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Mood Media Files for Bankruptcy

by Bob Raikes

We missed it a few weeks ago, but we heard that Mood Media (otherwise known as Muzak) filed for bankruptcy in New York on May 18th 2017. Since then, Mood Media has sold its …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 24 - Issue 24

LG To Use More OLEDs on Phones

by Bob Raikes

LG is looking to raise its sales of smartphones and the first phone that it is looking to is the V30 which is widely reported to be launched towards the end of Q3, with …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Lenovo Shows Foldable Notebook Concept

by Bob Raikes

At an event in New York, Lenovo showed a foldable notebook concept. This is just a concept and only exists as a rendering, not a prototype and Lenovo also said only that the machine …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| OLEDs| Vol 24 - Issue 24

AOC Announces New Pro Range of Monitors

by Bob Raikes

MMD has released five new monitors in its Pro-line, two with 24″ diagonal and three at 27″. The 24″ (23.8″) units (I2490VXQ and I2490PXQU) have FullHD resolution and two of the 27″ versions are …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Lots to See at Infocomm 2017

by Bob Raikes

Infocomm was considered a success this year by the organisers, with 44,077 attendees, up 14% on the last event in Orlando in 2015 and up 13% on the event in Las Vegas last year. …

Tags:Infocomm 2017| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| UST Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Philips Updates Its Range

by Bob Raikes

Philips was showing the latest 0.9mm bezel LCD video wall panels which are available in 55″ and with 500 or 700 cd/m² of output. One of the features is the inclusion of an OPS …

Tags:Digital Signage| Infocomm 2017| Large Display Monitor| Philips| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Video Walls| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Gloshine Looks at Floors as Well as Walls

by Bob Raikes

Gloshine of Shenzen was showing its 250 x 250 mm indoor LED modules which can be quickly assembled and changed. They are intended for indoor use and the display at the show was a …

Tags:Infocomm 2017| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Cedar Joins CoB Development

by Bob Raikes

Cedar Electronics is one of the many Chinese LED companies at the show, but more unusually it is based in Changchun in North East China, rather than Shenzen. The company is concentrating on developing …

Tags:Infocomm 2017| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 23

CPT

CPT Sees Demand for 18:9 – Moves to Automotive

by Bob Raikes

Chunghwa Picture Tube of Taiwan has told local Taiwan sources that there is a strong move to 18:9 displays among Chinese mobile phone brands and the company will start shipping at the end of …

Tags:CPT| Mobile Display Monitor| Small Medium LCDs| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Sun Innovations Shows Novel Windscreen Display

by Bob Raikes

In the Innovations zone was a company, Sun Innovations, that has been developing a novel transparent display technology which we previously saw at SID in 2015 (SID 2015 Round-Up). The system exploits materials that …

Tags:Automotive| Infocomm 2017| Large Display Monitor| Transparent Displays| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Infocomm 2017 Round up

by Bob Raikes

Aoto usually has a very good looking display and this show was no exception. The company was highlighting the CLD range of cabinets which have a 16:9 aspect ratio and have no cables. They …

Tags:Infocomm 2017| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| UST Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Absen Adopts Localisation Strategy

by Bob Raikes

Absen is following a similar broad strategy in the US as it has done in Europe and has been building up its organisation with mainly local staff running the operation. The company showed its …

Tags:Absen| Infocomm 2017| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 23