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Automatic Frame Rate and Dynamic Range Switching for tvOS 11.2

The next update for tvOS (11.2) will add support for automatic frame rate and dynamic range switching to the Apple TV ...

Statista: Microsoft Spent $9.4 Billion on a Sinking Ship

Statista has released a chart that demonstrates the poor decision that Microsoft made on buying Nokia. As well as letting go ...

MGA Entertainment Files Lawsuit Against Intel Corp.

Toymaker MGA Entertainment has filed a lawsuit in New York State court against Intel Corp, Law360 reports. MGA has accused Intel ...

Sling TV First Live OTT Service on 2016-17 LG Smart TVs

Sling TV today became the first live and on-demand over-the-top (OTT) service available on LG Electronics’ line-up of smart TVs. Sling ...

Tricolor TV to Launch Internet TV Platform

Tricolor TV, one of Russia’s leading Pay TV broadcasters, has launched its own IPTV platform. Tricolor Online TV will be available ...

SMI Shows First Eye Tracking Upgrade for Augmented Reality Glasses

At the 2015 Siggraph Conference, SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI) shows the world’s first Eye Tracking Integration for augmented reality, based on Epson’s ...

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LG HDR Monitor Supports HDR10

by Bob Raikes

LG Electronics has a new 31.5″ UltraHD monitor, the 32UD99-W that uses, of course, an IPS panel and supports HDR10 for content playback and has peak brightness of 550 cd/m² and typical brightness of …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 27

Computer Graphics Market to Reach $147 Billion by 2020

by Alan Spencer

Jon Peddie Research (JPR) is forecasting that the overall computer graphics (CG) market will reach $147 billion by 2020, although the industry is slowing to 1% growth for the next few years. The growth …

Tags:Forecasts| Jon Peddie Research (JPR)| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 27

LG 2016 OLEDs Add HLG HDR Support

by Bob Raikes

LG has added support for HLG HDR to its C6 and E6 2016 model OLED TVs via a firmware update. 2017 models have had support as standard and it was unclear at publication time …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 27

JCDecaux Wins Airport Brussels

by Bob Raikes

JCDecaux has won a renewal of its contract with Brussels Airport for a further seven years. The company has been the contractor for ten years and will use this extension to upgrade the facilities. …

Tags:Aviation| Belgium| DOOH| JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 27

Success for Chinese Makers in AMOLED is not Assured

by Bob Raikes

IHS’s David Hsieh has published a blog post that highlights the difficulties that Chinese companies are having in trying to catch up to the Korean makers of OLED displays. IHS identifies the companies as …

Tags:China| IHS Markit| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Vol 24 - Issue 27

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Barco Result 19/07/17

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Barco announced its FY17 H1 result with sales at €518 million ($601 million) and net income of €19 million ($22 million), with a net margin of 3.7%. The EBITDA was €48.2 million ($55.9 million) …

Tags:Barco| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 27

Netflix Announce Record New Subscriptions for Q2

by Andrew Fenn

Netflix subscriptions increased by 5.2 million in 2017 Q2, bringing their total subscribers to 104 million, according to the company’s latest earnings interview report. This figure represents a new record for Q2 subscribers and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 27

CE Week New York Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

I’ve attended CE Week New York for several years now. In the past, it has been organized by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The CTA always gave, among other things, a foretaste of the …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Awards| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED TVs| TV (Television)| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 27

The LED Cinema Era has Started

by Chris Chinnock

Last week, the first commercial DCI-compliant theater screen opened using LED instead of projection technology. The LED screens were supplied by Samsung for the high-end Lotte Cinema World Tower complex in Seoul. A 2K …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| LED| LED Cinema| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 27

Panono is Sold

by Bob Raikes

We reported recently that 360 camera maker, Panano, had filed for bankruptcy, but the assets of the business are now being sold. However, Indiegogo backers that had not yet got cameras will not be …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 24 - Issue 27

AMD Helps Developers & PlayStation Now Includes PS4 Titles

by Bob Raikes

Our friend, Dr. Jon Peddie has pointed out that now that AMD is supplying x86-based APUs to Sony and Microsoft for their consoles, games developers can introduce games for PCs as well as the …

Tags:AMD| Back Panel| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 27

Mira Unveils $99 Mobile Augmented Reality Glasses

by Andrew Fenn

Los Angeles mobile augmented reality company, Mir, a has revealed Prism, its new lightweight AR glasses. Made mostly from plastic, Prism has been designed to be low-cost and comfortable to wear. Users can insert …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 27