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Image:InvidisThe organisers said that the Digital Signage Summit Russia was a ‘complete success’ with more than 400 participants. The first day covered “Multimedia and digital signage in museums” while the focus on the second day was retail and digital-out-of-home (DOOH).
Foxconn has set up a new company, in Taiwan, called LinkOOH, to develop augmented reality-based advertising for out of home applications. The company said at an event in Taipei’s main station that it has bought bought 200 55″ UltraHD Sharp displays to provide experiences in the station. At the event, EVP Lu Fang-Ming showed a … Read more
More prices have leaked in advance for Black Friday, with Sam’s Club the latest Vizio’s 50″ E50u-D2 4K is expected to be reduced from $498 to $348, the 60″ E60u-D3 4K will be $548 against $698 and the 70 inch E70u-D3 4K SmartCast TV will go on sale for $928 compared to $1,198. The Samsung … Read more
The sale of Ingram Micro to Chinese conglomerate Tianjin Tianhai Investment Co. Ltd. has been cleared by the US antitrust authorities. Although the deal has already been cleared elsewhere, the US officials have not approved of other deals with Chinese companies in the past, citing national security, so this is a big move forward. The … Read more
We have been reporting on the development of VR headsets with eye tracking from Fove since 2013. Now the company is coming to market with pre-orders now available. The Fove 0 will go on sale until 9th November at $549 and will then be $599. The headset uses a single 2560 x 1440 OLED as … Read more
Mediatek plans to be one of the first companies to get to us 10nm processes for its chips and in the conference call around the Q3 results, the company said that the Helio X30 will be the first and will be aimed at smartphones in the $300 to $450 range, especially in the Chinese market. … Read more
PatentlyApple has posted news of a US patent (9,485,862) granted to Apple that was apparently filed under the name of an Apple engineer until granting, so that it remained ‘under the radar’. The patent covers a foldable phone that uses carbon nanotube-based materials for some of the flexible structures. Analyst Comment Of course, just because … Read more
Google’s Daydream VR headset is to start shipping on November 10th in Verizon stores and Best Buy. (Google Brings New Phones and VR Headset)
Roku is planning to roll out Version 7.5 of its OS and will bring new features in Live TV pause (when OTA TV is being accessed and if the TV has a USB storage device), mobile private listening on Roku TVs, ‘Play on Roku’ being available on multiple mobile devices and Roku player remote volume … Read more
Renesas Electronics Corporation recorded Q2 net profits of ¥9.4 billion ($91.1 million), down from ¥27.5 billion ($266.5 million) a year ago, on sales which fell 16% to ¥152.6 billion ($1.5 billion) from ¥181.4 billion ($1.8 billion). For the half year there were profits of ¥19.4 billion ($188.0 million), a drop from ¥57.4 billion ($556.5 million), … Read more
At the NEC Showcase in New York on October 26th, I had Keith Yanke, Sr. Director of Product Marketing at NEC Display Solutions of America, to guide me though the show floor exhibits. The NEC Showcase was part of New York’s Digital Signage Week. The products on display were all targeted at the installation industry … Read more
Microsoft just announced that companies will be offering VR headsets for $299 and up and all powered by Windows “Holographic” technology. (Microsoft is developing a habit of using perfectly defined technical terms for marketing purposes without caring about the technical meaning.) These headsets are not HoloLens devices but are developed and manufactured by Microsoft associates … Read more
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