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NEC

NEC Showcase 2017 Will Take Place in May in London

by Alan Spencer

The NEC Solutions Showcase will take place in London on 17th and 18th May. The showcase will feature fully integrated, readily-deployable AV and digital signage solutions. NEC has partnered with over 35 solutions providers …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| NEC| Vol 24 - Issue 12

AOC to Sponsor UK Masters Gaming Tournament

by Alan Spencer

Insomnia60, the UK Masters Tournament for CS:GO, is taking place this Easter in the UK and will be sponsored by AOC. Insomnia60 is the UK’s biggest gaming festival and brings together gaming enthusiasts for …

Tags:Back Panel| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 12

German OLED Alliance Founded

by Alan Spencer

A German OLED Technology Alliance, or GOTA, has been established by four companies. The aim of the new industry alliance is to combine the experience of its partners in OLED manufacturing. Each of the …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Japan Display to Increase Automotive LCD Production

by Alan Spencer

Japan Display has announced that it will increase LCD glass panel production capacity at its Tottori Plant from November 2017. This month, the company is building a new automated assembly line for prototypes and …

Tags:Automotive| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 12

IDC

Wearables See Strong Growth in Middle East & Africa in 2016

by Alan Spencer

According to IDC, shipments of wearables for the Middle East and Africa region are at an all-time high of 746,000 units in the last quarter of 2016, up 29.0% compared to same quarter in …

Tags:IDC| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 12| Wearables

ALi and Alticast Make a pay-TV Alliance

by Alan Spencer

Taiwan-based, ALi, that develops set-top box chipsets, and Korea-based Alticast, that provides software used by the global pay-TV industry, have announced an alliance. The two companies will work together to explore business opportunities in …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Software| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 12

HTC Viveport Has Over 20,000 Developers

by Alan Spencer

According to Alvin Wang Graylin, president of HTC China, HTC’s Viveport has attracted over 20,000 registrations from independent VR application developers, resulting in the launch of around 2,200 applications. Graylin also believes that the …

Tags:AR/VR| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Absen Wins Big LED Screen for French Car Showroom

by Alan Spencer

Lyon-based Starterreis, a French car dealership, engaged integrator IPOView, to design and install a visual solution for the showroom. The car dealership has an annual turnover of €195M. IPO installed several screens and interactive …

Tags:Absen| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 12

New Madrid Multiplex is Spain’s Only Full 3D Multiplex

by Alan Spencer

The recently opened Odeon Sambil Dolby Atmos multiplex in Madrid is now equipped with the latest screen and display technology in its twelve cinemas. Christie signed the deal with the owners last summer (Christie’s …

Tags:3D Cinema| Back Panel| Christie| Cinema| Dolby Atmos| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 13

LG Electronics

LG Files Patent Infringement Complaint Against BLU in US

by Alan Spencer

LG Electronics has filed complaints against BLU for infringing LG patents. The complaint was raised with the US International Trade Commission and US District Court for the District of Delaware. LG claims that BLU …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 12

The Holst Centre Demonstrated Flexible OLED Lighting for Touch Controls

by Alan Spencer

The Holst Centre has demonstrated an in-mold technology that can be used in automotive electronics and consumer appliances for human-machine interfaces. One of the technologies included in the demonstration model is flexible OLED lighting, …

Tags:Automotive| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 24 - Issue 12

asus

Asustek Plans AR Development Team Spin-Off

by Alan Spencer

Commercial Times has reported that Asustek Computer has plans to spin-off its AR/VR development team to an independent start-up, Glamorfy Taiwan. Glamorfy was previously a unit of Asustek’s HMI software department, and Asustek has …

Tags:Asus| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 12