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DooH in Hurricane Season — Dos and Donts from Watchfire Signs

by Andrew Fenn

As the US and the Philippines recover from the after-effects of devastating storms Hurricane Florence and Typhoon Mangkhut, we’ve come across an interesting blog from Watchfire Signs (hat tip to Invidis for this one) …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Outdoor Displays| Vol 25 - Issue 36

YouTube Launches Public Beta Test for AV1 Video Codec

by Andrew Fenn

YouTube has launched its AV1 beta playlist, a selection of videos encoded with the AV1 video format, with which Google intends to replace its current VP9 codec. Users browsing on Chrome 70 or Firefox …

Tags:Codecs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 36| YouTube

Transparent LED Video Wall Installed at Fashion Retail Store

by Andrew Fenn

Digital signage solution provider M.I.B. recently installed a 71.5m² transparent LED video wall in the frontage of a new store belonging to fashion brand “Infected”, situated at the Plus City shopping centre in Linz, …

New iPhone Range to Ship Over 85 Million Units in Second Half of 2018

by Andrew Fenn

According to Digitimes Research, the 2018 iPhone line-up will ship upwards of 85 million units in the second half of 2018. The prediction is based on Apple’s annual sales, iPhone ASPs and supply chain …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 36

Video Viewers Move from PCs and Tablets to Smart TVs and Phones

by Andrew Fenn

Research by Ampere Analysis indicates that video viewers have been rapidly switching from tablets and PCs to smartphones and smart TVs. As the number of internet users that enjoy video content online grows, the …

LG Edging OLED Panel Pricing Up

by Bob Raikes

The OLED-A reports that LG Display has been increasing its pricing for its panels as it has wide acceptance of the quality and performance of the technology, but is still not making money from …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OLEDs| Pricing| TV Production| Vol 25 - Issue 35

Analogue AR Smartwatch Kickstarter Fully Funded Within 24 Hours

by Andrew Fenn

A Swedish watch manufacturer has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the development of what it describes as “a new breed of analogue smartwatches that adapt to your lifestyle by streaming meaningful data live …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 25 - Issue 35

Sony Master Series AF9 Flagship OLED TV Shipping Now

by Andrew Fenn

Sony has begun shipping its flagship Master Series AF9/A9F OLED TV, which is described as a “reference-quality” TV set, thanks in no small part to its on-board auto-calibration features from CalMAN. The AF9/A9F is …

Tags:Display Calibration| Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 35

tvOS 12 Coming to Apple TV 4 and 4K on September 17th

by Andrew Fenn

tvOS 12 has been formally announced and will be released for Apple TV 4 and Apple TV 4K on September 17th. The upgrade brings a raft of new features, including Dolby Atmos sound. Customers …

Huawei Launches OTT Video Platform for Its Smartphone Customers

by Andrew Fenn

Huawei Video is a new OTT TV platform now available for Huawei and Honor smartphone users in Spain and Italy, ahead of a wider European launch. Users can access pilot episodes, trailers and bonus …

Altibox Selects VisualOn to Deliver Video to Apple TV App

by Andrew Fenn

VisualOn, a multimedia software company that enables scalable, cross-platform media playback for global streaming media brands, is now providing users of fibre-to-the-home broadband from Norwegian telco Altibox with the ability to stream high-quality video …

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Camera Impresses in DxOMark Review

by Andrew Fenn

DxOMark has just published the results of its in-depth analysis of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 smartphone camera. The Note 9 comes with a dual-camera setup, featuring a wide-angle camera with 12MP sensor, f/1.5-2.4 …

Tags:Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 35