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Teleradiology is a Trend in the Market

by Bob Raikes

At the ECR radiology event in the last couple of years, we have had some discussions about the change in working practices that has come from the switch to digital in radiology. This has …

Tags:Eizo| Large Display Monitor| Medical| Vol 24 - Issue 17

Avegant Shows off its Light Field Display

by Bob Raikes

We reported recently on the new Avegant light field technology recently (Avegant Announces New Display Light Field Tech) but we spotted that Engadget has had the opportunity to see a prototype. Check out their …

Tags:Light Field Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 17

Tech Data Starts Consumer Group in the UK

by Bob Raikes

Tech Data in the UK has formed a Consumer Technology Group to work on tablets, wearables, smart home and other consumer technologies. The group will effectively replace TD Triade. The group will have forty …

Tags:Distribution| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TechData| Vol 24 - Issue 17

“HoloTour” at PoS – Saturn is based on Augmented Reality

by Bob Raikes

Saturn, the German retailer (and part of the Metro group, along with MediaMarkt) is running a ‘Holotour’ from 4th of May to 22nd July and taking in 20 different cities. The company will show …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Germany| MediaMarkt (Saturn)| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 24 - Issue 17

New Windows 10 is for Schools

by Bob Raikes

Microsoft has revealed a new version of Windows 10 that is intended for schools and to compete with Google’s Chromebook (although this was not said at the launch event in New York). Although Microsoft …

Tags:Education| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 24 - Issue 17| Windows

Watchfire Raises FCC Issues of LED

by Bob Raikes

Watchfire of Danville, Illinois of the US has drawn attention to problems seen in some LED displays that have been sold in the US without meeting FCC approval. The company said in a white …

Tags:DOOH| FCC| Large Display Monitor| LED| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 17

UniPixel Expands Manufacturing Capacity

by Bob Raikes

UniPixel of the US has said that it has taken delivery of a new custom built, high-speed coating system for the application of its Diamond Guard glass replacement resin compound. The system will be …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Touch| Unipixel| Vol 24 - Issue 17

AptoVision Adds Zero-Latency Scaling Mode

by Bob Raikes

Aptovision said that a firmware update to its BlueRiver NT2000 AV-over-IP chipset is now available and includes a new mode that enables video to be transported and scaled without latency. The new release also …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Video over IP (VIP)| Vol 24 - Issue 17

Leaks Reveal Fitbit’s First Smartwatch + Headphones

by Bob Raikes

Yahoo Finance has shown an image said to be of Fitbit’s first smartwatch, code-named ‘Higgs’. The display is rumoured to have 1,000 cd/m² of output. The design has echoes of the current Fitbit Blaze …

Tags:Fitbit| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 24 - Issue 17

LG 43″ UltraHD Monitor from ISE Arrives

by Bob Raikes

LG has formally launched the 43UD79-B UltraHD monitor that we reported on at ISE, earlier this year. (LG Demonstrates Wide Range of Displays) The monitor has an IPS panel with 350 cd/m² of luminance, …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 17

JCDecaux Adds Column Displays in T5

by Bob Raikes

JCDecaux UK has launched a new display, the T5 Immersion, in Heathrow, in a corridor that leads to the British Airways First Class Lounge. Each display is 192 x 768 pixels and the displays …

Tags:Large Display Monitor

Four 4000 Lumen UST Projectors from Optoma

by Bob Raikes

We got some information about the 4,000 lumen 400UST projectors from Optoma at ISE. There are FullHD and WXGA (1280 x 800 – 16:10) versions and both have interactive options, so there are four …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Optoma| Vol 24 - Issue 17