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New Atlético de Madrid Stadium Features LG LED Signage

by Andrew Fenn

Atlético de Madrid’s new 88,000m² home stadium is host to a range of LG digital signage products. The arena’s two main scoreboards measure 15.2m x 5.6m each and are comprised of one hundred 12mm …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Spain| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 25 - Issue 01

IHS: LEDs Reduced Global Carbon Footprint by 1.5% in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

The use of LEDs to illuminate buildings and outdoor spaces reduced the total CO2 emissions of lighting by an estimated 570 million tons in 2017. This reduction is roughly equivalent to shutting down 162 …

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

Firefox Browser Now Available on Amazon Fire TV

by Andrew Fenn

Mozilla’s popular Firefox browser is now available via Amazon Fire TV streaming devices. Fire TV already includes Amazon’s own Silk browser, so the addition of Firefox won’t bring much in the way of new …

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Vuzix Claims Smart Glasses Can Deliver “Vastly Enhanced” Vision

by Andrew Fenn

Vuzix claims it has delivered “vastly enhanced vision” to a Pennsylvania high school student, via its Vuzix M300 smart glasses. Alyssa Baxter was born with optic nerve hypoplasia, a condition in which many of …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Education| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 48| Vuzix

Netflix Adds HDR Support for Windows 10 PCs

by Andrew Fenn

Netflix now supports HDR on Windows 10 PCs, via both the Netflix app and the Edge browser. The news follows the addition of Ultra HD support last year. To view Netflix in HDR, users …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| Vol 24 - Issue 48

LG Show New VR Headset at Game Developers Conference

by Andrew Fenn

LG recently showed off its forthcoming VR headset, believed to be named UltraGear, at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. A month ago, we reported on patent documents that showed a LG VR …

Tags:AR/VR| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 48

German TV Celebrates Its 65th Birthday

by Andrew Fenn

German television turns 65 this Christmas. TV was launched in the German Democratic Republic on December 21st 1952, and four days later on Christmas Day, 1952 in the Federal Republic of Germany. During that …

Tags:Back Panel| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Nokia 9 Specs Revealed in FCC Documents

by Andrew Fenn

Specifications for Nokia’s forthcoming smartphone, the Nokia 9, have been revealed via FCC documents. The Nokia 8 launched in August 2017. According to the documentation, the Nokia 9 will feature a 5.5″ OLED display …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 48

IDC: VR Moves to PC and Console, AR Prepares for Long-Term Growth

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide proliferation of VR and AR headsets is expected to continue as shipments reach 59.2 million in 2021, up from 9.6 million in 2017, according to IDC. To date, the entire market has been …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Technicolor in Talks to Sell Patent Licensing Business

by Andrew Fenn

Technicolor has announced it is negotiating a strategic transaction relating to its patent licensing business. While there is no assurance that a transaction will take place, Technicolor is confident it will reach an agreement. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Technicolor| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Dolby Vision Rolling Out to Sony TVs from the End of January

by Andrew Fenn

Sony has announced that Dolby Vision support will begin rolling out to select models of its 2016 and 2017 Android TVs at the end of January 2018. The update adds Dolby Vision HDR to …

Tags:Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| sony| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Google Will Shut Down Tango AR Development Kit on March 1st

by Andrew Fenn

Following the launch of ARCore, Google will cease support for Tango, its original AR development kit, on March 1st, 2018. Tango uses a depth sensor in conjunction with a camera and proprietary software that …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48