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All Nippon Airways Working on Virtual Vacation Technology

by Andrew Fenn

Virtual vacation technology is being developed by Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) Holdings, using virtual reality, robotics and haptic feedback technology to recreate the feel and physical sensations of being on holiday and taking …

Tags:5G| AR/VR| Haptics| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 10

LG OLED Video Wall Takes the Gold at AV Technology Europe Awards

by Andrew Fenn

The LG OLED video wall installed at the Dubai Mall was recently named Best Use of Projection/Display Solutions at the first ever AV Technology Europe Awards. The wall is 50 metres wide, two stories …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| OLEDs| Retail| Vol 25 - Issue 10

FandangoNow Joins iTunes and Amazon Video in Movies Anywhere

by Andrew Fenn

FandangoNow is following in the footsteps of iTunes, Amazon Video, Google Play and Vudu, becoming the latest online video retailer to join the Movies Anywhere initiative, which allows movie fans to source content from …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 10

Conax Secures Canal Digital’s New Ultra HD Android TV Service

by Andrew Fenn

Conax has announced a collaboration with Canal Digital to secure its new Android TV-based entertainment service, OnePlace. The new DTH satellite set-top box will provide access to all Google Play content from one unified …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Norway| Pay TV| Satellite| Security| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 10

LRG: Pay TV Subscribers at Major US Providers Down in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

Leichtman Research Group has found that the largest pay TV providers in the US—representing about 95% of the market — lost about 1.5 million net video subscribers in 2017, compared to about 760,000 in …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Viewing| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 10

Sony Brings AR Projection Concept to SXSW Film Festival

by Andrew Fenn

Sony has unveiled conceptual AR projector technology at this year’s SXSW film festival, currently taking place in Austin, Texas. The technology uses the company’s Xperia Touch projector with its IMX382 high-speed vision sensors and …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 10

Motorola VR Smartphone Headset Leaks Online

by Andrew Fenn

Motorola is adding a VR headset to its Moto Mods range of smartphone accessories. Images of the headset appeared on Twitter recently. Hardware specifications are currently unavailable and other details, like a release date …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Motorola| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 10

SID and DSCC Announce Second Automotive Display Market Focus Conference

by Andrew Fenn

The Society for Information Display (SID) and Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) have announced the second Automotive Display Market Focus Conference, which will take place on May 22nd, during Display Week 2018 at the …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Society| Vol 25 - Issue 10

Bose Introduces Audio Augmented Reality Platform

by Andrew Fenn

Bose has introduced its augmented reality platform, Bose AR. The company also announced its SDK schedule date for developers, manufacturers and research institutions, along with collaborations currently under way and venture funding for related …

Tags:AR/VR| audio| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 10

Lang and Samsung Electronics Announce New LED Partnership

by Andrew Fenn

Lang and Samsung Electronics have announced they will strengthen their cooperation in the LED segment. Markus Korn, Director of Display Samsung Electronics said: “Customer satisfaction is created foremost through strong partnerships, where everyone contributes …

Tags:Distribution| Lang| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 10

Netflix CEO Rules Out Live Sports, News and Advertising

by Andrew Fenn

Netflix recently held its Labs Day press event in Hollywood, where the company’s CEO, Reed Hastings, stated that it has no plans to launch any kind of live TV service, including sports and news, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 10