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Why the Future of Virtual Reality Isn’t Movies or Video Games

by Tom Allen

New Frontier presented almost five times as many virtual reality works at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival as it did at the 2014 show according to an interesting article from Indiewire. Viewing expanded to …

Tags:Events| USA| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 06

Record-Breaking Display Coming to Bristol

by Tom Allen

The Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee will see a new large-format LED display installed this year, using LEDs from DigiLED. It is DigiLED’s largest-ever project, consisting of four main screen surfaces measuring 19.2m x …

2016FLEX to Attract More Experts

by Isaac Oburu

The 15th Flexible and Printed Electronics Conference and Exhibition (2016FLEX) that will be held at the Monterey Marriott California. Organisers expect over 600 attendees. The event is to be held between the 29th February …

ICDM Reorganises Projection Committees

by Tom Allen

The ICDM has announced that Joe Kane will take over as the chair of its Front Projector Screen subcommittee. Karl Lang, of Lumita Labs (which tests projectors for colorlightoutput.com and who was at ISE …

SMPTE Honored with a Special Award

by Isaac Oburu

SMPTE has received a Special Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). The Special Award plaque was presented to SMPTE at the Academy’s annual Scientific and Technical Awards presentation, which …

2016 NAB Show to Host Kaleidoscope Virtual Reality Showcase

by Isaac Oburu

NAB Show has partnered with Kaleidoscope, the largest community for virtual reality (VR) creators, to host the inaugural Kaleidoscope VR Showcase at NAB Show, which will take place April 18 – 21 in Las …

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LDM Product Roundup Vol 23 No 06

by Tom Allen

Asus has shared more details about its 28″ gaming monitor, shown off at CES: the MG28UQ (LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 03). It has a TN panel with UltraHD resolution and a …

LG Takes Top-Level Award from EPA

by Tom Allen

LG has been recognised with the 2015 Gold Tier Award from the USA’s Environment Protection Agency. The Gold Tier is the EPA’s top-level of recognition in its Sustainable Materials Management Challenge. The award was …

HBO Now has 800,000 Subscribers

by Isaac Oburu

Richard Plepler, HBO CEO, has said that thee HBO Noww streaming service has 800,000 paying subscribers.

Tags:HBO| Large Display Monitor| TV Reception| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 05

TV Viewing to be Driven by Recommendations

by Milos Pavlovic

According to The Diffusion Group, US multichannel video programming distributors will move to make recommendation-based program guides the centerpiece of their updated TV interfaces. The use of these recommendation-driven guides is expected to flourish, …

Tags:EPGs| Large Display Monitor| TV Viewing| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 05

DISH and Sling TV Expanding to Downtown Denver with Software Development Office

by Isaac Oburu

Today, Colorado-headquartered DISH Network announced plans to open a software development office in downtown Denver and expects to add up to 100 new technology jobs at the location. The initiative is part of DISH’s …

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CRT TVs Can be Dangerous

by Tom Allen

To promote National TV Safety Day in the USA, which was held on the 6th February, the CTA and Safe Kids Worldwide released a worrying statistic: a child in the US dies every three …