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OWC Dock Adds Features Missing from MacBook Pro

by Bob Raikes

Quickly on the heels of the new MacBook Pro announcement by Apple last week (Apple Event Introduces New Mac Book Pro), OWC has announced a Thunderbolt dock that supports dual UltraHD displays via Thunderbolt, …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Thunderbolt| Vol 23 - Issue 43

Nintendo Denies Wii U Halt

by Bob Raikes

Eurogamer reported that Nintendo was to end the production of the Wii U game console, but Nintendo told a Japanese newspaper that it would continue production “as normal”. Sales of the Wii U have …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nintendo Consoles| Vol 23 - Issue 43

DSS Russia “a Complete Success”

by Bob Raikes

Image:InvidisThe organisers said that the Digital Signage Summit Russia was a ‘complete success’ with more than 400 participants. The first day covered “Multimedia and digital signage in museums” while the focus on the second …

Tags:Back Panel| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Russia| Vol 23 - Issue 43

Foxconn Startup is for Digital Signage

by Bob Raikes

Foxconn has set up a new company, in Taiwan, called LinkOOH, to develop augmented reality-based advertising for out of home applications. The company said at an event in Taipei’s main station that it has …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Digital Signage Software| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 44

Sam’s Club Leaks Vizio and Samsung Prices

by Bob Raikes

More prices have leaked in advance for Black Friday, with Sam’s Club the latest Vizio’s 50″ E50u-D2 4K is expected to be reduced from $498 to $348, the 60″ E60u-D3 4K will be $548 …

Tags:Black Friday| Large Display Monitor| Pricing| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 23 - Issue 44

Fove with Eye-tracking Open for Orders

by Bob Raikes

We have been reporting on the development of VR headsets with eye tracking from Fove since 2013. Now the company is coming to market with pre-orders now available. The Fove 0 will go on …

Tags:Gaze Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 43

MediaTek Plans 10nm for X30

by Bob Raikes

Mediatek plans to be one of the first companies to get to us 10nm processes for its chips and in the conference call around the Q3 results, the company said that the Helio X30 …

Tags:Chips| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Vol 23 - Issue 43

Apple Granted Patent for Flexible Phones

by Bob Raikes

PatentlyApple has posted news of a US patent (9,485,862) granted to Apple that was apparently filed under the name of an Apple engineer until granting, so that it remained ‘under the radar’. The patent …

Tags:Apple| Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Vol 23 - Issue 43

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Google’s Daydream Headset Due

by Bob Raikes

Google’s Daydream VR headset is to start shipping on November 10th in Verizon stores and Best Buy. (Google Brings New Phones and VR Headset)

Tags:AR/VR| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 43

Roku Plans OS 7.5 Upgrade

by Bob Raikes

Roku is planning to roll out Version 7.5 of its OS and will bring new features in Live TV pause (when OTA TV is being accessed and if the TV has a USB storage …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Roku| Vol 23 - Issue 43

Broadsign Wins Auchun Deal

by Bob Raikes

BroadSign International has been working for the last few months with Auchun, a Frency hypermarket, to roll out 55″ – 75″ displays using its media players at Auchun Drive locations in indoor and outdoor …

Tags:Broadsign| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Media Players| Vol 23 - Issue 43

Hyundai Showrooms in Turkey go Digital

by Bob Raikes

Hyundai in Turkey has created digital dealerships to sell its cars in Turkey with 80 sites under development. The dealerships have touch systems where consumers can get information about the cars being offered. The …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Touch| Vol 23 - Issue 43