- Retail workers issued body cameras to combat theft
AV is becoming more prevalent in the retail sector in an unexpected way, thanks to major retail stores now outfitting employees with body cameras. TJX, the parent company of chains TJ Maxx and Marshalls, is aiming to combat rising rates of theft from stores by using body cameras as a deterrent. The chains have begun utilizing the recently released Axon Body Workforce camera, which is marketed towards retail and healthcare applications. Axon says that the new camera features real-time integration with the company’s operations and evidence management technology.
- Report: Samsung and LG scale back microLED production
Reports are emerging that two of the display industry’s biggest names are rethinking their investment in microLED. This comes as no surprise, as the companies have recently canceled several high-cost microLED display products.’
- Amazon cans Astro for Business security robot less than a year after launch
Launched in November of 2023, Astro for Business was advertised as a $2,350 robot that automatically patrolled an area as large as 5000 square feet recording video and alerting security when necessary.
- Focusrite plc acquires Innovate Audio
Focusrite plc has acquired spatial audio software house Innovate Audio. The UK-based company is best known for its panLab spatial audio solutions all of which will now be moved under the Focusrite plc. subsidiary TiMax.
- Only 100 theaters worldwide can show Inside Out 2 the way Pixar wants
The sequel to 2015’s Inside Out was created to be viewed in HDR. Unfortunately, the number of movie theaters that offer HDR-certified direct view LED displays is miniscule.
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