Vol 24 – Issue 12 – Page 6

LG Files Patent Infringement Complaint Against BLU in US

by Alan Spencer

LG Electronics has filed complaints against BLU for infringing LG patents. The complaint was raised with the US International Trade Commission and US District Court for the District of Delaware. LG claims that BLU …

The Holst Centre Demonstrated Flexible OLED Lighting for Touch Controls

by Alan Spencer

The Holst Centre has demonstrated an in-mold technology that can be used in automotive electronics and consumer appliances for human-machine interfaces. One of the technologies included in the demonstration model is flexible OLED lighting, …

Tags:Automotive| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Sony Adds Local UHD Support to PS Pro

by Bob Raikes

Sony has released an update to the Media Player on the PlayStation 4 Pro to extend support for UltraHD content replay beyond OTT sources to include local playback from USB keys or DNLA servers. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Scala Has Big Roll Out in Russian Cinema

by Milos Pavlovic

Scala said that Formula Kino, a Russian cinema chain, has Scala software on 460 screens across 35 new theatres (out of a total of 264 cinemas that the chain has). The screens are driven …

Asustek Plans AR Development Team Spin-Off

by Alan Spencer

Commercial Times has reported that Asustek Computer has plans to spin-off its AR/VR development team to an independent start-up, Glamorfy Taiwan. Glamorfy was previously a unit of Asustek’s HMI software department, and Asustek has …

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DirecTV Has 25 2017 Baseball Games Coming in UHD

by Bob Raikes

DirecTV will show 25 Major League Baseball in UltraHD this year, with five games in April. DirecTV will also be broadcasting a number of NBA matches in 2017 –starting with Oklahoma City at Orlando …

UK Consumers Adopting UltraHD

by Bob Raikes

A survey in the UK conducted by Atomik Research for the DTG, and reported in Advanced Television, has found that 22% of consumers have already bought an UltraHD TV, with younger buyers more likely …

MStar and Seraphic Demo HbbTV 2 at CCBN 2017

by Alan Spencer

MStar and Seraphic delivered a HbbTV 2 demo on its latest STB chipset platforms at CCBN 2017 earlier this month. The show is one of the largest broadcasting technology and equipment exhibition in the …

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Non-pay TV homes to Double in North America

by Bob Raikes

According to Digital TV Research, the number of pay TV subs in North America will fall by 10 million from 112 million in the peak year of 2012 to 102 million in 2022. Although …

Practice is Behind the State of the Art in Professional VR

by Bob Raikes

Kathleen Maher is from Jon Peddie Research where she focuses on content creation and software and was the first speaker after lunch when she talked about commercial VR. She started by saying that in …

Inami Wants Superhuman Sports

by Bob Raikes

Masahiko Inami – University of Tokyo – gave an intriguing talk. As it turned out, little of it was really related to displays, but it was intriguing. Inami has previously worked at Keio University …

Tags:Laval Virtual 2017| Mobile Display Monitor| Press Events| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 24 - Issue 12

AR Will be Big, but Not Easy

by Bob Raikes

Dr Jon Peddie started his talk by saying that Laval Virtual should be called Laval Immersive because it covers not only VR, but also AR and Mixed Reality. The market for these technologies is …

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