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Microsoft No Longer Planning to Bring VR Support to Xbox One

Microsoft has done a U-turn on its plans to bring VR capabilities to Xbox One. Back when it was first announced, “Project Scorpio” — which went on to become the most recent addition to the console line-up, Xbox One X — was previously said to be designed with “high-end VR” in mind. However, gaming CMO … Read more

HDR10+ Licensing, Logo Certification Program Begins

HDR10+ Technologies LLC, which is controlling the HDR10+ specification, said that it has now started its licensing and logo programme. The programme is open to companies that can meet the technology and testing criteria of the organisation. The system is royalty-free for content production, distribution and consumption. The new HDR10+ technology is intended to optimize … Read more

Strategy Analytics: One in Three India Smartphone Owners Will Consider 4G Feature Phone

According to Strategy Analytics, 4G feature phones will be hugely disruptive to the already intensely competitive Indian smartphone market. Half of India smartphone owners are familiar with 4G feature phones and 1 in 3 are considering them as either a replacement for their smartphone or as an additional device. Strategy Analytics’ mobile intelligence platform AppOptix … Read more

Amazon Prime Video App Launches for BT TV

Following an announcement last month, BT in the UK has officially launched Amazon Prime Video for its BT TV set-top-boxes. The company’s Tony Singh said, “We’re delighted to be the first UK pay TV service to offer Amazon Prime Video content to our customers”. BT TV customers will start receiving the Amazon Prime Video app … Read more

teamLab Digital Art Museum Opens in Tokyo Bay

The recently-announced “Mori Building Digital Art Museum: Epson teamLab Borderless”, jointly operated by Mori Building Co. and teamLab, opened today (June 21st) in Tokyo Bay, Japan. The 10,000m² space consists of five “worlds” and about 50 pieces of interactive digital art, displayed using a total of 470 Epson projectors.

Wimbledon Tennis Tournament Coming to BBC iPlayer in UHD and HDR

The BBC will offer select games from this year’s Wimbledon tennis tournament in Ultra HD and HDR to viewers in the UK via its catch-up TV platform, iPlayer. The news follows a trial during which World Cup matches were streamed in UHD and HDR on the service. The broadcaster has also revealed it will make … Read more

Epeat to Update Display & Computer Categories

The Epeat label from the Green Electronics Council (GEC) is an important one for those that sell into the US government and public organisation market in the USA. The organisation has now updated its requirements for monitors and PCs that will come into effect from November 2018. The organisation said that to ensure consistent Epeat-registered … Read more

LG Drives Hospitality Industry’s 4K UHD Transition With Dynamic Guest-Centric Solutions, Technologies

Driving the hospitality industry’s transition to 4K Ultra HD technology, LG Electronics is expanding its portfolio of award-winning 4K UHD Hotel TVs, from entry-level to premium models, all with four times the resolution of Full HD and high dynamic range (HDR) capability. At the 2018 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference (HITEC) this week LG … Read more

LG Updates Hotel TVs in the US

LG Electronics in the US has added new TV sets to its UltraHD Hotel TV range at the 2018 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference (HITEC). At the top of the range is a 77″ OLED set that uses WebOS 4.0. LG said that the latest platform makes switching between content options – including broadcast … Read more

UK Police Force Adopts Platform for Video Evidence

The Cumbrian police force in the UK has adopted Axon’s system for the submission of pictures and videos relating to crimes and based on the evidence.com platform. Axon Citizen for Officers enables police forces to securely receive and manage one-on-one submissions relating to a specific crime. Individuals receive a URL via text message or email … Read more