Vol 25 – Issue 29 – Page 5

Charlie Chaplin Museum Installs Peerless-AV Xtreme Outdoor Displays

by Andrew Fenn

At Chaplin’s World in Switzerland, a museum dedicated to the life and work of comedian and film director Charlie Chaplin, two Peerless-AV outdoor displays have been installed, suspended back-to-back outside the museum, visible to …

Samsung Soundbars and Speakers Add Support for Deezer HiFi Audio

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has announced the addition of Deezer High Fidelity Lossless Audio to select Samsung soundbars and wireless speakers. While regular music streaming compresses music and reduces the overall sound quality, Deezer HiFi streams lossless …

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Disney Beats Comcast in Fox Acquisition Battle

by Andrew Fenn

A proposed merger of Fox and Disney has been agreed. Disney will acquire Fox for $71 billion, subject to approval from US territories. Shareholders of both companies also agreed terms for the spin-off of …

ScreenX Comes to Switzerland for the First Time

by Andrew Fenn

CJ 4DPLEX is entering into new partnerships with multiplex operators all over the world and opening new ScreenX sites through existing partnerships. Last month, the company entered into a new partnership with multinational cinema …

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Huntkey Goes Global with Monitors

by Bob Raikes

Huntkey is a Chinese PSU maker that has decided to get into the global monitor market and has four product lines. It has unveiled its LED gaming monitor, the X3481CK with a curved, 34-inch …

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Lenovo Criticised over Keyboards and Displays

by Bob Raikes

Reviewers at Tom’s Hardware have been disappointed by the range of different quality keyboard and display components that are seen on the Lenovo Carbon X1 notebook. The reviewer tried an early version, supplied by …

June’s Top-Selling Projectors According to PMA Research

by Andrew Fenn

Projector market specialist PMA Research has posted the results of its sales tracking service for June, revealing the top-five best selling models of the month in three separate categories in the US. The results …

Google Glass Repurposed for Business Use with AI Capabilities

by Andrew Fenn

Google Glass is making a comeback. At a Google conference in San Francisco, United States, Israeli software firm Plataine demonstrated an app for the platform that provides voice-activated AI features for factory workers. For …

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Altice France/SFR Launches New Android TV Box

by Andrew Fenn

Altice France/SFR has launched Connect TV de SFR, a new Android TV box with Ultra HD support and a voice-enabled remote control. The device is available to all, regardless of whether they are existing …

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Czech Republic’s O2 TV Launches New Set-Top Box

by Andrew Fenn

O2 TV, a pay TV platform exclusive to the Czech Republic, has released a new set-top box. The new device is priced at CZK 1,900 (about $85), the same as its predecessor. It’s not …

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Sky Q Reaches One Million Users in Germany and Austria

by Andrew Fenn

Sky Deutschland has announced that 1 million of its customers in Germany and Austria now use the Sky Q platform. Following its launch in May 2018, all those using Sky+ Pro — a Germany-only …

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BBC Brings Live Restart to Smart TVs

by Andrew Fenn

The BBC in the UK has launched a live restart feature for most smart TVs manufactured from 2012 onwards. Now, when a user switches to a BBC channel part way through a programme, a …