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LDM Vol 24 #48 Product Round-up

by Bob Raikes

Cinemood LTE is a new portable projector that is a crowdfunding project that will be shown at CES in January. An unusual feature is that the device has an integrated LTE modem and is …

Tags:Christie| Large Display Monitor| Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 48

VR Has a Place in Fine Art

by Bob Raikes

We spotted an interesting article on the use of VR in fine art and how it can change the experience of visiting a gallery. It covers a current exhibition at the Royal Academy of …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 48

VR Has a Serious Sex Application

by Bob Raikes

It’s often said that the driving force of much new technology is porn. But VR is having a more serious use in Spain. Institut Marquès, a private fertility clinic with centres in Barcelona, London, …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Spain| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 47

Adidas Wearables Division Closes

by Bob Raikes

Adidas has closed the division that it was using to develop wearables, the Digital Sports unit. A report has said that 74 jobs will be lost or re-assigned as the company is moving its …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 24 - Issue 48| Wearables

Having Enough Scale…

by Bob Raikes

The big business story this week is only obliquely related to displays, but I thought it was interesting. I’m referring to the deal for Disney to buy Twenty-First Century Fox Inc which will give …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 47

iMac Pro Supports up to 44 Million Pixels

by Bob Raikes

Apple has released the highly anticipated iMac Pro, after it was trailled at the firm’s developer conference in June. The unit has a 5120 x 2880, which Apple calls “5K”, display with 500 cd/m² …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Video Editing & Production| Vol 24 - Issue 47| Workstations

DSCC Looks for DisplayWeek Speakers

by Bob Raikes

Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) is again running the 2018 SID Business Track consisting of the SID/DSCC Business Conference, SID/DSCC Investor’s Conference, SID/DSCC Automotive Conference and SID/VeV/OLED-A Immersive Experience Conference. Speakers and panelists are …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2018| Vol 24 - Issue 48

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Arri Board Members Like Samsung LED Cinema

by Bob Raikes

Two executives of Arri, the lighting and camera maker, have visited Samsung’s Cinema LED screen at the Super-S Theater in Lotte World Tower, Seoul. The pair watched an Arri show reel which had been …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| LED Cinema| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Vuzix Raises $12.5 Million

by Bob Raikes

Vuzix announced that it has raised $12.5 million in a direct offering of 2 million shares at $6.05. The company also issued three year warrants for the purchase of another million shares at $7. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 47| Vuzix

OTT Revenues to Reach $120 Billion by 2022

by Bob Raikes

Juniper Research has forecast that OTT revenues will reach $120 billion by 2022, almost double the level of $64 billion this year. Over a quarter of all global households will subscribe by the end …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Vol 24 #47 Product Round Up

by Bob Raikes

Asus has a new laptop based on the Qualcomm snapdragon 835 and running Windows S. The display is a 13.3″ IPS FullHD LCD with 8.9mm bezels. The unit has 4G LTE connectivity (with up …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 24 - Issue 47

Naranjo Moves to Samsung

by Bob Raikes

Industry veteran, David Naranjo, has joined Samsung Electronics within Samsung Semiconductors & Device Solutions of America . Naranjo, who we have reported from at Panasonic, NPD and Mitsubishi, was most recently at LeEco. At …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 47