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Abysmal Q4-18 subscriber losses reached some 650K by Warner Media (ummm AT&T – DirecTV satellite provider combined with AOL Time Warner remember?). While that number was offset by new (mostly U-Verse home video) subscribers, this was still a 403K net subscriber loss – a gut punch for DirecTV that boasts the highest ARU (average revenue … Read more
PMA Research (PMA), the worldwide market information experts on large displays, has published their latest sell-through tracking report on large-format (32” and larger) flat panel displays and projectors being sold by leading U.S. AV/IT Distributors who serve commercial markets. PMA Research is the only analyst firm combining monthly sell-through tracking data for these two product … Read more
A new study from Juniper Research forecasts that VR (Virtual Reality) headset shipments will reach 54 million by 2023, up from an estimated 21 million this year. This is a growth of 160%, as demand increases following an underwhelming year for VR in 2018. The research found that Sony PlayStation VR will drive console-based VR … Read more
Technology from Imagine Communications proved successful in an unusual challenge at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in November 2018. Its systems power the new live Ultra HD production truck operated by Global Production, which took part in an extensive trial organised by Ferrari as part of its Ferrari Challenge World Final (1-4 November 2018). This trial … Read more
Hungarian firm AerinX is developing an augmented reality (AR) solution for the external inspection and maintenance of aircraft and other aerial vehicles. The company has already started a partnership with one of the largest Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul companies of Central and Eastern Europe to test and refine the system. International aviation industry statistics show … Read more
Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced that it has begun mass producing the industry’s first one-terabyte (TB) embedded Universal Flash Storage (eUFS) 2.1, for use in next-generation mobile applications. Just four years after introducing the first UFS solution, the 128-gigabyte (GB) eUFS, Samsung has passed the much-anticipated terabyte threshold in smartphone … Read more
Dell Technologies announces new additions to its portfolio of purpose-built technology designed to challenge, engage and inspire K-12 educators and students worldwide. This newest line of products, including an interactive monitor plus intelligently tough Latitude and Dell Chromebook devices and a new charging cart, helps educators integrate technology with new teaching and learning practices, while … Read more
MMD, the leading display specialist and brand license partner for Philips monitors, is launching the all-new Philips 499P9H Brilliance 32:9 SuperWide curved LCD display. This award-winning 49” (48.8″ / 124 cm diag.) monitor provides professional users with a treasure trove of performance-enhancing features to make every minute they spend working more efficient, more productive, and … Read more
At CES, I had a chance to see some of the AR innovations, but there was not enough time to check out VR as well. And I missed a ton of stuff. According to a DigiTimes report, a total of 393 AR/VR firms attended CES 2019, among which 261 exhibited at the LVCC (mostly South … Read more
Valens, the developer of HDBaseT technology and co-founder of the HDBaseT Alliance, is expanding the possibilities in the audiovisual sector by enabling unprecedented extension of USB 2.0, in addition to Ethernet, audio and control interfaces for up to 100m over a single twisted pair. Valens’ VA6000 chipset is a flexible solution that enables the convergence … Read more
The newly formed Digital Signage Organisation (DSO), an organisation to support the European Digital Signage industry has announced it has entered into a mutual partnership with AVIXA, the audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association, in order to better serve the industry and their respective members. Simon Jackson, President of DSO commented “By partnering with AVIXA, which … Read more
Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, announced an 8K display driver IC (DDI) that helps deliver true-to-life 8K resolution in sleek TV designs with industry-leading intra-panel data transfer speed at up to 4-gigabit-per-second (Gbps). Samsung’s new DDI (S6CT93P) adopts the company’s Unified Standard Interface for TV (USI-T) 2.0 that doubles the previous … Read more
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