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CMOS Sensor Enables 100fps Gesture Tracking

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A Japanese firm, Exvision, has developed a technology for high-speed gesture control using a conventional CMOS sensor. The Exvision Gesture System (EGS) can recognise both of a user’s hands at 100fps, says the Nikkei …

Tags:Gesture Recognition| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

CEE Thin-Client Market Outlook Lowered for 2014

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The EMEA thin-client market posted double-digit growth in Q2 2014 for the second quarter in a row, according to the latest EMEA Quarterly Enterprise Client Device Tracker report from IDC. Economic recovery in Western …

Tags:Europe| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Thin Clients| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

MEA…As Tablets Shift to Tier 2 Vendors

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There was a 2% fall in tablet shipments in MEA between Q1’14 and Q2’14, according to IDC. As well as the expected fall due to the traditionally slow summer season and Ramadan, shipments were …

Tags:IDC| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Sharp Chooses Metal Mesh for Large-Format Touch

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Although we missed it at the time, we have heard about several new products demonstrated at Touch Taiwan last month by Sharp. They used metal mesh rather than ITO, a proprietary controller chip and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Metal Mesh| sharp| Touch Taiwan 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

NEC Daisy Chains Projectors Through Screen Splitter

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NEC’s new generation of PA-series 3LCD projectors, for corporate and education use in medium and large venues, can be daisy-chained to create an UltraHD image. NEC claims that this feature is an industry first …

Tags:Business Projectors| Large Display Monitor| LCD Projectors (3LCD)| NEC| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Lang Dims LED to Raise Contrast

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Lang AG has improved black levels on its Leyard LED displays. At ISE this year, the company showed the Leyard TV 1.9 LED display; now it has added the Leyard RTV 1.9 to its …

Tags:Lang| Large Display Monitor| Leyard| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Dell Stitches Images to Move Past UltraHD

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Dell has unveiled a host of new laptops and a very interesting monitor, which goes beyond UltraHD. Part of Dell’s Ultrasharp line-up, the UP2715K is still under development – a full specification list has …

Tags:Dell| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Resolution| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

B&O Hopes to Move You…to a Larger Size

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Earlier this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 19), Bang & Olufsen launched its new Beovision Avant 55 TV: ‘The one that moves’. Designed to fade into the background of the room when not …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Christie Names New Home Entertainment Director

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Christie has announced that George Walter has joined the company in the role of director, home entertainment, reporting to Tony Barton, senior director, Americas Sales. Walter most recently served as VP of home cinema …

Tags:Christie| Large Display Monitor| People| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Canon Germany Names Marketing Director

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Canon Germany has appointed Marco Gottschalk as the new marketing director for Canon’s consumer imaging group (CIG).

Tags:Canon| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Canon Supports ITU-R BT.2020 Colour Gamut

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Display Daily – The ITU-R BT.2020 standard is the next-generation standard for broadcast and distribution. It is the defined format for both 4K (UHD-1) with a resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 and (in the …

Tags:Broadcast Monitors| Canon| Large Display Monitor| Opinion| Rec 2020| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Sony Joins Allseen

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Sony has joined the Internet of Things standards body, the Allseen Alliance. Current ‘Premier’ members now include Panasonic, Sharp, Haier, Qualcomm Connected Experiences, Microsoft and LG. The Alliance aims to promote interoperability between connected …

Tags:Internet of Things IOT| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21