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LG Highlights OLED Displays – Adds 38″ Monitor

by Bob Raikes

LG announced new 21:9 aspect ratio IPS LCD curved monitors along with a new pico projector at IFA this year. It did not announce any new TV products or deals at IFA, but it …

BrightSign Has a Whole New Range

by Bob Raikes

Brightsign has completely refreshed its line of media players. New features include better Wi-fi, a revision of BrightAuthor software, and B-Deploy for set up and BrightSign Network for large networks. There are seven new …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Media Players| Vol 23 - Issue 36

Big Focus on Quantum Dots by Samsung at IFA

by Bob Raikes

On the first day of press events, Samsung held a launch event for the Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch, attended by its staff, partners and press at the Templedrom venue in Berlin. The S3 is …

Philips Launches First OLED TV with Ambilight

by Bob Raikes

Philips used a press conference at IFA to announce a new OLED UHD TV that is the first to use Ambilight technology. Ambilight produces a background light from the edges of the TV that …

Atlona Introduces First HDR-Compatible 4K/60 4:4:4 Video Extender

by Bob Raikes

At Cedia, Atlona introduced the entum Series AT-CENT-301-CEA, which it claims as the industry’s first HDR-compatible video extender that can deliver 4K/UHD video @ 60 Hz with 4:4:4 chroma sampling and HDMI data rates …

Tags:HDBaseT| Interface Extenders| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 38

Fitness is ‘Low Hanging Fruit’ for Wearables

by Bob Raikes

Shipments of wearable devices reached 22.5 million in the second quarter of 2016 (2Q16) according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. Despite a decline in shipments for one of the largest vendors, the …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 36| Wearables

KFC Adds Signage in the UK

by Bob Raikes

KFC in the UK and Ireland is experimenting with digital signage in the UK to improve communications and coordination in its 850 QSRs in the region. It has been working with Pioneer Digital on …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| QSRs & Menu Boards| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 36

EKT Integrates STB to Smart TVs

by Bob Raikes

One of the stories that we missed in the flood at IBC was the development of a Smart TV design by EKT which also claims to supply “Tier 1” network operators. The TVs have, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| STBs| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 23 - Issue 39

DTG in the UK Re-organises

by Bob Raikes

The DTG in the UK has announced a restructure under which will see George Robertson taking the job of Chief Technologist, after CTO, Simon Gauntlett has decided to leave DTG to join Dolby as …

Tags:DTG| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 38

Newsflash – Hanjin Failure May Mean Bad Xmas for Samsung & LG Buyers!

by Bob Raikes

We don’t normally bring out a Display Daily at the weekend, but we thought you’d appreciate a ‘heads up’ on a big story that’s causing a buzz among those ‘in the loop’ at IFA. …

Tags:IFA 2016| LG Electronics (LGE)| Samsung| TV Set Market| Vol 23 - Issue 35

HbbTV to Merge with Smart TV Alliance – Mozilla Ends Firefox OS

by Bob Raikes

The HbbTV Association is merging with the Smart TV Alliance so that applications in the future will be able to use a single architecture. The two groups have started technical collaboration and will merge …

Alcatel Has Stand-Alone Headset

by Bob Raikes

Alcatel, now owned by TCL of China, is keen on VR and has multiple solutions. First, the company is supplying a ‘smartphone add-on’ (think Gear VR) headset for free with its Idol 4S phone. …