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2 days ago | 
svconline.com | DEREK WILEY
It’s a fact of life: TVs break. Own one long enough, and something will almost certainly go awry, whether it’s due to a factory defect, faulty component, or simple a child or pet bumping into it a bit too hard. Do you need to buy an entire new set, or is this something you could fix at home with a bit of ingenuity and elbow grease? iFixit has posted a video addressing just this question.
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2 days ago | 
svconline.com | DEREK WILEY
Roku has confirmed that it is looking into the influx of user complaints that a recent update has caused streamed HDR content to appear washed out. Reports began hitting the internet at the beginning of the month that their Roku TV’s image quality appeared odd. Internet sleuths were able to link the sudden issue to a recent software update.
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3 days ago | 
svconline.com | DEREK WILEY
A Brazilian media firm has turned to video conferencing to enhance the safety of bus stops around São Paulo. First spotted by Dave Haynes at Sixteen:Nine, Eletromidia has begun an program that installs Wi-Fi, microphones, speakers, and a large touch display at bus stops that allow lone passengers to have a video call with an Eletromidia employee until their bus arrives.
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6 days ago | 
svconline.com | DEREK WILEY
Earlier this week, the Walt Disney Company announced that it would be opening up its seventh global theme park to Abu Dhabi. Currently known as Disneyland Abu Dhabi, the upcoming park’s concept art includes a spiral-shaped castle as the area’s centerpiece. The waterfront resort and park will be located on Yas Island, a region that has grown exponentially over the last two decades to become a resort and entertainment district that currently includes several other theme parks.
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1 week ago | 
svconline.com | DEREK WILEY
NBC will be resurrecting an iconic voice of 90’s sports in NBA broadcasts beginning this October. The company has announced that it will be using an AI-generated voice of deceased announcer Jim Fagan on upcoming NBA broadcast opens and promos. Fagan, who died in 2017, was known for his narration of NBC’s NBA broadcasts from 1990 to 2002.
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1 week ago | 
svconline.com | DEREK WILEY
The home of the Tampa Bay Lightning has been treated with a suite of new LED signage from SNA Displays. An LED corner-wrap display is the main attraction, measuring approximately 40′ tall x 98′ wide. The nearly 4,000 square-foot display employs a 10 mm pixel pitch and can showcase 3D anamorphic content. Also new to the arena is a pair of 110-foot-long LED ribbons that flank the main entrance, as well as eight new double-sided LED kiosk displays.
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1 week ago | 
svconline.com | DEREK WILEY
Robotics manufacturer Piaggio Fast Forward has released a new spin on its compact cargo carrier just in time for Star Wars day. Designed in collaboration with Lucasfilm, G1T4-M1N1 is a new Star Wars-themed special edition of Piaggio’s Gitamini, which itself is a smaller version of its Gita robot. The Gitamini already looks like something out of a sci-fi universe, using several integrated cameras and sensors to avoid obstacles and follow its owner around on its two prominent wheels.
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1 week ago | 
svconline.com | DEREK WILEY
Woman sues Disney for $2 million over ‘mammoth wave’ Derek Wiley is the content producer for Sound & Contractor and TWICE. Chiefly having a production background, Derek is quickly becoming a Pro AV enthusiast. When not writing, he enjoys all things gaming, music, and live events. SubscribeFor more stories like this, and to keep up to date with all our market leading news, features and analysis, sign up to our newsletter here.
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1 week ago | 
svconline.com | DEREK WILEY
LG Display is claiming it has won the blue PHOLED arms race, with the company announcing it is the first in the world to have a blue PHOLED panel ready for mass production. The mass production of blue PHOLED displays is the result of two decades of R&D, says LG, pointing to the recent breakthrough of tandem-stack OLED displays as the final piece of the puzzle needed to produce ‘dream OLED’ on a large scale.
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1 week ago | 
svconline.com | DEREK WILEY
We’ve previously featured stories about how Proto, the self-described ‘world’s first holographic communications platform’, utilized its technology to enhance communication for people with hearing impairments, and even facilitate remote consultations with cancer specialists. Now the hologram company is lending its tech towards a new cause: fashion. South Korean fashion retailer Matin Kim has announced that it has installed Proto hologram displays at five of its Matin Kim and Hago Haus locations.
