Vol 25 – Issue 11 – Page 5

LED Screen Acts as Virtual Astronomical Clock Replacement in Prague

by Andrew Fenn

Prague city council has installed a virtual replacement for the city’s Astronomical Clock landmark while the real thing undergoes renovations. On its website, Prague City Hall wrote: “A modern LED screen on the tower …

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Digital TV Research: Eastern Europe Digital Pay TV Subscribers to Grow

by Andrew Fenn

The number of digital pay TV subscribers in Eastern Europe will increase from 25.49 million in 2010 to 61.57 million in 2017 and up to 78.08 million by 2023, according to Digital TV Research, …

Denso Confirms ¥30 Billion Investment in JOLED

by Andrew Fenn

Following months of rumours, Japanese autoparts manufacturer Denso will invest ¥30 billion ($282 million) in automotive display business, JOLED. The company will receive a 15% share in the business in return. Other companies who …

Lensless Flat 3D Camera Needs A Lot of Computing

by Matthew Brennesholtz

One of my Display Daily’s last fall was titled “Ultra-Thin Cameras for Thinner Smartphones.” Those ultra-thin cameras were mostly based on computational photography, where the raw data from the image sensor requires serious computation …

IDC: Demand for AR/VR Headsets Expected to Rebound in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide shipments for AR and VR headsets will grow to 68.9 million units in 2022 with a five-year CAGR of 52.5%, according to the latest forecast from the IDC. Despite the weakness the market …

RMG CMS Platform Now Supports BrightSign Series 3 Media Players

by Andrew Fenn

Digital signage media firm BrightSign has announced a closer technology partnership with RMG, as its proprietary CMS platform, Korbyt, now supports BrightSign Series 3 media players. Korbyt was launched in 2017. Now, after close …

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Xilinx Unveils ACAP Programmable SoC

by Bob Raikes

Xilinx, Inc. announced a new product category that it calls “adaptive compute acceleration platform” (ACAP) that is is claimed to go ‘far beyond’ the capabilities of an FPGA, it’s traditional product category. The firm …

Lenovo Confirms Release Date and Pricing for Mirage Solo VR Headset

by Andrew Fenn

Lenovo’s Mirage Solo standalone VR headset will launch on May 5th, priced at $400, it has been announced. The device incorporates a single 2560 x 1440 resolution display, a viewing angle of 110° and …

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Televisions Now in 95% of Czech Homes

by Andrew Fenn

According to a survey conducted by Nielsen Admosphere, televisions were in 95% of homes in the Czech Republic as of the end of 2017. 90% of TV-owning households in the country also included at …

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Ukraine Announces Delays to Digital TV Switch-Over

by Andrew Fenn

The Ukraine National Council has announced it will delay its forthcoming digital TV switch-over, due to commence at the end of last year, until the second quarter of 2019, after the three-stage plan’s government …

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BluGlass Working on MicroLEDs

by Bob Raikes

An Australian company, BluGlass, has said that it has entered a collaboration agreement with an unnamed MicroLED company which is described as “well-funded”. The companies will check if the the firm’s Remote Plasma Chemical …

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Android 7.0 Update for Sony 2015 and 2016 TVs Out in Europe

by Andrew Fenn

The long-awaited Android 7.0 upgrade for Sony’s 2015 and 2016 TVs recently landed in the US and is also now finally available for users in Europe, bringing support for Chromecast 4K, multiple Google accounts, …

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