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Siemens Busy – Buys Mentor

by Bob Raikes

Siemens has agreed to buy Mentor Graphics, the specialist in electronic design automation, for $4.5 billion. The company is also investing €70 million in Bentley Systems to develop joint solutions for infrastructure and industry. …

Tags:CAD-CAM-CAE| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 45

Exertis buys Medium

by Bob Raikes

In another consolidation move in the distribution business in the UK, distributor, Exertis, has bought Medium UK, an A/V specialist with 40 staff and turnover of £32 million ($40 million). Exertis took over Mac …

Tags:Distribution| Exertis| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 45

Broadsign Wins Eindhoven Airport

by Bob Raikes

MMD Media, an OOH agency, of the Netherlands has decided to use BroadSign software for its networks, including petrol stations and the airport at Eindhoven, the second largest airport in the country. LCD displays …

Samsung Buys Harman for $8 bn

by Bob Raikes

Samsung bought Harman, which specialises in technology for connected cars. It is paying $8 billion in cash for the business. Analyst Comment Steve covered this story in a Display Daily Road to Connected Car …

Tags:Automotive| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 45

CES Awards

by Bob Raikes

The CTA announced the Best of Innovation Honorees for CES 2017. Chengdu XGimi Technology Co., Ltd won for the Xgimi Z4 Aurora Screenless TV, while HP won the “Computer Hardware and Components” section for …

JCDecaux Gets up to Monkey Mischief

by Bob Raikes

JCDecaux has released a serial narrative through digital signage in the UK until the 11th December. There are 22 episodes under the title “Monkey Mischief” and they are being shown day by day over …

Tags:DOOH| JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 45

YouTube VR App is Re-designed for Daydream

by Bob Raikes

YouTube has redesigned a new VR app that has been designed to work with the Daydream VR headset. The new app works with the Daydream-certified Pixel phones from Google. Early content includes a tour …

Tags:AR/VR| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 45

HTC Adds Wireless Kit for Vive

by Bob Raikes

HTC is making available a new wireless upgrade kit, the TPCast that mounts to existing Vive headsets on the Chinese HTC Vive headset. The unit has a battery on the back that supports the …

NEC Display Out of Diagnostics

by Bob Raikes

In a press release careful to keep the headline positive, NEC Display Solutions in the US announced that it would cease development of diagnostic medical monitors. It will remain in the healthcare market with …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Medical| NEC| Vol 23 - Issue 45

EU Backs DTT Future

by Bob Raikes

The industry committee of the European Parliament has decided to leave the spectrum space below 700MHz (470-694 MHz) for DTT until at least 2030. The 700MHz band will be moved to be used for …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 23 - Issue 45

Walmart Has TV Offers for Black Friday

by Bob Raikes

Walmart in the US has some good deals for next week’s Black Friday with a 55″ special purchase Philips UltraHD TV at $298 (although the model code of 44PFL5601 might suggest a smaller size). …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 23 - Issue 45

LCD Volume to go Down, Area to Go Up

by Bob Raikes

Witsview said that while overall volume of large panels of 7″ or above will decline in 2017 by around 2.4% to 725 million units, the area will grow by 3.8% because of the increasing …