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First Samsung kiosk solution for Europe

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Invidis reported that Samsung’s new kiosk solution, which we saw at the Peerless event in London, is being supported by a French software provider, Intuiface. The firm is enabling fully functional …

Tags:Germany| Kiosks| Samsung

Roku & UEI Slug it Out over Patents

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Universal Electronics (UEI), the remote control specialist, said that it has won a dispute with Roku over a patent issue. The decision was given by the US ITC and applies also …

HDMI 2.0 Is Being Relabeled as HDMI 2.1

by Bob Raikes

What They Say TFTCentral published a story about a Chinese monitor that claimed to have HDMI 2.1 ports, although the interfaces seemed to be HDMI2.0. The story was picked up by Toms Hardware and …

Tags:HDMI| Standards

AA to Equip A321XLR, 787-9 Fleet with 4K IFE Displays

by Bob Raikes

What They Say American Airlines is to use UltraHD Optiq in-flight-entertainment (IFE) displays from Thales that are based on Samsung QLED LCD technology in five new aircraft. The displays have support for dynamic HDR …

Tags:Aviation| HDR - High Dynamic Range| In Flight Entertainment| QLED

Sigmaintell sees Price Declines Continuing but slowing

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Sigmaintell Research sent us its data on panel price changes in November and its December forecast. The firm expects all ‘large area’ LCD applications – TV, monitors and TN notebook panels …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large LCD Supply| Pricing

Open-source Vizio lawsuit takes an ugly turn

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Vizio is in trouble with the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) over a decision not to release its Linux software. The firm uses Linux open-source software which is released under the GPL …

Tags:Litigation| Operating Systems| Software| Vizio

Links Week Ending 17th December 2021

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the second part of this week. It’s Awkward Being a Woman in the …

Boxlight Growing in Interactive FPD Market

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Daily Dooh quoted Futuresource data released by Boxlight about its increase in the Interactive Flat Panel Display (IFPD) market in Q3 2021 under the Clevertouch and Mimio brands (Boxlight Acquires …

Tags:Interactive Displays| Market Data

Ross Young’s 2022 Outlook Blog

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A week or so ago, I covered Ross Young’s recent overview of the OLED industry (Real Decisions Over OLED To Guide Industry to 2026), so I didn’t cover another blog article …

Google is Recruiting for AR

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Google was widely reported to have been hiring new employees to develop software for the control of AR devices after hiring former Meta/Oculus VR manager Mark Lucovsky to lead an “Augmented …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Google| Recruitment & Appointments

Oppo announces the Air Glass monocle AR device

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Oppo has a new “limited release” product, called the Air Glass, which is a monocle AR device based on a ‘self-developed’ microLED-base projector called the Spark. The image is presented to …

Tags:Augmented Reality| China| Microdisplays| MicroLED

Exertis Swallows Up Almo

by Bob Raikes

What They Say DCC Technology, known by its trading name of Exertis, has bought Almo Corp of the USA which makes the firm the largest in the specialist Pro AV business in the US …

Tags:Distribution| North America| Pro AV