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Panasonic Improves OLED Performance

by Bob Raikes

Panasonic held its press conference as the first of the TV brands at IFA. Although the company is currently out of the market in the US, it is still present in Europe. Laurent Abadie …

Is Samsung a Consumer or IT Brand?

by Bob Raikes

I’m back in the office now after nearly two weeks full time at IFA and IBC. We caught up with most of the news today and are working away on the IFA and IBC …

ViewSonic Updates ViewBoard Displays

by Bob Raikes

ViewSonic has updated some of its large format touch displays. The 55″ (CDE5561T), 65″ (CDE6561T) and 70″ (CDE7061T) ViewBoard models all have FullHD resolution and 20 infrared touch points (up from 10 on previous …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Touch Displays| ViewSonic| Vol 23 - Issue 38

AGC Releases Newest Chemically Strengthened Specialty Glass for Mobile Devices

by Bob Raikes

AGC Asahi Glass (AGC) has announced a new, stronger lineup of its Dragontrail series of chemically strengthened glass used globally in smartphones and tablets. Called Dragontrail Pro, the new line features a rounded edge …

Midwich Result 13/09/2016

by Bob Raikes

Midwich reported its first financials as a public company, with 6 months ended 30/06/2016 net profit of £6.4 million ($8.5 million), up 29% YoY from £4.9 million. Turnover was £158 million ($208 million), up …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Midwich plc| Vol 23 - Issue 36

iPhone 8 to Dispense with Home Button?

by Bob Raikes

Rumours from Japan suggest that the next iPhone (oh yes, the 7 is here, so now the topic for the next year will be the 8! – Man. Ed.) will have a front surface …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 36

Media Pixel Covers Skyscrapers

by Bob Raikes

Media Facade of Shenzen told us that its MF-C36 RGBW media pixel has been used on several skyscrapers with a total area of 46,000 m². The facades are synchronised by the use of GPRS …

Tags:Back Panel| China| Large Display Monitor| LED| Vol 23 - Issue 36

Leyard Breaks 1 MM Pixel Pitch

by Bob Raikes

Leyard has announced the 0.9mm LED wall product that it had told us about at the recent IBC event. The new panel is the first time the company has got below 1.00mm pitch and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Leyard| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 23 - Issue 38

Scope For Growth in Services and Appliances

by Bob Raikes

Although there had already been a number of press events, the traditional kick off of the IFA press schedule is the opening press conference, which has followed a similar format for a number of …

Ang Lee Shows the Future of Cinema Display (Updated)

by Bob Raikes

Ever since I read Chris’s NAB summary for Display Daily, I have been looking forward to IBC as I knew that there was a plan to go even further in pushing the envelope on …

Tags:3D Cinema| Cinema Projection| Dolby Vision| HFR - High Frame Rate| Vol 23 - Issue 36

Dixon Exploits Displays to Sell

by Bob Raikes

Dixons Carphone in the UK has worked with designers Rudi Group and media partners, The Creative Engine, to develop a POS system that uses a 2 x 2 video wall to explain technology to …

Tags:Dixons| Large Display Monitor| Retailers| Vol 23 - Issue 37

Thoughts from IBC on the Broadcast Industry

by Bob Raikes

I know that I am famous among some of my long term readers and subscribers for starting my editorials with a comment that “this has been a busy week”. Well, this one has been …