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Neo Advertising Unveils LED Rotating Columns

by Andrew Fenn

Neo Advertising has announced it will build 13 “light-up pillars” in the cities of Zurich and Winterthur during the first quarter of 2018. The company has been granted the right to deploy its rotating …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Switzerland| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Sales of Ultra HD TVs Increase Year-on-Year in Japan

by Andrew Fenn

Sales of flat-panel TVs in Japan totalled 332,000 units in November, a 22.2% decline from the 427,000 sold during the same period in 2016, according to figures released by the Japan Electronics and Information …

Tags:Japan| Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Garmin Introduces the Vívofit 4 Activity Tracker

by Andrew Fenn

Garmin has announced the Vívofit 4, a daily activity tracker with a battery life of up to one year with no charge. The device features an 11mm x 11mm, sunlight-visible, transflective, eight-colour memory-in-pixel display …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Garmin| Memory LCD| Mobile Display Monitor| Transflective Displays| Vol 25 - Issue 01| Wearables

Lawsuits Filed Against Apple After iPhone Slowdown Admission

by Andrew Fenn

Apple is facing legal action after its recent admission that modern software updates have purposefully slowed down older iPhone models. Apple said that this was done to preserve battery life. The iPhone 7, released …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 01| warranty

Delta Electronics Becomes First Taiwanese Firm to Pass SBTi

by Andrew Fenn

After achieving a 50% reduction in energy intensity in 2014 from 2009, Delta Electronics has passed the SBTi (Science Based Targets initiative) evaluation, becoming the first company in Taiwan, as well as one of …

Tags:Delta| Environment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Sega and StarVR Collaborate on VR Arcade Experiences in Japan

by Andrew Fenn

Sega and premium VR solutions provider StarVR have announced a collaboration to bring StarVR arcade experiences to existing Sega Game Center locations throughout Japan. StarVR will work with Sega to roll out its VR …

Tags:AR/VR| Japan| Location-based Entertainment (LBE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 01

German Cinemas Install Europe’s First Sony 4K Laser Projector

by Andrew Fenn

Sony Digital Cinema 4Khas confirmed the sale of Europe’s first 4K laser dual projection system to German cinema operators; two SRX-R815DS systems have been purchased by Cinecitta’ Nuremberg, one of Europe’s largest multiplexes. A …

Tags:4K DCI| Back Panel| Cinema| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Apple TV 4K Gets Dynamic Range and Frame Rate Switching

by Andrew Fenn

Apple TV 4K can now switch dynamic range based on the source with the release of tvOS 11.2 and its Match Content setting, a feature that was not enabled when the device first launched. …

Tags:4k| Apple| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 01

IQE’s NanoGaN Acquires Patent Portfolio from Luxtaltek

by Andrew Fenn

IQE has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary NanoGaN has secured the purchase and assignment of a portfolio of patents from Taiwan-based Luxtaltek. The portfolio of 54 patents cover a range of technologies and applications …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Vol 25 - Issue 01

The Void Announces New Locations for 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Virtual reality arcade gaming experience, The Void, is coming to Las Vegas and California in 2018, the company has announced. Both of the new locations will feature the firm’s Star Wars: Secrets of the …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Investigation Into VR Death Launched

by Andrew Fenn

A 44-year-old man in Moscow has died after apparently falling into a glass table while wearing a VR headset. The man’s body was discovered at his home on Thursday. He had suffered serious wounds …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Eric Schmidt to Step Down as Alphabet Chairman

by Andrew Fenn

Alphabet has announced that, as of its next regular board meeting in January 2018, Eric Schmidt will be transitioning from his position as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, becoming a technical advisor …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 25 - Issue 01