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Imagination Takes 2015 Elektra Awards

by Tom Allen

Hossein Yassaie, CEO of Imagination Technologies, has been honoured with the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award at the Elektra European Electronics Industry Awards. At the same event, in London on the 24th November, Imagination won …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Imagination Tech| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 48

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Armenia Moves to Digital With Ericsson

by Tom Allen

TRBNA, the Armenian public broadcaster, has completed its transition from analogue to DVB-T2 broadcasting, with the help of Ericsson. The new system provides TV channels with the opportunity to be transmitted in SD, HD …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Back Panel| Ericsson| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 48

Satis Adds VR Area

by Tom Allen

Despite the terror attacks in Paris this month, the Satis show went ahead at the Porte de Versailles last week. The show is dedicated to professional AV, and was attended by more than 12,100 …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| France| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 47

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Sharp Celebrates Channel Partners

by Tom Allen

Sharp has held its first Channel Champion Awards in Europe, recognising those of its channel partners who have produced exceptional results over the past year. A selection of winners included Saville AV with BAE …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Channels| Europe| Large Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 47

PS4 Still Most Popular Playstation

by Tom Allen

30.2 million units of the Playstation 4 console have been sold worldwide since its launch, Sony has announced. The PS4 is the fastest-selling console in Playstation history.

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 47

Sky Transports Viewers to the Front Lines

by Tom Allen

Sky News has published its first news report in virtual reality, and it can be accessed now. The report, ‘Migrants Crisis – The Whole Picture’, takes viewers to the Greek border, to see the …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Sky| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 47

BIMA Launches Digital Day in VR

by Tom Allen

The British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) held a Digital Day at schools across the UK last week. 10,000 students used Google Cardboard headsets and 360° live streaming technology from Visualise to watch the opening …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 47

AV Stumpfl Brings Dinosaurs to Life

by Tom Allen

AV Stumpfl has helped Disney World, Florida, to upgrade their projection show in the T-Rex Café at Disney Springs. A large section of the dining area is located underneath a night-time scene; several times …

Tags:Back Panel| Blend & Warp| Large Display Monitor| Pro AV| Projectors| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 47

Happy Birthday, Windows

by Tom Allen

Happy birthday to Windows! Microsoft launched Windows 1.0 on the 20th November, 1985 – 30 years ago. 1.0 was the company’s first attempt to present a GUI to users (it wasn’t actually an OS, …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 47| Windows

Samsung Flagship Scores Wins

by Tom Allen

Samsung’s JS9500 LCD TV has won several awards over recent weeks. Popular Science has named it at the only TV in the ‘Best of What’s New’ awards. The product has also won ‘Editor’s Choice’ …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 47

Userful Helps With Video Wall Set Up

by Tom Allen

Userful has posted a video about video walls management. As well as the initial set up, the video explores management, control, video over IP, digital signage and more – using Userful’s drag-and-drop browser-based GUI. …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Video over IP (VIP)| Video Walls| Vol 22 - Issue 47

SGO and Kyoshin Show Graded Content at InterBEE

by Tom Allen

Kyoshin Communications, reseller partner for SGO in Japan, is showcasing SGO’s Mistika colour-finishing post-production system at InterBEE this year (18th – 20th November, Tokyo). Two systems will be on display on the stand (4201, …

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