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LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 42

by Bob Raikes

KOE of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and a subsidiary of JDI, has a new 10.4″ 1024 x 768 module (TX26D203VM2BAA) with output of 1200cd/m² and with a claimed lifetime to half brightness of 70K hours. The …

Tags:High Brightness Displays| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 42

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SES Boosts UHD TV in the US

by Bob Raikes

SES has done deals with the Insight TV UltraHD channel from TV Entertainment Reality Network (TERN) and with the Nature Relaxation 4K channel to be broadcast from the SES satellites (SES-1, SES-3 and AMC-18) …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SES| UltraHD| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Xiaomi Adds VR Headset

by Bob Raikes

At its Mi Note 2 launch, Xiaomi also announced a new low cost VR headset with a motion tracker and a controller and designed to work with the firms’ smartphones (Mi Note 2, Mi …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 42| Xiaomi

Samsung Tablet Has Pen Support

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has announced the Galaxy Tab A, a 10.1″ tablet which can work with the Samsung S Pen. The display is a 1920 x 1200 LCD unit with anti-glare and a blue filter. The …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Eutelsat has High Penetration in Italy

by Bob Raikes

Eutelsat said that Italy has the highest average viewing time of linear TV in Europe at four hours and 40 minutes per day. The company claims that 8.4 million homes receive signals from Eutelsat’s …

Tags:Italy| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| Vol 23 - Issue 42

EIZO Releases 27″ Monitor with USB Type-C Connectivity

by Bob Raikes

Eizo Corp announced the release of the 27″ FlexScan EV2780, its first monitor with a USB Type-C terminal. With USB Type-C, a single cable can transmit video, audio, and USB signals and supports a …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| USB| Vol 23 - Issue 42

EIZO Releases Ultra-Slim, Fully Flat Monitors for Business

by Bob Raikes

Eizo of Japan announced the 24.1-inch FlexScan EV2456 and 23.8-inch FlexScan EV2451 monitors for business environments such as trading rooms, back offices and control rooms which have a frameless design. Resolutions are 1920 x …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Eizo| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Apple Watch Nike+ Arrives Soon

by Bob Raikes

Apple and Nike have got together to launch a version of the Apple Watch, the Apple Watch Nike+ which has a new Nike+ Run Club app and Nike Sports bands as well as unique …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Fitness Trackers| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Huawei and Acentic

by Bob Raikes

Hospitality specialist, Acentic, said at Gitex that it would work with Huawei to bring its ‘Hotel Room of the Future’ to the Middle East with In Room Entertainment, Wi-Fi & HSIA tech.

Tags:Back Panel| Hospitality TVs| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 42

LG Display Plans Pilot Production of Inkjet OLEDs

by Bob Raikes

Image:KateevaThe ETNews in Korea reports that LG Display will start pilot production of OLEDs produced using inkjet printing in 2017, with mass production taking a further year or two. The paper reports that LG …

Tags:AMOLED| InkJet Deposition| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Sony Does Well with PSVR in Japan

by Bob Raikes

According to Media Create, the Sony PlayStation VR was bought by 51,500 people in Japan in the first week, said to be 90% of the available stock with most buyers opting for the bundle …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Xiaomi Mi Note 2 & Mi Mix Innovate

by Bob Raikes

Xiaomi has launched the Mi Note 2 in China with a dual edge curved 5.7″ FullHD AMOLED display. The smartphone has a Snapdragon 821 with 4GB or 6GB of RAM and 64GB or 128GB …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 42| Xiaomi