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Bodega Smart Kiosks Use Image Recognition

by Andrew Fenn

Bodega, a new start-up by two former Google employees, has raised $2.5 million in its first financing round. The company aims to streamline shopping for non-perishable convenience items like snacks, drinks and household products, …

Tags:Kiosks| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 34

Shuttle Announces Partnership with Quividi

by Andrew Fenn

Shuttle has announced a new deal with digital signage analytics firm Quividi. The new agreement will see the two companies work together to create digital signage players with on-board Quividi audience analysis tools. Quividi’s …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 34

3D Projection on Show at Leo Baeck Institute

by Andrew Fenn

Stolen Heart: The Theft of Jewish Property in Berlin’s Historic Center, 1933–1945 is an installation at New York’s Leo Baeck Institute. The exhibition, which features a 3D projection-mapped video table controlled by a BrightSign …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Projection Mapping| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 34

Apple TV App Finally Leaving the US

by Andrew Fenn

Following the announcement of the new UHD-capable Apple TV and the launch of tvOS 11, the company has also unveiled plans to release its previously US-exclusive TV app in other territories, starting later this …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 34

ClickShare Achieves Six-Figure Milestone

by Andrew Fenn

Barco’s award-winning wireless collaboration system ClickShare has now been shipped to over 300,000 businesses, the company has announced. ClickShare is part of the distribution portfolio of 5,000 resellers around the world. The company stated …

Tags:Back Panel| Barco| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 34

Ströer to Expand Digital Roadside Information Network

by Andrew Fenn

Ströer has announced plans to greatly expand its digital roadside portfolio by the end of the year, Invidis reports. The company plans to build a further 20 city information networks using 200 individual systems …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 34

AG Neovo Launches QD-Series

by Andrew Fenn

AG Neovo is launching its brand new QD-Series range of Ultra HD LCD video screens. The range comes in 75″, 84″ and 98″ screen sizes, all with a 3840 x 2160 resolution. The 84″ …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Vol 24 - Issue 34

YouTube HDR Now Available for Mobile

by Andrew Fenn

It’s been a year since YouTube added support for HDR through its apps for enabled Smart TVs — now smartphones are joining the club. Any smartphone that can decode Google’s VP9 Profile 2 is …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Large AV Installation at Bayer’s New UK Headquarters

by Andrew Fenn

Focus 21 has collaborated with MiX Consultancy on a grand-scale audiovisual set-up at life science organisation Bayer’s new UK headquarters. The installation has been designed with content sharing and modern efficiency at the forefront, …

Tags:Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| NEC| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Next-Gen Amazon Fire TV Specs Revealed

by Andrew Fenn

AFTV News has revealed specifications for three new Amazon Fire TV products, due for release this year. Two editions of the Fire TV capable of outputting Ultra HD resolution and HDR at 60 FPS …

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| STBs| Streaming Dongles| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Sky Launches New Streaming Service in Spain

by Andrew Fenn

Sky has launched a brand new contract-free streaming service exclusively in Spain. Consumers can enjoy a free trial month of the service, which will cost €10 ($12) per month going forward. Sky is available …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Spain| Vodafone| Vol 24 - Issue 34

Tricolor TV to Launch Internet TV Platform

by Andrew Fenn

Tricolor TV, one of Russia’s leading Pay TV broadcasters, has launched its own IPTV platform. Tricolor Online TV will be available to subscribers of the company’s One package free of charge during its initial …

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