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Wyrestorm Places Bets on UltraHD

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Several new distribution and control products were shown by Wyrestorm, focusing on the UltraHD format. All units are scheduled to be shipped in Q4. The MX-0808-4K is an 8×8 HDMI-to-HDMI matrix switcher, set to …

Tags:CEDIA 2014| Large Display Monitor| Switchers| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Sigma Designs Result 25/09/2014

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Sigma Designs Inc. has released its second quarter results, posting a net loss of $7.6 million on turnover of $42.8 million, which compares with a net loss of $4.8 million on turnover of $53.7 …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Sigma Designs| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

John Lewis’s EHT Sales Grew 12% in 1H

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Following the launch of its own-brand smart TV, John Lewis says that sales in its electricals and home technology (EHT) business grew 11.7% year on year in the first half of this year. The …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Retail Data| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Footfall Across UK Fell 1.1% in August

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Footfall in August was 1.1% down year on year, down on the 0.6% fall in July and below the three-month average of a 0.8% decline, according to the latest report from the British Retail …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Retail Data| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Esprinet Adds iPhones in Italy

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Esprinet in Italy has been given the official right by Apple to distribute iPhones in the country. Esprinet has been an Apple distributor for four years.

Tags:Apple| Distributors| iPhone| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Christie Appoints Steljes Ireland

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Christie has signed a partnership with Steljes Ireland to distribute Christie’s business products portfolio in the Irish Republic. Steljes Ireland will carry Christie mobile demo stock and will set up a demonstration facility in …

Tags:Christie| Distributors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Asustek Signs Bilkom

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In Turkey, Asustek has appointed Bilkom as distributor for its smartphones and accessories.

Tags:Asus| Large Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Asda to Scale Back Electricals

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Asda in the UK says it is to scale back its sales of consumer electronics, blaming fierce price competition on goods such as TVs. Asda’s CEO, Andy Clarke, said that some of its larger …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Retail Data| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Asbis to Close Irish Office

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Asbis is to reorganise its business and says it will close its office in Ireland. The move is in response to the continuing political crisis in Russia and Ukraine, two of Asbis’ top three …

Tags:Asbis (Prestigio)| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Profilometry Revision Simplifies 3D Modelling

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A (relatively) simple way to create a virtual model of a 3D object, with a single camera, has been hit upon by a group at the Centro de Investigaciones en Optica in Mexico. The …

Tags:3D Acquisition| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Holotronica Shows 3D/2D Hologram Gauze

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UK-based Holotronica has developed a 3D display solution called Holo-Gauze. As well as creating a polarised 3D projection system, the transparent metallic gauze can be used to show 2D hologram effects, when viewed without …

Tags:3D Projection| Holographic Displays| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

DisplayPort 1.3 Adds 5k(!) Support

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DisplayPort v1.3 has just been released by the Video Electronic Standards Association (VESA), supporting up to 32.4Gbps. The speed of v1.3 (each of the four lanes runs at 8.1Gbps) represents a 50% increase from …

Tags:DisplayPort| Large Display Monitor| VESA| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21