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Eclipse Digital Media has supplied digital signage to Tariq Halal Meats, a large specialist meat supplier in the London area. Seventeen Samsung smart panels have been added to the two existing LG panels in two of the branches and these are being driven by 2 Asus Chromebits using cloud-based Embed Signage software. The main displays … Read more
Toyota Europe has rolled out a showroom system in 3,000 locations so far, based on a hardware architecture of Asus Chromeboxes connected to 42″ displays with central control from Toyota’s headquarters, using a Google Cloud partner, Fourcast. These are being used by 100,000 customers per month, and Toyota plans to grow the network to between … Read more
Coming from the secular regions of Europe, where most churches have little or no money or growth, I’m often surprised by the importance of the worship market in the US. Until I saw a recent article in a US blog recently, I hadn’t thought about the A/V potential of the funeral market. A company, Foundation … Read more
There were no particular events to report this week, although Chris was away at I/ITSEC in Florida – a bit warmer than the weather here! I was interested to see the story about the Panasonic LCD that we report on in this week’s issues (Panasonic has developed a special panel for monitors that use a … Read more
UniPixel, Inc., a provider of Performance Engineered Films™ to the touchscreen and flexible electronics markets, announced today that as it moves toward volume production on the 24 design wins awarded in 2016, it expects to be shipping manufacturing validation units in the fourth quarter of 2016 to five, or 21%, of the programs. In the … Read more
Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), today announced its new PN-Y professional-grade signage series, a convenient and value-priced solution for small and mid-sized businesses with sophisticated digital signage needs. Available in 55″ Class (54.6″ diagonal), 49″ Class (48.5″ diagonal), 43″ Class (42.5″ diagonal) and 32″ Class (31.6″ … Read more
UniPixel provides engineered films for touchscreens and flexible electronics. It has gained 24 design wins during 2016 and says that it expects to be supplying validation units for five of these this quarter, with a further 7 following in Q1 2017. The company has reached the 2 million milestone in touchscreen sensor production. It says … Read more
AOC, a worldwide leader in monitor display technology, today announces an innovative new Full HD 27” PLS Monitor featuring a Qi Wireless Charging Base (P2779VC), the company’s first monitor that wirelessly charges your device. Simply place your Qi compatible device on top of the base to automatically begin effortlessly charging your device. No cords, no … Read more
Osterhout Design Group (ODG), leading developer and manufacturer of mobile AR/VR smartglasses, today announced the closing of a $58 million Series A funding round. Shenzhen O-film Tech Co., Ltd., Vanfund Urban Investment & Development Co. Ltd. and several individual investors participated in the round alongside principal outside investor and strategic partner 21st Century Fox, previously … Read more
According to the Centre National du Cinéma (CNC), French Netflix subscribers watch around 30 hours each month, up from 20 in 2014. Netflix is the top SVoD platform in France, with SVoD providing 30% of pay video. In the first nine months of this year, €69.3 million was paid for SVoD services. In other news, … Read more
Fitbit is reported to be close to buying smartwatch developer and Kickstarter success, Pebble, for between $34 million and $40 million. The deal is reported to mean the closure of the Pebble operations, with Fitbit absorbing the ip and software from the company. Fans of the Pebble brand and products are disappointed at the potential … Read more
Russia is introducing legislation covering online video services. A 20% foreign ownership cap is being placed on OTT services and organisers of audiovisual services (YouTube could fall into this category) could have to create additional infrastructure to stay within the law. The problem is that YouTube does not clearly separate professional and user-generated content. The … Read more
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