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EISA Announce 2017-2018 Award Winners

by Andrew Fenn

EISA has announced the winners of its yearly audiovisual awards. In the Home Theatre Display & Video category, LG has taken two titles this year, winning “Best OLED TV” for the E7, and “Best …

Tags:Awards| Blu-ray Players| Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 30

LED Signage Installed at the Barbican in London

by Andrew Fenn

Christie has installed its Direct View LED display above the Silk Street entrance of London’s Barbican, Europe’s largest arts and conference centre. The new display is made up of 28 LED modules in a …

Tags:Christie| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| LED| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 30

IHS Markit Publishes Virtual Reality in Retail Blog

by Andrew Fenn

IHS has published a new blog detailing the discussion of a panel held at June’s Electronic Home Shopping Conference in Venice, Italy. The panel, featuring the blog’s author Maria Rua Aguete alongside three industry …

Tags:IHS Markit| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 30

CEC Panda Places $40 Million Order with Orbotech

by Andrew Fenn

Orbotech will be providing LCD panel manufacturer CEC Panda with $40 million worth of inspection, testing and repair solutions for the company’s next-generation fabrication facility in Chengdu, China. As part of the deal, Orbotech …

Tags:CEC Panda| China| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Production Equipment| Vol 24 - Issue 30

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Apple Drops to Third Place in Q2 Wearables Results

by Andrew Fenn

Xiaomi and Fitbit have overtaken Apple in the wearables market, which grew by 8% in Q2, according to new figures reported by Canalys. Xiaomi shipped 3.5 million units over the last three months. Meanwhile, …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 30| Wearable Market

Dates Announced for International HDMI Plugfest

by Andrew Fenn

The International HDMI Plugfest will take place from the 25th to the 29th of September, at Presto Engineering’s Caen offices in Normandy, France. The event allows creators of HDMI hardware and software, such as …

Tags:Back Panel| HDMI| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Testing| Vol 24 - Issue 30

New VR Consumer Study from Strategy Analytics

by Andrew Fenn

A new report from the User Experience Strategies service at Strategy Analytics has revealed some interesting consumer information regarding the virtual reality industry. “Virtual Reality: Who are VR owners and VR Intenders?” explores the …

Tags:AR/VR| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 30

Oculus “Summer of Rift” Sale Extended

by Andrew Fenn

The Oculus “Summer of Rift” Sale that began last month has been extended by “a few weeks”. The sale was originally due to end around August 21st, but due to high demand, the company …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 30

Google Play Movies & TV App Released for Vizio Smart TVs

by Andrew Fenn

Google Play Movies & TV has launched on Vizio VIA+ and D-series Smart TVs. The company’s Netflix and iTunes rival hosts content from over 200 film and TV distribution companies. It also streams in …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Vizio| Vol 24 - Issue 30

Steam Link App Out Now for Samsung UHD TVs

by Andrew Fenn

It’s not so long ago we reported that an open beta of Valve’s new Steam Link app was available for owners of some Samsung UHD TVs. Today, Samsung announced that the free app is …

Tags:Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 30

SNA Installs LED Video Display at New York HQ of Athletic Apparel Brand

by Andrew Fenn

Sansi North America recently unveiled a new LED video display that they installed at the New York City headquarters of an unnamed athletic apparel brand*. The display incorporates 13 LED “clouds”, screens suspended from …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 30

ABI Predicts $60 Billion Revenue for Enterprise Wearables

by Andrew Fenn

Analysts at ABI Research estimate that wearable devices for enterprise, including smartwatches and smart glasses, will top $60 billion by 2022, representing a CAGR of over 41%. This prediction has been attributed to the …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 24 - Issue 30| Wearables