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Disney Pixar Releases Free Coco VR Experience

by Andrew Fenn

Disney Pixar has released a free VR experience themed around its new film, Coco. In Coco VR, users can create and customise a skeletal avatar, in keeping with the film’s central theme; Dia De …

Tags:AR/VR| Disney| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Uber Orders Volvo XC90 for Self-Driving Car Fleet

by Andrew Fenn

Uber has entered into a $1.4 billion agreement with Volvo to purchase 24,000 of its XC90 SUVs between 2019 and 2021 to create a fleet of autonomous vehicles. Uber is using the XC90 as …

Tags:Automotive| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Germany Issues a Ban on Smartwatches for Children

by Andrew Fenn

The Federal Network Agency of Germany has issued a blanket ban on smartwatches for children, over concerns with the devices’ security and GPS tracking features. The Xplora GPS smartwatch range is designed specifically for …

Tags:Germany| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 24 - Issue 44

The Christopher Nolan Collection Released on UHD Blu-ray

by Andrew Fenn

Director Christopher Nolan has remastered seven of his films in Ultra HD and HDR, for a special Blu-ray box set. The Christopher Nolan Collection is released on UHD Blu-ray disc on December 19th, and …

Tags:4k| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Osram Wins Third ISA Global SSL Showcase Award

by Andrew Fenn

Osram Lighting Solutions has received the International Solid State Lighting Alliance‘s Global SSL Showcase Top 100 Award, for the Zhuhai Grand Theater’s LED media facade. The win marks the third occasion that Osram has …

Tags:Back Panel| China| Large Display Monitor| LED| Osram| Vol 24 - Issue 44

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IHS: China and North America TV Shipments Fall Sharply in Q3 2017

by Andrew Fenn

The impact of higher LCD TV panel prices at the beginning of 2017 continued to weigh on retail demand for LCD TVs into the third quarter by way of slower retail price erosion, particularly …

Tags:China| IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| TV Set Market| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Acer Digital Signage Range Enters Japan Market

by Andrew Fenn

Acer’s range of digital signage products has entered the Japanese market via software integration service provider SMedio, according to a report by Commercial Times. The article states that the company anticipates it will begin …

Tags:Acer| Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Number of TV Channels Available in Italy Declines

by Andrew Fenn

According to data from Italy’s Confindustria Radio Televisioni (CRTV), 427 channels were available in the country as of the third quarter of 2017, a slight drop from the 431 available in the first quarter …

Tags:Italy| Large Display Monitor| TV Viewing| Vol 24 - Issue 44

CNMC: Over-the-Top Popularity Grows in Spain

by Andrew Fenn

The popularity of over-the-top (OTT) televsion services in Spain is increasing in popularity, according to data from The National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC). According to the CNMC’s report, Netflix’s subscriber count has …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Spain| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Berliner Philharmoniker App Comes to Samsung Smart TVs

by Andrew Fenn

Berliner Philharmoniker, named in many polls as the world’s best orchestra, is bringing its Digital Concert Hall app to Samsung’s 2015, 2016 and 2017 Smart TVs. According to the press release, the updated version …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 44

DTG and Deutsche TV Plattform Announce Next Plugfest

by Andrew Fenn

DTG and Deutsche TV Plattform have announced the dates for their seventh joint Plugfest, which will take place at the 3IT Innovation Center for Immersive Imaging Technologies in Berlin from December 5th to the …

Tags:Back Panel| DTG| Events| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Testing| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Panasonic PT-RZ21K Projector Now Available at Lang AG

by Andrew Fenn

Lang AG, one of the leading companies in the European rental and “dry hire” market, has purchased a number (“in three digits”) of Panasonic PT-RZ21K projectors. The PT-RZ21K laser phosphor projector outputs WUXGA resolution …

Tags:Back Panel| Lang| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Panasonic| Rental and Staging| Vol 24 - Issue 44