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3D VR Used for Home Sales

by Bob Raikes

A real estate agency in Boulder Colorado, US, 8z Real Estate has started to use 2D & 3D cameras to create 3D scans of rooms. The 3D scans are combined to create 3D, dollhouse, …

Framestore Replaces 20-Year-Old Ticker System

by Tom Allen

Framestore has refreshed the data presentation on Morgan Stanley’s large-format LED screens in Times Square, New York. The new content system places financial data across the seven displays – all of different sizes and …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| LED| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 38

Gartner Announces U.S. Symposium/ITxpo 2015 in Orlando Sold Out

by Tom Allen

Gartner, Inc. has announced that its flagship conference, U.S. Symposium/ITxpo 2015, taking place October 4-8 in Orlando, Florida, is now sold out. Prospective attendees can visit www.gartner.com/us/symposium to be added to the wait list. …

Tags:Events| Gartner| USA

Gartner’s US Symposium is Sold Out

by Tom Allen

Gartner’s US Symposium/ITxpo 2015 (4th – 8th October in Orlando, FL) is now sold out. Parties still interested in attending can visit http://tinyurl.com/96st8n2 to be added to the waiting list, or visit other Symposium …

A 3D Virtual Reality Event in a Building on Times Square Allowed New Yorkers to Experience the Wonders of China without Setting Foot Outside of Manhattan

by Tom Allen

The “Experience Day of Beautiful China” global tour event, hosted by the China Intercontinental Communication Center (CICC), officially opened at the Thomson Reuters building in New York’s Times Square on September 14, 2015. The …

Tags:China| USA| Virtual Reality

Altice-Cablevision Create USA’s Fourth-Largest Operator

by Bob Raikes

Altice has acquired Cablevision Systems Corporation, for $17.7 billion, a deal that creates the fourth-largest cable operator in the USA. Cablevision serves the US metropolitan area (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut), with a …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 38

BBC Brings Video Streaming to USA

by Tom Allen

The BBC has announced plans to launch an OTT video streaming service in the USA. Tony Hall, the broadcaster’s director general, said that thee new service will be launched online next year, with no …

Tags:BBC| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Video| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 38

Timex Launches the New Metropolitan+ Fashion Watch with Activity Tracking Technology for Stylish Men On-the-Go

by Tom Allen

The days of choosing between fashion and function are long gone, as Timex, with over 160 years as a global leader in watch-making, announces the launch of the Timex Metropolitan+. This stylish activity tracker …

Tags:Smartwatches| USA

Nokia’s Alcatel-Lucent Deal Receives Go-Ahead

by Tom Allen

Nokia’s acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent (Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent Sign MOU) has been approved by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). With the clearance from CFIUS and the Department of Justice (US …

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 37

BLU is First With Mediatek Helio X10

by Tom Allen

Mediatek’s premium new Helio X10 chipset is being used to drive BLU Products’ BLU Pure XL smartphone. It is the first US phone to use the 2GHz, 64-bit octa-core chipset. The Pure XL is …

Tags:Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 37

BLU Products and MediaTek Partner on the BLU Pure XL Flagship Smartphone Device, First in the US Containing MediaTek’s Flagship Helio X10

by Tom Allen

BLU Products, the market leader in unlocked devices in the United States, announced today the launch of the BLU Pure XL, which will be on display at the 2015 CTIA Super Mobility Event in …

Tags:Mediatek| Smartphones| SOCs| USA

Happy Birthday to the Playstation Nation!

by Tom Allen

Sony is celebrating 20 years since the US launch of its original Playstation console – on 9th September, 1994 – by inviting fans to vote on the greatest game for the system of all …