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Sony’s Dolby Vision Update Coming to Europe Next Month

by Andrew Fenn

The Dolby Vision firmware update for select Sony Smart TVs is heading to Europe, despite a rocky start with its US roll-out. The update arrived in the US a couple of months ago, but …

Tags:Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 13

Sony Shows off Head Light System

by Arthur Berman

As it has for the past several years, Sony used the occasion of the recent SXSW conference (Austin, TX) to show off several ongoing experimental projects. This year, the company’s presentations included the so-called …

Tags:Novel Displays| Portable Projectors| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 13

DSE Product Roundup

by Bob Raikes

In the past, we have had reporters at DSE, but the show is so close to ISE that we didn’t get much that was really new, so we haven’t repeated the exercise. However, we …

Tags:Brightsign| Large Display Monitor| Matrox| NEC| Projectors| sony| Touch Displays| Video Walls| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Jumanji Home Video Releases Brings AR Snapchat Experience

by Andrew Fenn

The Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD releases of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle will deliver an augmented reality experience to fans via Snapchat. Customers can scan the Snapcode—found either on the disc case …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Gloves Come Off in TV Market

by Bob Raikes

The market for premium TVs, which was competitive last year, is looking to hot up in 2018 with Sony announcing much more aggressive prices for 2018 models, LG planning a big boost in supply …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| Pricing| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Android 7.0 Update for Sony 2015 and 2016 TVs Out in Europe

by Andrew Fenn

The long-awaited Android 7.0 upgrade for Sony’s 2015 and 2016 TVs recently landed in the US and is also now finally available for users in Europe, bringing support for Chromecast 4K, multiple Google accounts, …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 11

Sony Brings AR Projection Concept to SXSW Film Festival

by Andrew Fenn

Sony has unveiled conceptual AR projector technology at this year’s SXSW film festival, currently taking place in Austin, Texas. The technology uses the company’s Xperia Touch projector with its IMX382 high-speed vision sensors and …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 10

Sony Supports HDR in XZ Phones

by Bob Raikes

Hideuki Furumi of Sony kicked off the press event on its booth before the start of the event by talking about the key concept of current president, Kaz Hirai, ‘Kando’ which is to say …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| Smartphones| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Advancing the Roll Out of LED Cinema Screens

by Chris Chinnock

Pete Lude from Mission Rock Digital gave a presentation on the state of LED cinema screens at the HPA Tech Retreat that was similar to one he gave at IFA last September, but with …

Tags:Active Shutter 3D| Cinema| HPA Tech Retreat| Large Display Monitor| LED| LED Cinema| MicroLED| Samsung| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 08

Sony Highlights Solutions in Projectors and Signage

by Matthew Brennesholtz

At ISE, Sony showed five new projectors, including the VPL-FHZ120L, VPL-FHZ90L VPL-FHZ58, VPF-FHZ61 and VPF-FHZ68. Each is designed for a range of commercial mid-range installation applications, including education, faith, corporate and museums. Not surprisingly, …

Tags:Collaboration| ISE 2018| Large Display Monitor| LCOS| MicroLED| Projectors| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 06