Vol 25 - Issue 09

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Epson and 4Wall Entertainment Light Up UNLV Pregame Show

by Andrew Fenn

4Wall Entertainment, an event equipment company specialising in lighting and video equipment, chose Epson’s Pro L25000U Laser WUXGA 3LCD projectors to power UNLV’s immersive pre-game experience through the art of projection mapping across Tarkanian …

Tags:Back Panel| Epson| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Projection Mapping| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Broomx Finds Applications for Entry-Level Caves

by Bob Raikes

One of the few booths at MWC that was about large displays, was Broomx, who we reported on last year, who had a small booth in the 4YFN area and a small demo room …

Tags:CAVEs| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| Projectors| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Asus Has Big Launch for ZenFone 5

by Bob Raikes

In the last couple of years, Asus has had less of a presence at MWC than in previous years. However, this year it came back with a ‘bang’, hosting an event in Barcelona on …

Tags:Asus| Convertible PCs| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| Qualcomm| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 09

UK Government Rolls Out New Cyber Security Guidelines for Smart Devices

by Andrew Fenn

Bosses behind ‘smart’ devices such as televisions, toys and speakers found in millions of homes in the UK will be expected to build in tough new security measures that last the lifetime of the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Smart TV| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Sharp and TiVo Extend Interactive Program Guide Deal

by Andrew Fenn

TiVo has announced that Sharp will continue to use TiVo’s G-Guide HTML across its ranges of Ultra HD smart TVs and Blu-ray recorders in Japan, as well as TiVo’s G-Guide xD app and remote …

Tags:Blu-ray| Large Display Monitor| sharp| Smart TV| Tivo| Vol 25 - Issue 09

VESA Positive on DisplayPort Developments

by Bob Raikes

We met with VESA only a couple of months ago at CES, so there was not a huge amount of news, but there were plenty of discussions! The new version of DisplayStream Compression is …

Tags:Cables| Display Stream (DSC)| DisplayPort| Fibre optics| Interfaces| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| VESA| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 09

VueReal Raises $10.5 Million for Micro LED Display Technologies

by Andrew Fenn

VueReal, a developer of technologies for micro-LED displays, has announced the initial closing of its $10.5 million Series A funding round led by the venture arm of a large Asian company and a leading …

Tags:Investment| Large Display Monitor| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 09

WitsView: Penetration of Full-Screen Smartphone Will Surge 45% in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

This year’s Mobile World Congress has concluded and major smartphone vendors at the event have unveiled their smartphone lineup for this year, revealing the development trends in smartphone technology and specifications. According to WitsView, …

Tags:LCD Panels| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Samsung Fills in More Details on 2018 QLED TVs

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has revealed its QLED TVs at an event in storm battered New York this week and despite the weather, the company claimed 1,000 attendees were at the event. The Q9F is the flagship …

Tags:Colour Management & Processing| Display Calibration| Large Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Panasonic Fills In Europe LCD TV Line-up

by Milos Pavlovic

Panasonic highlighted its new OLED TVs at CES (Panasonic Keeps OLED for Studios in the US) and they will ship in April/May. Now the company has filled in the details on the LCD models …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Panasonic| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Netflix Reveals That 70% of Its Viewers Are Watching on TV

by Andrew Fenn

Netflix says that 70% of all its viewers are watching its content on their TVs, as opposed to watching via computers, smartphones or tablets, even if they originally used those devices to sign up …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| OTT Video| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Electronic Entertainment Without (much) Power?

by Norbert Hildebrand

,While I typically write about something new in the consumer electronics world and displays in particular, this week I want to pick up the question of not using any display device or consumer electronic …

Tags:360 Degree Video| Power Supplies| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 09