Tarox AG and ViewSonic in Distribution Agreement
Tarox AG will be distributing Viewsonic’s solutions in Germany.
Clear Channel Adds to Swiss Mall Network
Clear Channel Schweiz said that it has added fifteen new displays in three Manor shopping centres, owned by Maus Frères. They are Centre Manor Chavannes (63,000 visitors per week) Centre Manor Vevey (102,000 visitors per week) Centre Manor Monthey (60,000 visitors per week) This brings the total of shopping centres to 13 in Switzerland and … Read more
Daktronics Installed in West Plains
Daktronics has been busy and has installed ten LED displays in the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York. The displays had to fit in with the Art Deco architecture of the locations. Seven of the displays are on the outside of the building with two marquee displays of 8.5′ x 14.5′ (2.6m x … Read more
Swiss Coop Switches to ESLs
Coop Stores in Switzerland has opened the first of what is planned to be an update to its store designs. The new stores use LED lighting and electronic shelf labels – with 865 stores, the chain believes that its potential is the biggest in the country. The store has a collection point for online orders. … Read more
Global Videoconferencing Growing says IDC
IDC released its data on the videoconferencing market. The company said that the worldwide enterprise videoconferencing and telepresence equipment report showed positive results in Q3 2016 with overall videoconferencing equipment revenue increasing both 7.4% quarter over quarter and 6.1% year over year. Total worldwide enterprise video equipment market revenue in 3Q16 was over $542 million, … Read more
Canalys Says Over 2 Million VR headsets to Ship in 2016
There are lots of reports about VR headset sales and the list of analysts has been joined by Canalys which believes that headset sales will exceed two million units in 2016, with growth forecast to reach 20 million by 2020. This year, shipments of smart VR headsets, which can function independently, will reach over 100,000 … Read more
Nvidia Working on Google Play Support
Nvidia is reported to be rapidly developing support for the recently announced Google Play 4K service (Google Now Has UltraHD Movies) and is planning a firmware update to ensure compatibility. It seems that the Shield had not included support for the VP9 codec that was accessible to the service.
Telefónica Selects Frog Source from Wyplay
Telefónica has started a project to create an Open Middleware solution to integrate in set-top boxes, based on the Frog Source solution from Wyplay. Frog Source brings together more than 200 components powering all STB features from basic zapper up to advanced multi-tuner gateways with transcoding. It comes with a toolset including integration, cross-compiler, test … Read more
Pokemon Effect is Short-Lived
We reported at the end of October that researchers had found that the Pokemon Go craze had encouraged more movement and excercise (And finally… Pokemon Go Makes You Healthier!). Sadly, the effect has been short-lived and recent research has suggested that after playing for a while, players went back to their previous habits. Initially, a … Read more
BBC Adds Oculus as Platform
The BBC has put a programme, “We Wait”, an animate film about the dangerous boat journey from Turkey to Greece made by migrants, on the Oculus store so that it can be viewed on the Oculus Rift. “This film going live on the Oculus store for the Rift opens the film up to a wider … Read more
Amazon Prime Video Now Available in More Than 200 Countries and Territories Around the World
Amazon has now made its Prime Video service available in 200 countries and territories around the world, either free as part of its Prime service, or for €2.99 (or $2.99) in most of the other regions for the first six months and then at €5.99 ($5.99). The Amazon Prime video app is available on Android … Read more
Amazon Prime Video Now Available in More Than 200 Countries and Territories Around the World
Amazon today announced that Amazon Prime Video is now available to customers in more than 200 countries and territories around the globe. Customers around the world can now enjoy popular new original series like The Grand Tour from Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May (currently the top-rated TV show on IMDb with an overall … Read more
