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Samsung Losing Share in the US Says NPD

by Bob Raikes

Data quoted by NPD to CNET have highlighted that Samsung has lost share on a value basis in the US TV market in 2017 so far, although it has increased its ASP. Sony is …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 47

Regal and IMax Launch Virtual Reality Centre in Times Square

by Andrew Fenn

Regal, in partnership with IMax, has unveiled the new IMax VR Centre at Regal E-Walk Stadium 13 & RPX in Times Square, New York City. The new centre is one of only six in …

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 …

SES Increases UHD Transmission in the US, Germany & Switzerland

by Bob Raikes

SES is to broadcast The Country Network (TCN), a country music channel, in UltraHD in North America. Three satellites will be used and the infrastructure means that the content is able to reach all …

Consumers Resist Paying for Live Streaming

by Bob Raikes

Despite predictions that live streaming television was going to be one of the hottest features in 2017, interest in this service has fallen flat in the US. StreamOn, a Cogent Reports study by Market …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 47

7thSense Design Overwhelms with Pixels

by Bob Raikes

7thSense Design has set up a spectacular for the 2017 production of the “Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes” at the Radio City in New York. The system had video on all eight …

Honor Brings 18:9 to the Entry Level

by Bob Raikes

Huawei’s Honor sub-brand has released in the US the next in the Honor X smartphone series, the Honor 7X. The smartphone is an update to the Honor 6X and will sell at just $199.00. …

Barneys Shop Windows Have Christie LEDs

by Bob Raikes

Barneys of New York has put in four LED displays from Christie in its annual Christmas/Hanukkah season shop window displays. The displays are animated and change to show day and night as well as …

Emerson College Exploits Building Changes

by Bob Raikes

A hat tip to Sixteen-Nine.net for spotting that Emerson College in Boston is taking advantage of the coverage of the front of its building on Boston Common with a big white tarpaulin has meant …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Projection Mapping| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 46

Case Study in Educational VR: the Idealism/Realism Tussle

by Len Scrogan

“Can virtual-reality help close the achievement gap?” was the question urged at a presentation during this year’s ISTE conference. (The ISTE 2017 educational technology conference held in late June, with over 15,000 educators in …

Tags:Education| USA| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 47

US Army Enhances Training with Upgraded Helmet Mounted Display

by Andrew Fenn

The US Army has selected a new version of Rockwell Collins’ SimEye Helmet-Mounted Display to be used in its Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer systems. A total of 332 helmet-mounted displays will be upgraded …

Will Turkey Day à la Amazon Trump Retail Sales?

by Steve Sechrist

Technology in the palm of your hand has hit an inflection point in retail with high quality displays, faster processing and wi-fi broadband now good enough to boost Thanksgiving day online shopping into preeminent …