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Digital TV Research: Pay TV Subscribers in Africa to Grow

by Andrew Fenn

According to Digital TV Research, the number of pay TV subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa will increase by 74% between 2017 and 2023 to reach 40.89 million. However, the report estimates that subscriber growth will …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Pay TV| TV Viewing| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Panasonic Reveals Ultra HD Blu-Ray Players with HDR10+

by Andrew Fenn

Panasonic has announced at CES, four new Ultra HD Blu-ray players, two of which will support HDR10+ and/or Dolby Vision HDR. The DP-UB420 will support HDR10+, while the DP-UB820 will receive Dolby Vision support …

Tags:4k| Blu-ray Players| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Joins HDR10+ Alliance

by Andrew Fenn

Warner Bros. will support HDR10+ to enable a dynamic metadata solution for its content for Samsung, Panasonic and other HDR10+ capable Ultra HD HDR TVs. The new HDR10+ technology optimises picture quality for next-generation …

Tags:4k| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Nintendo Switch Is Fastest-Selling Console in the US

by Andrew Fenn

Nintendo Switch has been named America’s fastest-selling home video game console, beating the previous record, also held by Nintendo with the Wii, released in 2006. The console-portable hybrid sold 4.8 million units in the …

Tags:Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nintendo| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Zecotek to Develop 3D HUD with Second Car Maker

by Andrew Fenn

We missed Zecotek’s announcement that it is now working with a second major European automobile manufacturer to integrate its 3D technology into a brand-specific 3D head-up display for consumer use. Zecotek’s 3D HUD technology …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Meggitt Introduces Immersive Weapons Training Solution

by Andrew Fenn

We missed this during our coverage of I/ITSEC 2017; Meggitt Training Systems, the provider of integrated live-fire and virtual weapons training products and services for armed forces and law enforcement, introduced its new immersive, …

Tags:I/ITSEC 2017| Large Display Monitor| Simulation| Vol 25 - Issue 02

CyberLink Launches Power Media Player MR

by Andrew Fenn

CyberLink has launched Power Media Player MR, a new app designed to enable Microsoft Windows Mixed Reality headset users to enjoy both VR and conventional media content through the new devices. Available now on …

Tags:360 Degree Video| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Next Samsung Smartwatch Could Have a Battery in its Strap

by Andrew Fenn

New patents for a potential future iteration of Samsung’s Gear smartwatch indicate that the device’s battery could be manufactured in a flexible material and moved into the strap. Not only does this mean that …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartwatches| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Exelus Bringing Mixed Reality Telemedicine App Coming to CES 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Exelus has announced that it will showcase Nomadeec, its new telemedicine platform using HoloLens technology in Las Vegas at CES 2018, from January 9th to the 12th. The mixed reality telemedicine application was co-designed …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 02

iPhone Wins OLED Burn-In Test Over Samsung Galaxy

by Andrew Fenn

Korean tech website Cetizen recently performed an extreme OLED burn-in test on three of the smartphone industry’s most popular handsets: the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and the Apple iPhone …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Apple

Apple Joins Alliance for Open Media

by Andrew Fenn

Apple has joined Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla and Netflix, among others, in the Alliance for Open Media, the group of companies working together to develop the next-generation, open-source, royalty-free video format, AV1. …

Tags:Codecs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 01

LG Announces Dates for Germany Roadshow

by Andrew Fenn

LG has announced it will celebrate “60 years of innovation” with a roadshow, taking place in Germany during February and March 2018. In addition to the latest LG SIGNATURE W8 OLED TV, the roadshow …

Tags:Back Panel| Germany| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Vol 25 - Issue 03