Vol 25 – Issue 24 – Page 5

Argos Brings Augmented Reality TV Buying Feature to iOS App

by Andrew Fenn

Argos, the UK retailer, has introduced a new AR feature into its retail app for iPhone, allowing users to envisage how TVs from brands including LG, Samsung and Sony will look in their homes. …

ROE Visual Air Frames and LED Screens Used at Pinkpop Festival 2018

by Andrew Fenn

ROE Visual LED screens adorned the two main stages of Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands last week. Faber Audiovisuals was again responsible for the supply of all LED screens, camera work and live streaming …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| LED| Rental and Staging| Vol 25 - Issue 24

Peerless-AV Chosen for Digital Canvas at Panasonic’s UK Headquarters

by Andrew Fenn

Panasonic UK has created a digital canvas in the reception of its new headquarters in Berkshire, United Kingdom, using a floor-to-ceiling modular system and wall mounts from Peerless-AV. The 3 x 3 video wall …

ATSC 3.0 Business Plans Showcase Annual Conference

by Aldo Cugnini

The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) held its 2018 Next-Gen TV Conference last month in Washington, D.C. Speakers at the two-day event reported on its status and provided a forecast on the various business …

Tags:ATSC| Korea| Terrestrial (DTT)| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 24

Helios Announces That MoviePass Has Surpassed 3 Million Subscribers

by Andrew Fenn

Movie theatre subscription service MoviePass has exceeded 3 million paying subscribers since launching its movie-a-day subscription plan in August 2017. Projections estimate that the service will exceed 5 million paying subscribers by the end …

Tags:Cinema| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 24

ITRI Shows MicroLED chip at Computex

by Bob Raikes

At the Computex event in Taipei, research institute, ITRI, showed a new module that puts a microLED array directly onto a PCB to create a 6cm x 6cm RGB LED module with 80 x …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| MicroLED| Taiwan| Vol 25 - Issue 24

Blackberry Keyboard Phone is Upgraded

by Bob Raikes

TCL has launched the latest Blackberry phone, the Key2, which has a mechanical keyboard and is an update to last year’s Blackberry KeyOne (TCL Promotes Alcatel and Blackberry Brands). The new version has a …

Tags:BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| TCL| Vol 25 - Issue 24

Report: New HoloLens Will Be Powered by Qualcomm XR1 Platform

by Andrew Fenn

According to new reports, Microsoft’s next HoloLens device will be powered by Qualcomm’s new XR1 Platform chipset, which has been designed specifically for VR and AR applications. Details of the chip began to emerge …

macOS Mojave to Include Support for HTC Vive Pro

by Andrew Fenn

Mojave, the next major update for MacOS, will include plug-and-play support for HTC Vive Pro, a collaboration between Apple, HTC and Steam. Current Mac systems lack the power for VR functions — even the …

Optoma UST Projector Supports Rec. 709

by Bob Raikes

Optoma Europe has launched a new UST FullHD laser phosphor DLP projector that can produce up to 4,000 lumens of output. The projector is intended for creating images up to 100″ diagonal, from 87″ …

OLED Materials and Components Market to Reach Value of $37 Billion by 2022

by Andrew Fenn

The OLED materials and components market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 29% through 2022, reaching a value of $37 billion, according to UBI Research. The market was valued at $9.8 million …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 25 - Issue 24

TCL’s CSOT Commences Production of High Generation Panel Modules

by Andrew Fenn

TCL-owned panel supplier Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) has announced it has commenced production of its high generation panel modules, underpinning TCL’s vertical integration strategy. The High Generation Panel Module Project, which started …