Samsung Electronics is providing the technology for Netflix’s immersive popup experience in Los Angeles, Squid Game: The Trials. The experience – which is based on Netflix's Squid Game and Squid Game: The Challenge series – deploys Samsung's TVs and Galaxy mobile devices to allow players to compete in games inspired…
Displays
‘First LED immersive VR power wall in academia’ installed
Virtalis has designed what is said to be the first LED immersive VR power wall in academia, at the Regent College London. The 4.86m by 2.39m ActiveWall is made out of a 1.2mm pixel pitch SiliconCore display, with interactivity delivered through an Advanced Realtime Tracking (ART) solution to ensure that…
Giant transparent LED display to welcome visitors to ISE
ISE 2024 will unveil a transparent LED Welcome Screen at the South Access entrance to its Fira de Barcelona Gran Via venue. The 193 sq metre transparent LED display will become a permanent fixture after being inaugurated at ISE's 20th edition which will run from 30 January to 2 February…
Cosm to stage immersive AV symphony in 12K LED dome
Experiential technology company Cosm has teamed up with composer and new-media artist Ricardo Romaneiro to launch an immersive AV symphony. Liquidverse: Microcosm & Macrocosm has been designed to be experienced in 'shared reality' at Cosm’s immersive entertainment venues. Set to release in the spring at Cosm’s first venue, in Los…
Giant digiLED speedway display ‘is bigger than 4,300 TVs’
A speedway track in the US has installed 2,135 sq metres of digiLED's Vision Ultra panels. Texas Motor Speedway’s (TMS) Big Hoss TV, which replaced a screen erected in 2014, stands 11 storeys high and comprises more than 8.2 million pixels. The display area is the equivalent of 4,331 42”…
Outernet displays become London’s top visitor attraction
Outernet London has become the capital city’s most-visited attraction. Since opening last November, the Now Building – which is home to what is claimed to be the ‘world’s largest LED canvas’ by pixel density – has attracted more than six million visitors. The centrepiece of the culture, arts and media district…
Mainstream vendors begin shipping 105″, 5K, 21:9 displays
Major display vendors such as Hisense, iiyama, Planar and ViewSonic have now begun shipping 105", 5K displays, with nearly 500 units sold globally for both IFP/touch and non-touch models. That's according to market research by the Omdia consultancy covering the third quarter of 2023. This found that over 65% of…
Spurred by change, Absenicon evolves
Addressing the evolving demand is the Absenicon - a groundbreaking all-in-one LED screen designed for conferencing. It is available in a standard large size with a 16:9 aspect ratio, presenting a singular solution that enhances presentations, brainstorming sessions, and decision-making processes. Boasting intelligent interactive LED technology, the expansive screen measures…
All-in-one LED display sales soar 57.4% year on year
All-in-one LED video display shipments are increasing based on their clear advantages compared with LCD displays in conference rooms, according to market researchers Omdia. Shipments of all-in-one LED product lines have increased rapidly since the second half of 2021, growing at a rate of 57.4% year on year in the…
Barclaycard to stream Jingle Bell Ball at Outernet London
Capital FM's Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard is to be livestreamed at Outernet London on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 December, from 6pm. The Jingle Bell Ball is a concert held annually in December since 2008, by Capital FM radio station at The O2 Arena. Confirmed artists for 2023 include…