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HbbTV Not Taking Off in France

by Andrew Fenn

Philippe LererQuadrille business manager Philippe Lerer has gone on record to say that HbbTV isn’t taking off in France, according to Broadband TV News. Speaking on a panel at the Hispasat Innovation Day in …

Tags:France| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| TV Viewing| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Future iPhones to Feature a Curved OLED Display?

by Andrew Fenn

Apple is working on a new iPhone design which incorporates a curved OLED display according to various reports online. Originating from Bloomberg, the reports suggest that Apple’s curved screen will vary from Samsung’s, in …

Tags:Apple| Flexible Displays| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Daktronics Installs LED Video Display at Harvard University

by Andrew Fenn

Daktronics recently installed a large-sized LED video display at Harvard University’s Blodgett Pool in Massachusetts, United States. Measuring 4.9 m tall by 8.5 m wide, the video display features 6 mm pitch and is …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Gartner: Global End-User Device Spending Set to Increase in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

After a decline of 3% in 2017, worldwide shipments of devices are forecast to grow 1.3% in 2018 and will total 2.3 billion units, according to Gartner. While device shipments fluctuate year-on-year, end-user device …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Smartphone Market| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Eight Inc Principal Predicts Retailers will Become More Hands-on

by Andrew Fenn

Professor Julian Lion Boxenbaum, principal of Eight Inc—the architectural design agency behind the original Apple Store—spoke about the growing trend of retailers introducing full-fledged experiences for customers rather than simply displaying their products at …

Tags:Back Panel| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 25 - Issue 13

Apple Looks to VR for Reducing Motion-Sickness in Autonomous Vehicles

by Andrew Fenn

Last month, we reported on a patent filed by Uber regarding the use of virtual reality technology in self-driving vehicles. (Uber Patents VR Experience for Self-Driving Car Passengers) Now it appears that Apple are …

Tags:Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 14

IDC: Device Usage Habits are Changing in the Philippines

by Andrew Fenn

According to IDC, device usage habits of Filipinos are rapidly changing and it is reshaping connected device trends in the country. Its smartphone shipments declined 7% to approximately 15 million units in 2017, while …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 13

Sanyo Joins Roku TV Licensing Programme

by Andrew Fenn

Roku has announced that the Sanyo brand is now part of the Roku TV licensing program. Funai Corporation, which holds the brand licence for Sanyo TVs in North America, expects to start shipping Sanyo …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Roku| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 13

4DX Hits 500-Screen Milestone

by Andrew Fenn

CJ 4DPLEX has installed its 500th 4DX screen (4DX Theater Updates) with the launch of its newest location at Pathé Belle Épine Cinema in Thiais, France. With this opening, more than 61,000 4DX seats …

Tags:Back Panel| Cinema| Large Display Monitor| PLF (Premium Large Format) Cinema| Vol 25 - Issue 13

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SES Now Reaches 351 Million Homes Worldwide

by Andrew Fenn

The number of video households served by SES has continued to increase, reaching 351 million homes in 2017 compared with 325 million in 2016, according to the company’s annual market research. This means that …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Satellite| SES| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 13

Samsung Receives Environmental Product Declaration for Galaxy S8 Panel

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung Display has announced that the OLED display featuring in its Galaxy S8 smartphone recently obtained an Environmental Product Declaration for the use of carbon, water, acidification and eutrophication. The declaration is part of …

Tags:Environment| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 13