huge Artistic Video Wall

by Alan Spencer

A new commercial tower at 150 North Riverside in Chicago, has an experiential digital art sculpture video wall in its lobby. The video wall, called 150 Media Stream, uses a staggered series of direct …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| LED| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 17

JFK Terminal 4 Gets New Display Board

by Alan Spencer

JFK Terminal 4 has unveiled a new two-sided digital flight information display board in its arrivals hall. The 30’ x 10’ (9m x 3m) display, shows flight arrival information, the time, news and weather …

Tags:Flight Information (FIDs)| Large Display Monitor| LED| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 17

Paris Hotel Installs Video Wall for Guests

by Alan Spencer

The Sofitel Paris Baltimore Tour Eiffel Hotel, has installed an experiential video wall to aid tourists and business people. Not only can they can find out about Paris landmarks, but also have access to …

Tags:DOOH| France| Hospitality Displays| Large Display Monitor| Video Walls| Vol 24 - Issue 17

Xiaomi Launched $78 Smartwatch in China

by Alan Spencer

Xiaomi has introduced a new smartwatch called the Hey S3, with the watch looking very similar to an Apple watch, and has a similar look and feel. The device is priced at $78 and …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 24 - Issue 17| Xiaomi

Display Summit 2017 Moves Date and Expands Focus

by Alan Spencer

Insight Media, the organisers of the Display Summit conference, is to expand its focus and move the date to 4th and 5th October (Call for Papers for Training and Simulation Display Summit) The conference …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Simulation| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 17

The VR Venture Capital Alliance Sees Innovation Breakthroughs

by Alan Spencer

The VR Venture Capital Alliance recently held its fourth closed-door members meeting in the US with VR/AR start-ups from around the world. In total, ten teams from five different regions showcased their achievements to …

Tags:AR/VR| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 17

One-Day Technical Meeting to be Held on Microdisplays

by Alan Spencer

A one-day technical meeting, “Microdisplays: Technology and Applications”, will be held at Oxford University on 28th June. This meeting will provide detailed insight from a range of UK and International researchers in both industry …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Society| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 17

YouTube Kids App Comes to LG, Samsung and Sony TVs

by Alan Spencer

TVs from LG, Samsung, and Sony will now have the YouTube Kids app installed. The app was introduced a little over two years ago by Google, and is available in 26 countries with more …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 17

Britons Prefer the High Street for Shopping

by Alan Spencer

Mood Media and Retail Week launched a study (downloadable with registration) on the British consumer and found that 75% of all Britons prefer to shop in a store rather than online, as stores offer …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail Data| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 17

Comcast Sees Subscriber Rise in First Quarter of 2017

by Alan Spencer

Comcast results for the first quarter of 2017, show that cable customers increased by 10% compared to the same quarter last year, and the customer base increased by 297,000 to 28.9 million. Residential customer …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Viewing| Vol 24 - Issue 17

AT&T Has Mixed Results for the First Quarter of 2017

by Alan Spencer

AT&T has reported that total linear video subscribers were down for the first quarter of 2017. However, in the quarter there was an increase in subscribers for DirecTV Now. The number of satellite subscribers …

Tags:IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Satellite| TV Viewing| Vol 24 - Issue 17

HDBaseT to Run Free Testing Webinar

by Alan Spencer

HDBaseT Alliance are running a free webinar entitled, “Saving Time and Resources: Testing Your HDBaseT Link the Right Way”. Media Solutions, will be talking about the importance of monitoring and testing HDBaseT links. The …

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