Samsung Builds 80m Smartphone
Last month, Samsung turned an office building in Sokol, Moscow into Europe’s largest Galaxy S7 Edge phone. The signage, reaching 80m tall and 40m wide, was visible from 2.2km away.
JCDecaux Begins SW London Expansion
The Putney Bridge Showcase is a new dual-screen LED installation by JCDecaux, in southwest London. This area of the capital is set to be a new focus for the company this year, as it plans to take new screens live along the A3 and in Wandsworth. The screens are 6.88m x 3.44m (North face) and … Read more
Samsung Honours Bluewater
Samsung has presented Bluewater Technologies with a Samsung Smart Signage Award at Infocomm 2016, recognising the company as a Platinum Partner of the Year. The award is given to those Samsung partners who have achieved consistent and successful display implementations, revenue attainment and customer commitment.
A La Carte TV Reaches Netherlands With T-Mobile
T-Mobile has launched an a la carte OTT service, Knippr, in the Netherlands, following a trial. The service can be taken without any other T-Mobile subscription and costs €11 per month at base; this provides the 12 main Dutch public and private channels required by Dutch media law. Other channels can be added as required, … Read more
Apple Focuses on Software at WWDC
Apple’s WWDC keynote, held on the 13th June, introduced many announcements aimed at bringing Apple devices closer together. Sadly, though, there was little in terms of display news – the event really focused on software. Credit: ReutersA new version of WatchOS (WatchOS 3) was discussed, which is able to load apps as much as seven … Read more
Microsoft Rises to Challenge of UHD & HDR Gaming
At E3 2016, Microsoft revealed the expected new Xbox console, as well as discussing an interesting move that might actually give it an edge in the console market, where it has struggled to compete with Sony’s Playstation. UltraHD video is the new hot topic in the display industry, and so it was something of a … Read more
Asus Cuts Revenue Forecast
Asus’ net consolidated revenues rose 9.5% MoM but fell 5.4% YoY in May, to NT$31.9 billion ($983.1 million). In the first five months of the year, Asus generated NT$180.2 billion ($5.6 billion), up 0.9% YoY. The company has cut its revenue forecast for Q2’16 by 5% due to weaker-than-expected notebook sales in Southeast Asia and … Read more
Latest Research Suggests 3D can Enhance the Learning Process
The amount of knowledge is growing at an ever increasing rate. It follows that the amount of information and understanding that a person needs to live and work effectively is growing at a correspondingly increasing rate. Making the reasonable assumption that people are not getting smarter (at least not very quickly – Man. Ed.), it … Read more
Optoma Unveils Breakthrough Laser Phosphor Projectors for ProAV and Home Markets
Optoma, a world leading manufacturer of video and audio products, at InfoComm today unveiled two new innovative single-chip DLP laser phosphor projectors for the ProAV and home markets. The company’s yet to be named 4K UHD DLP ultra short throw laser projector is a first of its kind, and the Optoma ZU510T WUGXA DLP laser … Read more
Blockbuster Independence Day Returns with AOC as its Official Monitor Partner
Twenty years after the first film, the long anticipated epic action-adventure Independence Day: Resurgence, which stars many of the original actors as well as Hollywood newcomers, finally hits the cinema screens this summer. Display specialist AOC teams up with 20th Century Fox as the official monitor partner of the upcoming movie, in which AOC displays … Read more
Green Hippo lights up the Eurovision Song Contest once again
A record 204 Million viewers tuned in to see Eurovision light up The Globe arena, Stockholm, Sweden in spectacular fashion this May 2016. And what a show it was. Illuminating the radically-formed non-linear stage and video floor were an array of Barco HDQ-2k40 projectors and over 900 square meters of LED all driven by 19 … Read more
Barco’s revolutionary LED Digital Media Canvas Offers More Creative Freedom
Global LED technology leader, Barco, is proud to unveil its ‘digital media canvas’ – a unique LED screen technology that’s radically different than traditional LED displays. Thanks to their thin, lightweight, and bendable design, the R-series attach easily to virtually any surface – especially on curved surfaces. Compared to today’s LED products, the ‘digital media … Read more
