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Panasonic is a long-time sponsor of the Olympic Games. This year, the company will do something a little different. For the first time, Panasonic has been named as the technical partner of the torch relay, helping to facilitate the torch run. It will also exhibit torches from past Games in the Stadium of Wonders in … Read more
Airport Media has chosen Broadsign’s software to power its DOOH displays at London Gatwick and London Luton airports in the UK. These comprise a mixture of small- and large-format LCD and LED screens. Broadsign’s ability to integrate with third-party platforms was named as reason for the choice.
The new SF350 monitor series from Samsung is designed for workers – especially those working from home. According to the firm, monitors used in the home have two functions: they must display content well, while also looking stylish. These products are slim (no more than 10mm thick), with a patterned back. They can also be … Read more
Facebook has hired a team of VR ‘experts’ in London, according to The Telegraph. The recruitment creates Facebook’s first European base for its Oculus division. Mike LeBeau leads the UK team. He is a former engineer at Google who helped to pioneer the company’s voice search software.
Nokia has confirmed that it is cutting more than 1,000 jobs in its home country of Finland. The reduction will affect all business units, excluding Nokia Technologies. The majority will take place during the summer, but others will extend into 2018.
Consumer drones for hobbyists and consumer photo/video have claimed much of the drone publicity, especially at consumer-oriented trade shows like CES. But drones have serious professional AV applications as well. I attended a May 19th event in New York hosted by Stampede and focusing on Pro AV applications. Stampede is a value-added Pro AV distributor … Read more
TCL®, one of the world’s largest television manufacturers and America’s fastest growing television brand, is positioned to maintain its leadership and add even more large size TVs to its award-winning lineup. China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. (CSOT), a leading TV panel supplier and a subsidiary of TCL Group, will soon begin construction of the … Read more
TV fans, gamers and those that love to watch sports and films will see even more of the action with the new ambient light rejecting projectorscreen from Optoma – the ALR100. This high performance front projection screen is engineered to achieve vibrant images even in brightly lit rooms. Its specialised screen surface is designed to … Read more
Today, Sharp announced two new LCD display modules that deliver stunning Full-HD (FHD) images. FHD performance is complemented by crisp definition via a high 1500:1 contrast ratio (typical). The combination enables viewing of high detail in the most challenging ambient lighting situations. Each TFT display delivers enhanced viewability with a wide 170°(H) / 170°(V) viewing … Read more
There is a special guest at the DTG Summit every year, and in 2016 that was Nathalie Nahai, the ‘web psychologist’. Although not directly involved in the media, she used her experience to speak about ‘What digital consumers want from media technology’. Video consumption is changing. It is more consumer-controlled; adverts can be skipped or … Read more
The first panel of the day was titled ‘Threats to the UK media and tech industry’. It was chaired by MD of Decipher Nigel Walley. Panelists were Channel 4 CTO Orpheus Warr; media consultant Alex Pumfrey; EBU CTO Simon Fell; and Thomas Wrede, VP of reception systems at SES. Each candidate began by giving his … Read more
Clearink Displays and Suzhou Jinfu have established a joint venture in Shanghai, to commercialise Clearink’s reflective display technology. It will be used for ePaper applications in China. The joint venture will address both established and emerging reflective display applications, including mobile phones, eReaders, wearables and tablets. Electronic shelf labels will also be supplied to the … Read more
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