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LG Celebrates TV Design in NYC

by Tom Allen

LG held a product design showcase on the 3rd August at the Eventi Hotel in New York City, to highlight its OLED TVs’ aesthetic qualities. LG brought interior designers Lydia Marks and Lisa Frantz, …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 31

And Finally…Vol 23 No 31

by Tom Allen

And Finally…Samsung was caught red-handed this week, using images that are clearly of the Apple Watch in one of its own patent filings! The document, which deals with an update to the Samsung Gear, …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 31

Qualcomm Drives Iris Scanning on Note 7

by Tom Allen

Samsung is using Qualcomm‘s Snapdragon 820 processor on its Galaxy Note 7 phablet in select regions. The processor is key to supporting the iris scanning feature which is unique to the handset.

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Mobile Processors| phablets| Qualcomm| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 31

Eyevis Slim Cubes Chosen for Hindhead Control Centre

by Tom Allen

Eyevis‘ Slim Cube technology is being used to ease traffic congestion in the UK’s longest (non-esturial) road tunnel. Electrosonic chose to use the 50″ EC-50-LHD-SLIM LED projection cubes for a video wall installation in …

Tags:Back Panel| DLP Projectors| Eyevis| Large Display Monitor| Projection Cubes| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 31

BBC Moves to VR in Olympics

by Tom Allen

The BBC has released an app which can be used to watch select parts of its Olympics coverage in VR. Events like running and cycling will be shown from multiple angles, but the opening …

Tags:Back Panel| BBC| Mobile Display Monitor| Olympics| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 31

NextVR Captures More VR Football

by Tom Allen

NextVR captured the Real Madrid-Bayern Munich football match on the 3rd August, and is making the VR replay available on the ICC channel on the NextVR tool.

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 30

MediaTek Powers Polar M600 Smartwatch

by Isaac Oburu

Mediatek SoC is being used to power the Polar M600: a smartwatch using Android. The watch uses Mediatek’s MT2601 SoC and features a a 1.3″ screen.

Tags:Back Panel| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Taiwan| Vol 23 - Issue 30

OC3 Applications Open!

by Isaac Oburu

Applications are now open for Oculus Connect 3, which will take place in San Jose, CA, October 5th-7th. You can apply at the OC3 website; applications close on the 19th August at 11:59 PM …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 30

Acer’s Predator XB241H Chosen for IEM

by Isaac Oburu

The Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) pro gaming tour (season 11) has chosen Acer’s Predator XB241H gaming monitor as its official monitor. Season 11 of the IEM tour began in July in Shanghai, China and …

Tags:Acer| Back Panel| Desktop Monitors| Events| Game Playing| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 23 - Issue 30

Speakers Confirmed for 2016 Video Everywhere Summit

by Isaac Oburu

The Digital Place Based Advertising Association (DPAA) has announced that brand leaders have agreed to rub shoulders at this year’s 2016 Video Everywhere Summit, taking place on the 27th October at the Roosevelt Hotel …

Tags:Advertising| Back Panel| DOOH| Events| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 30

IHK Hosts Free Digital Signage Day

by Tom Allen

A digital signage event will be held at the IHK Köln (Cologne Chamber of Commerce) on the 30th August. The free event will cover all aspects of digital signage and DOOH. Register at http://tinyurl.com/jxqo4uc.

Tags:Back Panel| Digital Signage| Events| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 30

Christie Q-Series Projectors ‘Talking’ at Arup

by Isaac Oburu

Christie Q-Series projectors have been installed for engineering firm Arup, in what has been dubbed a ‘talking sculpture’. The four projectors, located at No.8 Fitzroy Street in London, are used to project social media …

Tags:Back Panel| Christie| DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 30