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  • Flagship Razer store in Las Vegas opens next month

    Flagship Razer store in Las Vegas opens next month

    A flagship Razer store in Las Vegas is set to open next month’s, the gaming brand’s largest outlet anywhere in the world and its second in the US after San Francisco.

    The 2400sqft Linq Promenade outlet will open to gamers and the general public on September 7 in a location that sees nearly 22 million global visitors annually.

    “It was totally natural for us to build our next retail presence in Las Vegas, where so many of our fans would be able to experience and enjoy our entire gaming ecosystem,” said RazerStores global director Christine Cherel. “Together with Caesars Entertainment, we have been scouting for the perfect spot for over a year – and now we have found it, right at the heart of one of the best places for entertainment in the world.”

    Dubbed RazerStore LV, the Razer store in Las Vegas will aim to encourage and foster an avid gaming community, with esports and gaming events organised weekly.

    “The introduction of Razer to The Linq Promenade will create an immersive destination for gamers at the heart of the Strip,” said Caesars Entertainment’s senior VP of attractions, retail and leasing, Shaun Swanger. “With the addition of Razer, The Linq Promenade and Las Vegas continue to thrive as the global epicenter of tourism, technology and entertainment.”

    The new two-level brand gallery and retail store features a massive 16-HD-panel-display wall broadcasting interactive live streams and tournaments in full surround sound to onlookers inside and outside.

    PC gamers can set new records playing blockbuster titles on Razer Blade gaming laptops, while console gamers can compete head-to-head in fighting games on Panthera Evo arcade sticks or Wolverine controllers. Mobile gamers can also compete on the 120-Hz display-powered Razer Phone 2.

    Razer, which is co-headquartered between San Francisco and Singapore, opened its first US RazerStore at the Westfield Mall in Downtown San Francisco in May 2016. Two more stores are located in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

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  • DJI Introduces A Smart Remote Controller With Built-In Display at CES 2019

    DJI Introduces A Smart Remote Controller With Built-In Display at CES 2019

    DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, continues its tradition of making aerial technology accessible to everyone by introducing a powerful new remote controller for its drones at CES 2019. The Smart Controller features an ultra-bright display screen and controls optimized for DJI drones, allowing pilots to fly the newest drones without using a smartphone or tablet. DJI will also be exhibiting its full lineup of consumer drones and handheld imaging products at its booth at CES 2019, including the new Osmo Pocket stabilized camera, and will host exciting workshops, hands-on product demonstrations and more. Attendees can find DJI in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.


    Smart Controller Expands Pilot Options The DJI Smart Controller expands the ecosystem of accessories built around DJI’s industry leading drone technology. Using a crisp 5.5” screen built into the controller itself, the Smart Controller allows pilots to quickly get their drone in the air without the need to connect a mobile device. It can be paired with DJI’s newest drones including Mavic 2 Zoom and Mavic 2 Pro1 which use DJI’s OcuSync 2.0 video transmission system, displaying vivid images in Full HD resolution. Drone pilots can take advantage of its compact, highly portable design that has been optimized for use in direct sunlight. It features an ultra-bright display with an output of 1000 cd/m2, twice the brightness of standard smart phones. A customizable Android dashboard supports DJI GO 4, DJI Pilot2, along with various third-party apps such as editing programs. The DJI GO 4 app also touts several new features including SkyTalk, that allows pilots to livestream the drone’s camera feed to social channels including Facebook, Instagram and WeChat so that anyone can experience the thrill of flying a drone. Another new feature is DJI GO-Share which easily transfers imagery from the Controller to your mobile device. The DJI Smart Controller brings a new level of reliability when flying, with 2.5 hours of battery life and the ability to operate in adverse temperatures as cold as -4° Fahrenheit and as hot as 104° Fahrenheit.

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  • LG teams up with Google to develop VR offerings

    LG teams up with Google to develop VR offerings

    LG U+ is partnering with Google to produce three-dimensional (3-D) virtual reality (VR) video, the company said Friday. Ha Hyun-hwoi, CEO of the mobile carrier, said augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality offerings demonstrate to customers the potential of next-generation 5G networks. He made the comments during a press briefing Wednesday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

    He added that LG U+ is determined to become the leading player in AR and VR, and the partnership with Google is a stepping stone in achieving that goal.

