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New York Psychologist Using VR to Treat Eating Disorders

by Andrew Fenn

Following recent reports that VR is being used to cure acrophobia, more commonly known as a fear of heights, another therapeutic use case for VR has been highlighted by The Wall Street Journal, this …

Tags:AR/VR| Medical| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Pansonic Lights up Arc de Triomphe to Celebrate World Cup Victory

by Andrew Fenn

Panasonic, ETC and creative agency, Auditoire, recently lit up the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France using 12 PT-RQ32K “4K+” laser projectors, in celebration of the country’s World Cup win. The “4K+” part refers …

Tags:Back Panel| France| Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Lenovo Ships First Google Assistant Smart Display

by Bob Raikes

We reported on Lenovo’s Google Assistant-based smart display at CES (details in Lenovo Maintains Innovation at CES) that are intended to compete with the Amazon Echo Show. There are two models (10.1″ 1920 x …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Canon Says Demand for OLED Production Equipment is Weaker than Expected

by Andrew Fenn

Canon has released its earning results for the second quarter of 2018. According to Reuters, the company has reduced its overall profit outlook for the full year to ¥378.5 billion ($3.39 billion) from ¥404 …

Tags:Canon| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Production Equipment| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Professional Large-Format Displays Rolling Out to German Branches of Tipico

by Andrew Fenn

Since the beginning of 2018, a new digital signage network has been rolling out across German branches of Tipico, an international provider of sports betting and casino games, in collaboration with Turkish electronics company …

Tags:Casinos| Digital Signage| DOOH| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vestel| Video over IP (VIP)| Video Walls| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Xiaomi Smartphone Sales in Taiwan Up 150% During 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

Digitimes reports that smartphone sales in Taiwan dropped down to 451,000 units in June 2018, from 520,000 in May and 490,000 in April. Citing data from PChome24h, the publication also revealed that, in spite …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Taiwan| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Digitimes: Chinese Smartphone Shipments Grew 20% Year-on-Year in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

Digitimes Research has released new data indicating that shipments of smartphones from China-based vendors increased by 20% year-on-year during the second quarter of 2018, up to 176 million units. The publication also surmises that …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 29

SES Updates on HD in Result Report

by Andrew Fenn

SES has announced its financial results for the first half of 2018. At the end of June 2018, SES was distributing 7,941 total TV channels globally, up 3% compared with the first half of …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SES| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 25 - Issue 29

New Mall in Madrid Incorporates Digital Light Technology

by Andrew Fenn

Plaza Rio 2, a new shopping centre in Madrid, Spain, is home to LED canopies, facades, columns and bulkheads, all designed to light up in sync with one another, architected by Chapman Taylor and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Outdoor Displays| Retail| Spain| Vol 25 - Issue 29

TCL Displaces TPV as #2 TV OEM

by Bob Raikes

Sigmaintell of China has updated its data on shipments by TV OEMs and reported that the top 13 shipped 7.37 million units in June, an increase of 22.3% over 2017 and 5.7% down on …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| ODMs & OEMs| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Samsung Teases Next Week’s Galaxy Note 9 Launch Event

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has teased the forthcoming reveal of its Galaxy Note 9 phablet, with a series of short videos highlighting the common struggles that smartphone users face every day, including short battery life, running out …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 29