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Projector market specialist PMA Research has posted the results of its sales tracking service for June, revealing the top-five best selling models of the month in three separate categories in the US. The results are as follows: Mainstream Professional Projectors Epson PowerLite X39 Epson BrightLink 695Wi Epson PowerLite 107 Epson BrightLink 685Wi Epson PowerLite 109W … Read more
Google Glass is making a comeback. At a Google conference in San Francisco, United States, Israeli software firm Plataine demonstrated an app for the platform that provides voice-activated AI features for factory workers. For example, an employee using the app can be alerted to issues that require their attention and access a database of helpful … Read more
Altice France/SFR has launched Connect TV de SFR, a new Android TV box with Ultra HD support and a voice-enabled remote control. The device is available to all, regardless of whether they are existing SFR customers. The device is being promoted with a month’s free subscription to RMC Sport. Other available packages include SFR Ciné-Series, … Read more
O2 TV, a pay TV platform exclusive to the Czech Republic, has released a new set-top box. The new device is priced at CZK 1,900 (about $85), the same as its predecessor. It’s not entirely clear what kind of upgrades it brings, besides a new My Menu feature and a Bluetooth remote that allows users … Read more
Sky Deutschland has announced that 1 million of its customers in Germany and Austria now use the Sky Q platform. Following its launch in May 2018, all those using Sky+ Pro — a Germany-only rebrand of Sky Q — were automatically switched to the new platform free of charge. The broadcaster also says that many … Read more
The BBC in the UK has launched a live restart feature for most smart TVs manufactured from 2012 onwards. Now, when a user switches to a BBC channel part way through a programme, a prompt will appear for them to press the green button on their remote control, which will automatically load the iPlayer app … Read more
Following recent reports that VR is being used to cure acrophobia, more commonly known as a fear of heights, another therapeutic use case for VR has been highlighted by The Wall Street Journal, this time for those suffering from eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. Dr. Howard Gurr, a psychologist based in New York, … Read more
Sigmaintell Research of China has released its summary of the global LCD TV panel market in the first half of 2018. Trade friction between big countries and political and economic upheaval is on the rise, while Chinese economic growth is slowing down. In addition, the fluctuation of the exchange rate has impacted the performance of … Read more
Panasonic, ETC and creative agency, Auditoire, recently lit up the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France using 12 PT-RQ32K “4K+” laser projectors, in celebration of the country’s World Cup win. The “4K+” part refers to the device’s resolution of 5120 × 3200, 16:10 aspect ratio, 240Hz refresh rate and Quad Pixel Drive technology that increases … Read more
We reported on Lenovo’s Google Assistant-based smart display at CES (details in Lenovo Maintains Innovation at CES) that are intended to compete with the Amazon Echo Show. There are two models (10.1″ 1920 x 1200 and 8″ 1280 x 800) and will cost $249 and $199, respectively.
Canon has released its earning results for the second quarter of 2018. According to Reuters, the company has reduced its overall profit outlook for the full year to ¥378.5 billion ($3.39 billion) from ¥404 billion ($3.62 billion), citing lower-than-expected demand for OLED panel manufacturing equipment. Canon CFO Toshizo Tanaka commented: “Display manufacturers have postponed their … Read more
Since the beginning of 2018, a new digital signage network has been rolling out across German branches of Tipico, an international provider of sports betting and casino games, in collaboration with Turkish electronics company Vestel, its sister company Vestek and Austrian integrator GH Media. So far, the new equipment has been rolled out to more … Read more
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