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Bharp: Turkey Most Foul

by Helen Vince

TVs – Today is our Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, when we travel long distances to have overly large family dinners with people we don’t like. The traditional main dish is roast turkey, and …

Tags:sharp| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 47

New Times Square LED Sign Could Be Largest in the World

by Helen Vince

Digital Signage – Over the past few decades, New York City’s Times Square has undergone a dramatic change, from sleazy adult entertainment district to its current Disney/Las Vegas-like center of lights, sounds and family-friendly attractions.  …

Tags:ClearChannel| DOOH| LED| Mitsubishi| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Panasonic Opens Pop-Up Store In New York

by Raverstead

Panasonic is opening a pop-up store in New York City’s Union Square area which will be open daily through to November 25. The store will feature a collection of Panasonic’s latest consumer products from …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| Retailers| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Q3’14 Worst on Record for US Pay-TV

by Raverstead

The 13 largest pay-TV providers in the USA (representing 95.3 million video customers – about 95% of the market) lost around 150,000 net video subscribers in Q3’14 – compared to a loss of 25,000 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| TV Reception| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 46

ONR Demonstrated Augmented Reality System for Training Purposes

by Raverstead

Augmented reality headsets are typically being measured by being compared with the Google Glass device. The issue of what augmented reality can be used for is still ongoing and recent press releases favor corporate …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Military & Defence| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Panasonic Expands Battery Recall

by Raverstead

Panasonic has expanded the recall of Toughbook H2 battery packs in the USA, which it began earlier this year. The recall now covers battery packs manufactured between June 2011 and September 2012 (previously May …

Tags:Batteries| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Panasonic| Recalls & Problems| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Next TV Summit Discusses Programmatic Video

by Raverstead

At the Next TV Summit one panel discussed the future of broadcasting with a look at programmatic video. The panel included Lauren McKinnon (Samba TV), Robert Dalven (Videology), Sean Downey (Google), Jay Prasad (TubeMogul), …

Tags:Advertising| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NYC Television Week| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Fire TV Arrives In Time For Christmas

by Raverstead

Amazon’s Fire TV Stick (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 43) has been launched in the USA. It costs $40.

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Massive Billboard Installed in Times Square

by Raverstead

A new digital billboard has been erected in New York’s Times Square – one of the largest and most expensive in the world. Running the length of a full city block, the billboard is …

Tags:ClearChannel| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| LED| Mitsubishi| USA

DLI Tablets Withstand Rough Treatment

by Raverstead

US-based DLI has produced two new rugged tablet PCs, which are shock-resistant and equipped to take payments. The DLI 8 (8″) and DLI 10 (9.7″) are IP54-certified. Both feature optional 3-in-1 or 5-in-1 modules; …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Rugged Displays| tablets| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Is Linear TV Dead or Stronger Than Ever?

by Raverstead

The question of whether linear TV is dead or stronger than ever was addressed in one of the last sessions of CCW 2015. With TV changing from the linear TV model to a more …

Tags:CCW 2014 (Content & Communications World)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Viewing| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Displays Proliferate at Newark Airport

by Helen Vince

ipadusaTablets – The Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey will soon feature iPads in United Airline’s Terminal C. This is United’s main terminal at the Newark Airport and is a critical hub for …

Tags:Aviation| Digital Signage| DOOH| iPad| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 46