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NRF’s Big Show

by Matthew Brennesholtz

CES 2018 isn’t the only major trade show affecting Display Daily readers this month, although you might think it is from the CES media blitz. The National Retail Federation (NRF) is holding what they …

The Giant Head: “As We Are”

by Matthew Brennesholtz

At the Greater Columbus Convention Center, local artist and professor at the Columbus College of Art and Design, Matthew Mohr has created a 14’ (4.3M) giant head using 14 LED ribbons. GCCC visitors have …

Immersive Experiences, Glasses-free

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The recent focus for “Immersive Experiences” has been on Virtual Reality (VR) Head Mounted Displays (HMDs). Let’s not forget there are other display technologies that can also provide immersive experiences, with no need for …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Dome Projection| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 01

The VR Ecosystem Develops

by Matthew Brennesholtz

I’ve written about the Virtual Reality Industry Forum (VRIF) before and covered their Draft VR Guidelines. The current version of this draft is dated November 27, 2017 and can be downloaded here. The VRIF …

Tags:360 Degree Video| Comcast| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 47

Football, Augmented Reality and More

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The National Football League (NFL), Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group and the Thinkwell Group have teamed up to present American football fans with a mixed reality (MR), virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) …

Fraunhofer introduces new OLED Microdisplay for VR

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology (Fraunhofer FEP) in Dresden has introduced a new OLED microdisplay specifically targeting virtual reality (VR) applications. This is part of the European LOMID …

Tags:Fraunhofer| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 46

Climate Change and Display Companies

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Last month Best Buy issued a press release titled “Best Buy Accelerates Efforts to Combat Climate Change.” This got me to thinking about the display business and climate change. My colleague, Norbert Hildebrand, has …

CES Unveiled: Technology Showcase

by Matthew Brennesholtz

CES Unveiled New York was held by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), owners of CES, on November 9, 2017. The talks discussing the upcoming CES 2018 in Las Vegas were covered in my Display …

CES Unveiled: Get Ready for Las Vegas

by Matthew Brennesholtz

CES Unveiled New York was held by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), owners of CES, on November 9, 2017. It was (mostly) a media-only event with three goals. First, the CTA wanted to let …

Tags:5G| CES 2018| CTA (was CEA)| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 24 - Issue 43

Digital Signage Week in New York

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Digital Signage Week in New York was like a trade show without a convention center – every company supplied its own venue. I managed to make it to four different companies’ locations during the …

Ultra-Thin Cameras for Thinner Smartphones

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Everyone has seen one of those Apple iPhone ads, “Shot on iPhone 7.” (Or iPhone 6, 7+, 8 or 8+.) Gorgeous pictures shot by professional photographers blown up to billboard size or perhaps printed …

Tags:Cameras| iPhone| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 41

Hisense Introduces 100” Laser TV

by Matthew Brennesholtz

On October 24th, Hisense USA held an event in New York at the Harman Store to introduce its 100″ 4K Ultra HD Smart Laser TV. A similar but not identical prototype unit had been …