Vol 24 – Issue 31 – Page 5

TCL Cancels 50″ And 65″ P-Series 4K HDR TVs

by Bob Raikes

TCL in the US has decided to cancel the 50″ and 65″ versions of its P series TVs, although it will continue to offer the 55″, although the company has not given a clear …

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Facebook / Oculus Files Patent for AR Headset

by Norbert Hildebrand

Oculus is best known for the Oculus Rift headset that catapulted Facebook to the forefront of virtual reality. In recent months, Facebook management has made several statements indicating interest in AR in addition to …

HTC Lowers Price for Vive Headset

by Norbert Hildebrand

Sales for virtual reality headsets have not been overwhelming so far. One potential obstacle is the price that makes buying a VR headset more of an investment rather than an impulse buy. HTC is …

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Microsoft Promises UltraHD & HDR Games

by Bob Raikes

Microsoft at Gamescom in Cologne has said that more than 100 games will be available in UltraHD or HDR on the planned XBox One X when it launches in November. Analyst Comment At the …

Roman LED Sign Comes to Las Vegas

by Yvette Raikes

There is an 85′ (25.9m) sign in Las Vegas outside Caesar’s Palace in front of The Forum Shops. It has 10mm pitch and looks as though there are Roman columns on each side of …

Coke Uses Moving LED Display

by Bob Raikes

We heard that a new moving LED display was being built in Times Sq, New York and we reported that it would be officially launched in August 2017 and now it looks at though …

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US Ford Dealer Wins a Halo

by Bob Raikes

Panasonic has supplied an LED ‘halo’ display to a US Ford dealer from Birch Run, Michigan that was installed by Installation & Service Technologies (IST), of Kansas City MO. The halo weighs just over …

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New Digital Customer Experience Installed at Philadelphia Station

by Andrew Fenn

SEPTA and Intersection have teamed up to create a new and improved digital customer experience at Philadelphia’s Suburban Station. Ten new interactive digital kiosks have been placed in the station, which welcomes 25,000 commuters …

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Raspberry Pi-based System Supports Auto Video Walls

by Bob Raikes

A hat tip to Sixteen:Nine.net for spotting a new software app, developed in Germany, that is claimed to automatically set up video walls even where the wall is created with different size displays in …

Samsung Bangs the Drum for QD LCDs

by Bob Raikes

Samsung put out a press release claiming “dominance in the premium TV market” with first place in the >$1,500 global premium TV market in Q2 2017. The company said that while these TVs account …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 31

Kopin’s ‘Elf’ Headset Delivers High Res Images

by Bob Raikes

We spotted an interesting article on the Road to VR blog which highlights that a development platform headset being developed by Goertek, based on Kopin’s design and microdisplays, is a very light unit and …

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Immersv Attracts $10.5M Investment

by Yvette Raikes

Interactive advertising company Immersv has completed a Series A round of funding. The financing has been led by Rogers Venture Partners and the round has raised $10.5 million towards VR technology in advertising. Immersv …

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