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Toshiba LED Digital Signage Installed at Oracle Arena

by Andrew Fenn

Toshiba has installed new Ultra HD digital signage at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. The company’s LED ribbon displays stream in-game team and player statistics in UHD, while the digital signage within the arena …

Māoï Developing a HUD-Based Dive Computer

by Arthur Berman

Thalatoo (Montpellier, France) is developing a unique display-based recreational dive computer product called M?oï. The device incorporates a monocular HUD that presents important dive related information out in front of the diver. The add-on …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 24 - Issue 47

Leyard LED Video Walls Chosen for 2018 Olympic Winter Games

by Andrew Fenn

Michael Sheehan, Coordinating Director of NBC Olympics, has announced that the company has selected Leyard to provide fine pitch LED video walls for its production of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, which will take …

CES Unveiled: Get Ready for Las Vegas

by Matthew Brennesholtz

CES Unveiled New York was held by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), owners of CES, on November 9, 2017. It was (mostly) a media-only event with three goals. First, the CTA wanted to let …

Tags:5G| CES 2018| CTA (was CEA)| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 24 - Issue 43

ADI and Supponor Win at 2017 Football Business Awards

by Andrew Fenn

Virtual Hybrid digiBOARD, a collaboration between ADI and Supponor has won Best Use of Technology at the 2017 Football Business Awards. The technology enables virtual replacement of LED perimeter advertising during live sport broadcasts, …

Tags:Back Panel| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 24 - Issue 43

Zwim Developing HUD for Swimmers

by Bob Raikes

Zwim from South Korea has developed a pair of goggles for swimmers and with an integrated HUD. The group has started an Indiegogo project and had raise $12,400 from a goal of $20,000 when …

Tags:Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 24 - Issue 41

Tru-Vu Wins Soccer Monitor Deal

by Bob Raikes

Major League Soccer (MLS) in the US has selected Tru-Vu’s Sunlight Readable waterproof monitors for its video replay systems. The organisation conducted evaluation and testing and chose the SRMW-24Z-SS monitor which has 1,000 cd/m² …

Eurosport Covers Cycling in 360° VR

by Andrew Fenn

We may have missed it at the time, but our editor is excited by news that Eurosport has begun covering cycling in 360° VR video. Eurosport’s VR cycling coverage began back in June at …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 36

UK Soccer Adopts Virtual Perimeter Boards

by Bob Raikes

A number of Premier League and English Football League (EFL) clubs have invested in new perimeter technology this season, which gives them the ability to integrate ADI and Supponor’s award winning virtual replacement technology. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Outdoor Displays| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 24 - Issue 37

SNA Unveils L.A. Live LED Display Installation

by Andrew Fenn

Downtown Los Angeles attraction L.A. Live has enjoyed a grand-scale upgrade with the completion of a new 10-screen LED display project, as announced earlier this week by Sansi North America Displays. Led by Yesco’s …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Outdoor Displays| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 24 - Issue 36

Tata and Formula 1 Complete World First Live 360° Video Trial

by Andrew Fenn

This week’s Singapore Grand Prix at Marina Bay Street Circuit wasn’t just a victory for Lewis Hamilton. A proof-of-concept test conducted by Tata Communications in conjunction with Formula 1 has demonstrated how races can …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 35

Ledcon Claims Largest Stadium Display in Europe

by Bob Raikes

Ledcon Systems GmbH of Germany has completed the installation of 480m² of video wall technology at the Allianz-Arena of Bayern Munich after the company won a contract in February 2017, There are around 200 …