Vol 24 - Issue 48

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Barco Receives Technology Innovator Award at CineAsia 2017

by Andrew Fenn

Barco received the Technology Innovator of the Year award at CineAsia 2017 in Hong Kong. Barco now has a team of 3,500 employees, located in 90 countries. In 2016, the firm achieved sales of …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Barco| Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Iiyama Unveils Its First Curved Gaming Display

by Bob Raikes

Iiyama has released its first curved gaming monitor in the form of the G-Master G3266HS-B1 which is a 31.5″ FullHD FreeSync unit. The monitor has a VA panel with 300 cd/m² of output and …

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eLux Wins Patent For MicroLED Fluidic Assembly

by Bob Raikes

eLux said that it has been awarded a US patent 9,825,202 titled “Display with Surface Mount Emissive Elements” for a microLED display based on assembly using massively parallel fluidic assembly. The company is aiming …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| MicroLED| Patents| Vol 24 - Issue 48

JCDecaux and Dubai Duty Free Collaborate

by Bob Raikes

JCDecaux and Dubai Duty Free have announced that they are collaborating by sharing their networks and developing their digital content platforms at Dubai International Airport. JCDecaux will offer brands the opportunity to use “Dynamic …

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PwC Audits JCDecaux Playout

by Bob Raikes

JCDecaux has announced that PwC, the auditor, has certified its digital playout verification process and platform, SmartBrics, having audited the operation for the three months to the end of September. The company said that …

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Stratacache subsidiary PRN buys iDKLIC – focusing also on Germany

by Bob Raikes

Stratacache has continued its acquisition spree by buying iDKlic, a specialist in digital marketing in the pharmacy retail sector, and based in Belgium, but active in France, Luxemburg and Ireland in addition. (iDklic Expands …

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fuboTV Now on Roku

by Bob Raikes

FuboTV is a US-based live OTT service and the service can now be accessed via Roku devices. Features include a cloud-based DVR and a Lookback feature that allows replay of shows in the previous …

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Camembert & Pumpernickel Award

by Bob Raikes

Described as being like ‘camembert on pumpernickel’, the collaboration between Microoled (Grenoble, France) and Fraunhofer FEP (Germany) has won an award from the Franco-German chamber of industry and commerce. The prize is awarded for …

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Sharp Launches the PN-V550A Ultra-Slim Bezel LED Display

by Bob Raikes

Sharp has launched a new 55″ Class (54.6″ diagonal) narrow bezel video wall monitor, the PN-V550A, to its PN-V range. The unit has a bezel-to-bezel distance of 3.5mm and FullHD resolution. Units are factory …

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LDM Vol 24 #48 Product Round-up

by Bob Raikes

Cinemood LTE is a new portable projector that is a crowdfunding project that will be shown at CES in January. An unusual feature is that the device has an integrated LTE modem and is …

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CE Week 2018 Dates and New Venue Announced

by Andrew Fenn

CT Lab Global Media has announced that its mid-year conference and technology showcase, CE Week, will take place June 20th–21st at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. The change in …

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AR Laser Tag Game Friend.IO Released on App Store and Google Play

by Andrew Fenn

Multiplayer AR laser-tag arena shooting game Father.IO has been released on the App Store and Google Play Store. Created by augmented reality start-up Proxy42, Father.IO uses an external peripheral called the Interceptor, available separately …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48