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Upgraded Paris Saint-Lazare Control Room Running Well

by Andrew Fenn

SNCF has followed through with its plans, first revealed in 2013, to remodel a control room at Paris Saint-Lazare train station, shared by the Transilien Operations Centre and the Traffic Management Operations Centre. The …

Tags:Control Rooms| France| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Panasonic| Transport| Vol 24 - Issue 36

Comwave Partners with Abox42 on New TV Service

by Andrew Fenn

Canadian communications firm Comwave has selected German set-top-box provider Abox42 and its M30-series STB for the launch of brand new IPTV service, ComwaveTV ComwaveTV, which launched on September 25th, is Comwave’s first television platform. …

Tags:Germany| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 37

System Plus Releases Analysis Report on LG Automotive Display

by Andrew Fenn

System Plus Consulting has released a new report analysing the LG LA080WV3 8″ in-car touch display and taking an in-depth look at why LG Display is one of the driving forces in the automotive …

Tags:Automotive| Back Panel| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Teardowns| Vol 24 - Issue 36

Render of Samsung Windows Mixed Reality Headset Leaked on Twitter

by Andrew Fenn

Images have surfaced on Twitter of a Samsung VR headset displaying the Windows Mixed Reality symbol. Infamous technological whistle-blower @WalkingCat leaked the images out into the wild earlier this week, but elected not to …

Tags:AR/VR| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 36

Thinfilm NFC Scanner App Released for iOS

by Andrew Fenn

With the release of iOS 11, Apple has extended the range of the iPhone’s near-field communication capabilities. A platform previously reserved for Apple Pay, near-field communication can now be used to deliver digital experiences …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| NFC| Vol 24 - Issue 35

Royal Institute of British Architects Transitions to Ultra HD

by Andrew Fenn

London’s Royal Institute of British Architects is in the process of updating its audiovisual infrastructure to UHD technology with the help of long-time AV partner Panasonic. The RIBA is one of London’s largest conference …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Projectors| UK (United Kingdom)| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 35

OLED Partnership for Idemitsu Kosan and Toray

by Andrew Fenn

Japanese OLED manufacturer Idemitsu Kosan will add Toray Industries to its ever-growing list of partners in the co-development of OLED materials. Idemitsu Kosan had previously stated its intention to expand its production capacity by …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| Vol 24 - Issue 36

Warner Bros Announces First UHD Blu-ray Release

by Andrew Fenn

Warner Bros has confirmed that its first Ultra HD Blu-ray release will be season one of HBO’s Westworld. Warner Bros was announced as one of the many studios planning to work with Dolby Vision …

Tags:4k| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 36

AG Neovo, Matrox and VuWall to Host Joint Trade Fair

by Andrew Fenn

An audiovisual triple-threat of AG Neovo, Matrox and VuWall will host the Hausmessen 2017 event together in Berlin and Kusterdingen next month. The AV industry is invited to join the trio of companies as …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Matrox| Vol 24 - Issue 36

Comm-Tec and Peerless-AV Sign New Distribution Deal

by Andrew Fenn

European distribution firm Comm-Tec is now authorised to distribute Peerless-AV’s entire range of brackets and digital AV solutions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Comm-Tec is currently showcasing the Peerless-AV product range at its S14 …

Tags:Distribution| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Peerless AV| Vol 24 - Issue 36

IHSMarkit

IHS Releases Report on the Impact of Memory in iPhone BOM

by Andrew Fenn

Following the release of the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, IHS Markit has created a report detailing the impact of memory on Apple’s bill-of-materials (BOM) cost when creating the iPhone. The report explores the …

Tags:Apple| IHS Markit| iPhone| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 36

China MIIT Reveals 2017 Tech Production Figures

by Andrew Fenn

A new report released by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has revealed that Chinese manufacturers made over 1.1 billion handsets between January and July 2017, representing a growth of 4% year-on-year. …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 36