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Super Bowl 2015 is likely to use up to six UltraHD cameras, according to panelists at last year’s SMPTE conference in Hollywood. The cameras will be used to to zoom and showcase key plays, rather than for general transmissions.
Amazon Instant Video can now be used to stream UltraHD content in Germany, although currently there is only English language content. The app is currently supported by Ultra HD TV sets from Samsung, LG and Sony (2014 models) and users need a 15Mb connection.
Content providers made their annual pilgrimage to the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and several were on tap at a discussion entitled, “Where Is TV Everywhere Taking Us”. With panelists from DISH Network, Disney/ABC, Comcast and TBS, attendees got an update on where the initiative is – and frustrations that it still has … Read more
Type Cicret bracelet into your Web browser and it will produce lots of hits. Some of these lead to very polished videos that, by now, have been viewed by millions of people. One such video, representative of the lot, is posted at the end of this article. The videos depict what seems like a product … Read more
Currently there is an installation of the Chinese artist Sun Xun’s work using four Epson G6750WU projectors at the Sean Kelly Gallery in New York. Meko has posted the Epson press release on this installation but I wanted to visit the gallery to see how an actual multi-projector installation looks. I’ve see many installations at trade shows such as … Read more
LG has introduced several new products for the Korean market, which will also be launched in South America in Q2. The 29″ 29V950 represents a move into the curved 21:9 space for LG’s AIO PCs. The curve is intended to block ambient light and provide a more immersive usage experience, while the 21:9 aspect ratio can be … Read more
Argo is a digital signage player in a thumb stick form factor, from US-based Inlighten. Said to be the first such player running Windows, Argo users will have access to a range of management tools and content resources from Inlighten – the same as are available on Inlighten’s other Windows products. Users can access a … Read more
ISE 2015 runs between 10th and 12th February in Amsterdam’s RAI. Display Monitor will be there to bring you full coverage from the show as it happens. The largest product launch in Atlona‘s (7.P180) 12-year history will take place at the show. There will be more than 12 new products for residential and commercial applications, including … Read more
At CES, you could see many quantum-dot-enhanced TVs on the show floor, most of which will appear at retailers in the second half of the year. What you could not see on the floor were the makers of the quantum dots themselves. But they were there in Las Vegas, speaking with current and potential customers … Read more
Clear Channel UK has appointed Sarah Speake to the newly created role of chief marketing officer. Speake currently serves as director of commercial marketing and research for ITV and will take up her new role in March.
Japan’s Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun newspaper claims that the next iteration of Apple’s iPhone – the iPhone 6S – will feature an OLED display. According to the source, a new OLED factory will build screens solely for Apple, indicating that the company is set to purchase in bulk. While OLED screens are more expensive to produce than … Read more
After being a fast adopter of S3D (Display Monitor Vol 17 No 23) and UltraHD (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 41), the adult entertainment industry is prepared to cash in on a technology that seems to be tailor-made for it: VR. Utherverse, a Canadian company, is preparing to launch Red Light Centre, a multiplayer adult … Read more
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