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CDM Wins Retail Deal in Canada

by Bob Raikes

Cineplex Digital Media said that it will install digital signage networks at shopping centres in Canada managed by Morguard Investments Ltd. ‘Nearly’ 175 digital displays will be installed and supported in 21 Morguard-managed retail …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| North America| Retail| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Samsung OH85F Tested for First Time in Europe

by Bob Raikes

APG|SGA and Samsung said that they are testing the OH85F 85″ display from Samsung in the city of Zurich in Switzerland. A display has been installed between the “Sihlcity” and “Brunaupark” shopping malls at …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Switzerland| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Foxconn Technology Sales Up in January

by Bob Raikes

Foxconn Technology Corp saw revenues of NT$8.181 billion ($264 million) for January 2017, representing a 51.6% increase on December and 24.8% increase on the same month last year. The company’s consolidated revenues for 2016 …

Tags:Financial Data| Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Razer Can Drive UHD in Notebook

by Bob Raikes

After initially deciding not to offer the Blade Notebooks in Europe, Razer is now offering the Blade notebook. The notebook is a full power device ith an Intel Kaby Lake Core i7 i7-7700HQ that …

Tags:Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Razer| Vol 24 - Issue 06

MMD Monitor is Slim

by Bob Raikes

MMD has announced a new monitor, the 245C7QJSB, that is part of the Moda ‘design’ series and has narrow bezels on three sides. The thickness is just 5.2mm and the outer bezel on the …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 24 - Issue 06

What LED Has to Do to Be Truly Disruptive

by Bob Raikes

LED displays, that is displays where the pixels are actually LEDs, not just LCDs backlit by LEDs, were everywhere at ISE this year as they had been at ISE and Infocomm last year. Somebody …

Tags:Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Idea for OLED Use in Car Signalling

by Bob Raikes

It’s hard to make eye contact with an autonomous vehicle, so a concept called ‘Blink’ has been developed by a group at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College in London that uses …

Tags:Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 06

JPMorgan Negative on Panel Makers

by Bob Raikes

The flood of press releases has switched from ISE to MWC over the last week. The MWC event has a very high quality attendance (it costs around €800 just to walk the show floor!) …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Samsung Buying to Boost Taiwan Suppliers

by Bob Raikes

Taiwanese sources report that Mediatek will supply chips for the Samsung Galaxy A and K series phones, which will help to boost the firm’s revenues. Egistec, which already supplys some sensors to Samsung is …

Tags:Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 06

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Acer Focuses on Slim and Gaming Notebooks

by Bob Raikes

The Taipei Times reported that Dave Lin, Operations President of Acer will focus on slim notebooks and gaming notebooks as the company has seen 10% and 30% growth, respectively, in the two market segments. …

Tags:Acer| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 24 - Issue 07

Sony

Sony Confirms US TV Pricing

by Bob Raikes

Sony has released its pricing for its latest US TVs. Details are in the table. Model Size MSRP Sony XBR-65Z9D 65″ $5,499 Sony XBR-75Z9D 75″ $8,999 Sony XBR-100Z9D 100 $59,999 XBR-75X940E 75″ $7,499 XBR-65X930E …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| sony| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Luxin-Rio Acquires Volfoni

by Bob Raikes

Shandong Luxin-Rio Visual Technology Company Ltd has acquired 3D specialist, Volfoni. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The companies have been collaborating since 2012 and Luxin-Rio already owned 10% of Volfoni, purchased …

Tags:3D Cinema| China| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 06