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VR Market Keeps Growing Says Canalys

by Norbert Hildebrand

The market research firm Canalys released its latest Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Analysis service, which showed that the worldwide shipments of VR headsets exceeded 1 million units per quarter in Q3 2017. According …

Tags:HTC| Market Shares - Brands| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| sony| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 45

Apple Reported to Have Downsized its Micro-LED R&D Team in Taiwan

by Norbert Hildebrand

Since Apple bought Lux Vue, the interest in micro LED display technology has increased sharply. Recently several rumors around Apple’s involvement with the micro LED technology have been giving a good reason to reflect …

Tags:iOS (Apple)| Large Display Monitor| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Samsung| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Comcast Xfinity App Coming to Sony Android TVs Next Year

by Andrew Fenn

Comcast will bring its Xfinity pay TV service to Sony Android Smart TVs from next year. Sony’s XE7002 Android Smart TV. Previously only available via a Comcast set-top-box, the service will be fully integrated …

Tags:Android| Cable| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Google Assistant Rolling Out on Sony Android TVs

by Andrew Fenn

Google Assistant is now available on all 2017 and select 2016 Sony Android TVs. The Sony Bravia XE93. Consumers can control their TVs, search for content or ask questions in a similar fashion to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| sony| Voice Input| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Sony Signs PlayStation Distribution Deal with Omega

by Andrew Fenn

IT firm Omega has been authorised to distribute Sony’s PlayStation products in Austria. Sony originally released the PlayStation 4 in the fourth quarter of 2013. Since then, the hardware has gone through two revisions. …

Tags:Distribution| Large Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Aibo is Back—Sony Has New Robot Dog

by Andrew Fenn

After over a decade off the market, Sony’s robotic dog companion Aibo is making a comeback. The Aibo reboot uses artificial intelligence to heighten the experience, compared to previous iterations of the device. AI …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Robotics| sony| Voice Input| Vol 24 - Issue 41

Midwich Technology Exposed Event 2017

by Bob Raikes

Each year, Midwich of the UK, which is the most important UK A/V distributor, holds an event, Technology Exposed, for its resellers and end users to attend that is supported by many of its …

Tags:Absen| BenQ| Casio| Epson| Hitachi| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Philips| Samsung| sharp| Smart Technologies Inc| sony| Technology Exposed 2017| UST Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 39

Sony Tweaks PlayStation VR

by Bob Raikes

Sony has updated the Playstation VR headset by allowing the headphone cable to be integrated into the main cable. The design also allows HDR passthrough from the PS4 to the TV. The headset will …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 37

Sony Adds 8K Camera and Highlights Cloud

by Bob Raikes

Sony was in a very positive mood when it gave its press event just before the show floor opened and on its booth. Sony has been working with the BBC which now can produce …

Tags:Broadcast Monitors| HDR - High Dynamic Range| IBC 2017| Large Display Monitor| OLEDs| sony| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 24 - Issue 35

LDM Vol 24 #35 Product Round Up

by Damir Lokas

The LK970 model laser phosphor projector that BenQ showed at ISE is now coming to market. The projector has UltraHD resolution and output of 5,000 Ansi lumens. Contrast is quoted at 100,000:1 and the …

Tags:BenQ| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| LCOS| LFD - Large Format Display| NEC| sharp| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 35

Monitoring for Color Accuracy and HDR Imaging

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Sony hosted an event on August 31st in New York titled “Monitoring for Color Accuracy and HDR Imaging” that focused on the use of Sony OLED professional monitors for production, post production and color …

Tags:Colour Critical Monitors| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| OLEDs| sony| Video Editing & Production| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Sony’s 77″ OLED and 4K Projectors Look Good

by Bob Raikes

Sony’s press event was very over-crowded, so we ended up watching it on a stream from the press centre as it wasn’t even going to be possible to get good photos. In TV, the …

Tags:Cameras| IFA 2017| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| LCOS| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED TVs| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 33