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UK specialist retailer, Game, has upset users by charging £5 ($6) for a ten minute demonstration of the new PlayStation VR headset or £15 ($18) for thirty minutes, although it is refunding fees against headset orders. The decision caused some irritation on Twitter and the BBC picked up the story.
Cabletime, developer of the powerful MediaStar range of IPTV and digital media distribution solutions has launched Creator, its brand new content creation software that allows users to easily design and build digital signage assets for a wide range of enterprise applications before playing out on the MediaStar 782 DS media player. MediaStar Creator fills the … Read more
AV technology pioneer Peerless-AV® today announced its collaboration with iiyama, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of computer monitors, and Russian AV distributor Profdisplay, at Digital Signage Summit Russia, taking place during Integrated Systems Russia at the Expocentre Moscow, 1-3 November 2016. The joint stand (#F-03a) will feature a range of innovative, high quality iiyama … Read more
Absen Europe today announced the launch of its new dedicated European website integrating user friendly features such as product finder and screen calculator: www.absen-europe.com Launched at the beginning of October, the new platform has been developed with rental stagers, integrators and end users in mind, with advanced functionalities that will help users to find the … Read more
IDC said that the worldwide smartwatch market experienced a round of growing pains in Q3 2016, with sales falling 51.6% from Q3 last year at 2.7 million, although the company pointed out that Q3 last year was the first time that Apple’s Watch was available, while the latest version was only available for two weeks … Read more
The worldwide smartwatch market experienced a round of growing pains in the third quarter of 2016 (3Q16), resulting in a year-over-year decline in shipment volumes. According to data from the International Data Corporation, (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker, total smartwatch volumes reached 2.7 million units shipped in 3Q16, a decrease of 51.6% from the … Read more
During my decades of working life, I have travelled around the world many times and rented cars and hailed taxis endless number of times. Usually, for a one-day trip, I used taxis, and for multi-day trips, I rented cars. Car rental had always been a hassle as I had to stand in line to order … Read more
VPRT, the German commercial broadcasters’ association, has just published its autumn report with AV media forecasts for 2016. The association believes that AV revenue in Germany will increase by 6.2% to €11.1 billion ($12.1 billion). This is better than the 5.5% prediction in last year’s report. Video, both streamed and broadcast, is seeing a substantial … Read more
Image: CNBCAT&T has agreed a deal to acquire Time Warner (which owns HBO, CNN and Warner Brothers, among other businesses). The deal will need the approval of US regulators and is one of the largest acquisitions ever agreed. The companies believe that the deal will get the approval it will need. AT&T is the second … Read more
We recently reported on the Funbox channel from Sony Pictures International which had mentioned HDR and WCG in its marketing material (Funbox UHD Channel Goes Live) and we commented that we would check the technical details. It turns out that “our channel does not broadcast any content in HDR format. However, especially in the light … Read more
TomTom was slightly down on sales at €239 million in Q3 from €254 million last year, but gross margins rose to 60%, from 53%, so EBITDA was maintained at €33 million. The company is diversifying and has introduced its first first fitness activity tracker, the new GPS Outdoor Watch and the world’s first GPS for … Read more
Tanya Laird – CEO of Disruptive RealityA new studio called Disruptive Reality has been formed by Digital Jam Ltd, Revolution Software, Amplified Robot/Medical Realities, Spearhead Interactive and Augusto. Tanya Laird, CEO of Disruptive Reality and Founder of Digital Jam Ltd, said: “By bringing together cross industry immersive technology expertise we have been able to create … Read more
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