DEREK WILEY

6 days ago | twice.com | DEREK WILEY

Editor’s note: This is the latest update from Sound & Video Contractor. Seven months after the deal was announced, LG Display has completed the sale of its final LCD manufacturing plant to TCL. The sale is part of LG Display’s larger strategy of reallocating resources to focus on its OLED business. Located in Guangzhou, China, the factory was purchased by TCL for approximately $1.5 billion.

6 days ago | svconline.com | DEREK WILEY

Toshiba is looking to let analog enthusiasts take their vinyl with them with the introduction of the Aurex AX-RP10 record player. Designed with portability in mind, the AX-RP10 carries a small footprint while still playing full-size records. It can be used wirelessly thanks to its built-in battery (rechargeable via USB-C) that Toshiba says lasts up to 10 hours on a full charge, and it even comes with a shoulder-strap carrying case for travel.

1 week ago | svconline.com | DEREK WILEY

PSNI Global Alliance has announced the launch of a new Quality Assurance Certification (QAC), designed to empower its network of  Certified Solution Providers (CSPs) with quality assurance knowledge and ensure a high standard in AV projects. PSNI says that the new program was developed in collaboration with a committee of quality leaders from PSNI’s CSP companies worldwide and AQAV (Association for Quality in Audio-Visual Technology).

1 week ago | svconline.com | DEREK WILEY

BlackMagic Design has already been feeling the negative effects from the United States’ recently-imposed tariffs, with price increases hitting the company’s products in the U.S. The new BlackMagic Pyxis 12K camera was marketed at a price of $5,000, but is currently going for $5,500, a figure that was only attainable after the company’s relocated the camera’s production lines.

1 week ago | svconline.com | DEREK WILEY

Scientists at Spain’s Public University of Navarra have created the world’s first 3D holographic display that users can directly interact with. Looking like something out of a sci-fi film, the ‘FlexiVol’ is able to be touched by a user, who can then pinch, stretch, and rotate images with their fingers. The trick is the FlexiVol’s innovation of replacing a traditional diffuser material with elastic bands, which can be safely interacted with.