Vol 24 - Issue 42

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Sony Signs PlayStation Distribution Deal with Omega

by Andrew Fenn

IT firm Omega has been authorised to distribute Sony’s PlayStation products in Austria. Sony originally released the PlayStation 4 in the fourth quarter of 2013. Since then, the hardware has gone through two revisions. …

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TP Vision / Philips Choose HDR10+ Over Dolby Vision

by Andrew Fenn

TP Vision, the manufacturer of Philips TVs in Europe, joins Samsung, Panasonic and 20th Century Fox in throwing its support behind HDR10+ over Dolby Vision. The Philips 65PUS6262 Smart TV supports UHD and HDR. …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Philips| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Google Play Movies Rolling Out UHD to the UK

by Andrew Fenn

Google has started rolling out Ultra HD movies to its UK Play Store. Google Play Movies in the US and Canada has featured content in Ultra HD and High Dynamic Range (HDR) since December …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 42

IHS: Oxide Displays Seeing Massive Growth in Shipments

by Andrew Fenn

IHS Markit’s David Hsieh.Surging on a wave of demand, the market for oxide displays used in mobile PCs is headed for spectacular growth this year. (Oxide Taking Increasing LCD Share) Shipments of oxide TFT-LCD …

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Dirk Huelsermann Joins Stratacache Capital

by Andrew Fenn

Stratacache has announced that Dirk Huelsermann will join the company’s Capital division as Managing Partner. Huelsermann has a background in investment management and company directorship. He worked for NEC for over five-and-a-half years as …

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Primesight Wins Three Airport Advertising Contracts

by Andrew Fenn

“Media Brand of the Year 2016” winner Primesight has announced it has won a five-year contract to provide Digital-Out-of-Home advertising solutions to three more UK airports. Primesight will take over Glasgow and Aberdeen airports …

Tags:Aviation| Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 42

DFF Supporting Members at SID

by Andrew Fenn

Next year’s SID Display Week exhibition will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from May 22nd to May 24th. The show’s Symposium and Seminars program will also run from May 20th to …

Tags:Back Panel| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2018| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Tim Cook: “AR Will Change the Way We Use Technology Forever”

by Andrew Fenn

At Apple’s fourth-quarter earnings call, CEO Tim Cook went on record to say that augmented reality will “change the way we use technology forever”. With the release of iOS 11 came ARKit, Apple’s augmented …

Tags:Apple| AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Mobile Projector is Designed for iPhone

by Bob Raikes

Aiptek has set up a Kickstarter project for the OrbitBeam, a projector designed for use with iPhones, from 6/6 plus and up (or Android above 4.2 using Miracast). It also has a battery case …

Tags:Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pico Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Christie Launches New Line of Professional LCD Displays Through Stampede

by Andrew Fenn

Christie has launched its ‘pocket-friendly’ Access range of professional LCD displays, sold exclusively through global AV distributor Stampede. The Access series comes in 55″, 65″, 75″ and 86″ screen sizes. All devices in the …

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Arrow Electronics Reports Good Results

by Yvette Raikes

Arrow Electronics Inc. posted Q3 net profits of $135.5 million, up from $117.8 million, on turnover which grew 17% to $6.93 billion from $5.94 billion. For the nine months profits slipped to $351.4 million …

Tags:Arrow Electronics| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 42