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VR Technology Designed to Treat Fear of Heights Trialled in UK

by Andrew Fenn

A woman says she has been cured of her fear of heights using new VR technology funded by Oxford VR, a spin-out from Oxford University. Fay Nugent, a 48-year-old malaria research project manager working …

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DCC Technology Acquires Stampede

by Andrew Fenn

International sales, marketing and support services group DCC, parent company of AV distributor Exertis, has announced its acquisition of Stampede, a professional AV distributor with offices in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and …

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DTG Testing Amazon Smart TV for UK Market

by Andrew Fenn

According to several reports, the UK’s Digital TV Group is testing a new smart TV from Amazon, developed in collaboration with a group of Chinese manufacturers for the UK market. It will apparently come …

ProSiebenSat.1 Announces UHD and HDR Broadcasting Plans

by Andrew Fenn

ProSiebenSat.1 will broadcast a special edition of its Galileo Spezial magazine show on its HD+ platform’s UHD1 channel. The show will be transmitted in Ultra HD and HLG HDR via satellite, alongside the programme’s …

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LDM Product Roundup Vol 25 #28

by Bob Raikes

Bang & Olufsen has discontinued production and development of the square styled TV design that it has supported since the BeoVision 5 in 2002. Digital Devices GmbH has launched the Octopus CI S2 Advanced, …

Digital Surgery Deploys Surgical AI System for the Operating Room

by Andrew Fenn

Digital Surgery, a health tech company which claims it’s “shaping the future of surgery through the convergence of surgical expertise and technology”, has announced it has developed a real-time, dynamic AI system designed for …

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Amazon Reduces Prices on Ultra HD TVs for Prime Day 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Amazon recently sold a range of Ultra HD TVs and other TV products at heavily discounted prices as part of its annual Prime Day sale. US discounts, which were available for a very limited …

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Italy Looking to DTT Future

by Bob Raikes

Advanced TV reported that Italy is looking at a plan ((PNAF 2018) to create 10 national UHF band multiplexes and four local ones as well as a VHF regional multiplex. The aim is to …

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Zenith: Online Video Viewing to Exceed an Hour a Day in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Global consumers will spend an average of 67 minutes a day watching online video this year, up from 56 minutes last year, according to Zenith. By 2020, the average person will be spending 84 …

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Panasonic FZ802 Wins Top Prize at HDTVTest 2018 TV Shootout

by Andrew Fenn

TV review website, HDTVTest, held its 2018 TV Shootout earlier this week. Panasonic’s FZ802 took home two top prizes — including “Best TV of 2018” — and two runner-up accolades, making it the event’s …

Dates and Topics Announced for Display Summit 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Insight Media has announced its annual Display Summit event will take place at the Harman International facility in California, United States on October 2nd and 3rd. This year’s event will focus on audio and …

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It’s Bob’s 2nd Law, of Course!

by Bob Raikes

Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve had a number of Display Daily articles that have looked at where we are today in terms of resolution and wondered why some are looking at further …

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