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In an article by the Australian Financial Review, Paul Smith reports that eBay Australia / New Zealand and Myer, a regional department store, have partnered to create the first virtual reality store in the world. As they report, the partnership between eBay and Myer will be exploring this new retail channel with the help of … Read more
Currently, augmented reality and virtual reality are considered the ‘Next Big Thing’. As such the viewpoint of most analysts is very positive, to say the least. The most critically discussed issue is that of consumer buy-in related to the price points of the underlying hardware. The actual use of AR / VR is mostly portrayed … Read more
4oD was Channel 4’s catch-up service until last March, when it was rebranded to ‘All 4’. Keith Underwood, director of strategy and technology at the broadcaster, discussed the decision, and what it meant. Channel 4 has traditionally targeted young, tech-savvy audiences; this requires a very innovative and adaptable culture. However, conventional (linear) TV broadcasting is … Read more
David Crawford, MD of Arqiva, presented a discussion with the interesting title of ‘King Cnut; John Logie Baird; Ken Olsen; Netflix”, where he discussed the lessons that must be learned from other industries. “Where the money is made tomorrow won’t necessarily be the same as it is today,” he said. King Cnut (a historic English … Read more
A presentation on free-to-air (FTA) TV was given by Matthew Huntington – appropriately, as he is the CTO of FTA satellite platform, Freesat. FTA TV requires many players to work together. Freesat had run a workshop earlier in the day looking at four topics: UltraHD, OTT players, analytics & cloud technology and globalisation. The aim … Read more
Corning Incorporated’s light-guide plate solution, Iris™ Glass, has received a 2016 Display Component of the Year award from the Society for Information Display (SID). The 2016 Display Industry Awards (DIAs) recognized innovative display products, components, and applications that hold the most promise for shaping the future of the global display industry. Iris™ Glass has an … Read more
Empire Cinemas in Hemel Hempstead has become the first major UK chain to feature Christie’s Vive Audio solution. The largest independently-owned cinema chain in the UK currently operates 186 screens across 18 cinemas, and is in the process of extensive redevelopment at its Hemel Hempstead multiplex. The cinema was seeking an outstanding audio solution in … Read more
LG Display, the world’s leading innovator of display technologies, will showcase the advanced technologies for next-generation displays at the 2016 Society for Information Display (SID) conference, which is being held at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco from May 22 to 27. “LG Display will make constant efforts for technology innovation and move forward … Read more
ADB, a leading provider of solutions and services for multimedia convergence, has announced today that Minerva Networks, a leading provider of software solutions for the delivery of connected entertainment services, has certified it’s iTVFusion client on ADB’s new 1761 series of STBs. The new solution combines ADB’s deep expertise in personal TV and broadband connectivity … Read more
I have not had a chance to spend much time on the show floor or paper sessions, so I don’t have the full perspective of SID’s DisplayWeek yet. It is my turn to write a Display Daily column, however, so I will focus on one hot topic at SID: quantum dots. Quantum dot news is … Read more
Microchip’s acquisition of Atmel (Dialog and Atmel End Merger Agreement) is now officially complete. The companies are now to begin the work of integrating the two operating global teams. In a letter to clients, Microchip CEO Steve Sanghi said, “Our expanded microcontroller offering brings you the best of all architectures… As we work our way … Read more
Huawei has opened lawsuits against Samsung in the USA and China, claiming patent infringement. According to Huawei, Samsung used its IP in cellular communications technology and mobile phone software.
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