    According to LG U+, the smallest mobile carrier in the country, with 3-D VR video, viewers feel they are actually at a sports stadium or a performance hall. The technology requires 10 times the bandwidth when compared with two-dimensional high-definition videos, which is why the faster and higher-capacity 5G network is crucial to the mass production and distribution of VR video, LG said.

    The two companies will first establish an equally-invested fund and develop 3-D VR video in the first half of this year. LG U+ will take charge of design and production. The mobile carrier will also have rights to local market distribution. Google’s YouTube will own retail rights globally. The Korean company said its collaboration with Google will continue following the development of pilot material.

    The first offerings will be centered on videos of globally-popular K-pop stars. A tour around K-pop star homes, following the star for the whole day and backstage tours are some of the ideas suggested so far, LG said.

    The video will run exclusively on YouTube and LG U+’s over-the-top (OTT) VR content platform. OTT refers to streaming entertainment that is delivered directly to users over the internet without going through intermediaries, like television.

    The move by LG U+ comes after SK Telecom inked partnerships earlier this month with three local broadcasters – KBS, MBC, and SBS – to create an OTT media service that can counter Netflix.

    It also announced during CES a partnership with Sinclair Broadcast Group to cooperate on media technologies.

    Ha said dependence on OTT will grow together with the commercialization of 5G and that SK Telecom has made a “good choice in partnering with local broadcasters.”

    LG U+ plans to fight competition with its partnership with Google as well as Netflix. Under an agreement reached in November last year, Netflix programing is aired exclusively through LG’s internet protocol TV platform.

  • LG unveils TV that rolls up for storage

    LG unveils TV that rolls up for storage

    LG Electronics unveiled the world’s first “rollable” television at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019 that launched in Las Vegas, United States, on Tuesday. Last year, its affiliate LG Display unveiled a prototype of a 65-inch rollable OLED display panel at the same event. Dubbed the LG Signature OLED TV R9, it uses the same technology, only it comes with an aluminium case at the screen’s bottom that looks like a long tissue box.

    A rolling OLED display was possible because unlike TV panels of the past, OLED screens don’t need backlight to show color, but have molecules that let out light on their own.

    The panel can roll itself up and down from the case so that the television set looks more like a long, rectangular table once the screen is completely inserted. LG boasts that the screen can maintain its color definition even as it rolls itself. R9 won the CES 2019 Innovation Awards in the video display sector.

    LG plans to launch global sales of R9 this year, starting from Korea. Its price was not disclosed, but it will be among LG’s premium television lineups. The advantage of the rollable TV set is that it can be placed in locations like the window side or in the middle of a room. For conventional TV screens, the popular choice was beside or on the walls as they take up space and block the view if installed elsewhere.

    The television set also comes with high-quality speakers and an artificial intelligence software that enhances the set’s performance to adjust definition and sound according to the film or video played. It also recognizes simple vocal commands.

    When the screens are rolled inside the case, R9 can work similarly to an audio set as it can play music via connection to smartphones or other portable devices. It also comes with various modes to use the screen apart from watching movies and TV shows.

    It can function like a huge electronic canvas that shows photos saved in your smartphone. For those who want to create a cozy atmosphere, it has a “Mood” mode that plays a video of a fireplace or displays mood-specific light on the screen.

    LG Display Vice Chairman Han Sang-beom expressed confidence in the panel in front of local reporters on Tuesday at the CES. According to Han, the rollable panel was rolled and unrolled more than 100,000 times during its development process.

    “We’re talking with other clients as well [apart from LG Electronics] for the rollable TV panels,” he said. “My plan is to target the premium market instead of aiming for sales volumes.”

  • Wavy waterfall by LG

    Wavy waterfall by LG

    Models showcase LG Electronics’ 260 flexible OLED signage displays put together to form a waterfall at the company’s Consumer Electronics Show 2019 exhibition entrance in Las Vegas on Monday. The annual event, which will host over 4,000 companies this year, began yesterday.

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  • Las Vegas Sands Corporation may offload portion of Marina Bay Sands

    Las Vegas Sands Corporation may offload portion of Marina Bay Sands

    In Singapore, giant casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation is reportedly hoping to sell off a large stake in its shopping mall inside the Marina Bay Sands development before potentially using the proceeds to invest in future venues in Japan or South Korea.

    According to a report from The Straits Times newspaper, the Las Vegas-based giant wants to offload a 49% share in its 800,000 sq ft The Shoppes At Marina Bay Sands for up to $3.5 billion but first needs the approval of the city-state’s government.

    “We expect to receive a very significant price for the 49% we are willing to sell,” Sheldon Adelson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Las Vegas Sands Corporation, reportedly told analysts during a conference call on Wednesday. “We are looking at potentially $3 billion to $3.5 billion. We’re in preparation with our bankers to prepare that property to sell. The interest we have is that it is the highest trophy mall there is in the world. We anticipate almost an unprecedented price to sell 49% of it.”

    Adelson also reportedly declared that the desired price would make The Shoppes At Marina Bay Sands “the most expensive mall ever sold in the world” although any transaction would not take place until April or May.

    Under the terms of its original licensing deal, which began in March of 2007, Las Vegas Sands Corporation was reportedly given a ten-year exclusivity period so that it could begin to recoup the billions of dollars it had spent to construct the Marina Bay Sands. A similar agreement was moreover inked by Genting Singapore for its nearby Resorts World Sentosa integrated casino resort complex and both firms would need official approval before offloading any portion of their Singapore developments once this privileged phase expired.

    “There are more noises coming out of [South] Korea now that Japan is legalizing casino gaming,” Adelson reportedly told analysts. “We will want to see what the development opportunities are. We can always get money to develop properties.”

    Chew Tiong Heng, Infrastructure Planning And Management Executive Director for the Singapore Tourism Board, told The Straits Times that Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which also operates The Parisian Macao, The Plaza Macao, Sands Macao, The Venetian Macao and Sands Cotai Central in Macau via its Sands China Limited subsidiary, has indicated that it may sell off a portion of Marina Bay Sands but had yet to make a formal request.

    “My guess is the government doesn’t want [Las Vegas Sands Corporation] to cut and run or become asset-light and just focus on gambling,” Alan Cheong from global real estate services provider Savills Singapore told The Straits Times. “It wants Las Vegas Sands [Corporation] to still have commitment to its investment in Singapore. On the other hand, Las Vegas Sands [Corporation] may also want to retain majority control because it wants to maintain the mall’s position in the retail market.”

    Although more than 60% of Las Vegas Sands Corporation’s current revenues come from Macau, its Marina Bay Sands development is still a prized asset with the development recently posting an 8% increase year-on-year in fourth-quarter net profits to $366 million. This was helped by a 2.8% rise in overall revenues $723 million while gaming turnover swelled by 5.6% to reach $563 million.

    In terms of The Shoppes At Marina Bay Sands, turnover for the final three months of 2016 climbed by 4.8% year-on-year to hit $44 million while Cheong additionally told the newspaper that potential buyers could include “sovereign wealth funds or a consortium of large private equity firms” as there is currently “a lack of available good-quality retail mall stock” in Singapore.

  • Paris Baguette opens in Las Vegas

    Paris Baguette opens in Las Vegas

    SPC Group has opened a Paris Baguette store in Las Vegas, a first in the Korean confectionery and bakery industry.

    The Las Vegas store is the company’s 44th store in the US, and located in the Grand Canal Shoppes, a large shopping mall located between two of the major hotels in Las Vegas, the Venetian and the Palazzo.

    The Paris Baguette store occupies two stories within the tourist hot spot, famous for its recreation of Venice, Italy.

    SPC Group announced that it has opened a Paris Baguette store in Las Vegas, which is a first in the Korean confectionery and bakery industry. (Image : SPC group)

    The biggest difference with the Las Vegas store is that it will be selling items such as sandwiches, muffins, and croissants that are popular in the area, and considering that the location is a tourist spot, the store will also sell items suitable as souvenirs.

    Gift sets, tumblers and mugs that have images or quotes representing Las Vegas will be available exclusively at the Las Vegas store.

    Paris Baguette first set foot in America in 2005. Since then, the company has opened 43 stores in New York, Boston, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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