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IGEL Adds VMware Blast Extreme to Thin and Zero Clients

by Bob Raikes

Igel Technology, a specialist in thin client systems, said that it had decided to support the VMWare ‘Blast Extreme Protocol’ in its thin clients, zero clients and AIO clients. The VMware Blast Extreme Protocol, …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Thin Clients| Vol 23 - Issue 34

Lenovo Starts to Ship OLEDs

by Bob Raikes

Lenovo has started to ship the ThinkPad X1 Yoga with the 2560 x 1440 14″ OLED display that was shown at the CES Show in January. There are two versions, one with a 2.6 …

PQ Releases Latest US DOOH Forecast

by Bob Raikes

PQ Media said in the ninth installment of the Global Digital Out-of-Home Media Series, that the US DOOH advertising market would grow 9% in 2016, down from 11% growth in 2015 and reaching over …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 34

NEC Adds Video Wall Displays

by Bob Raikes

NEC Display Solutions, in the US and in Europe, has officially announced the UN551S and UN551VS video wall monitors which were previewed at ISE and Infocomm. The monitors use direct-lit LED panels based on …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| NEC| Video Walls| Vol 23 - Issue 34

Japanese Collaborate on Super Hi-Vision 8K

by Bob Raikes

Nikkei has reported that Panasonic and Sony will join up with NHK to develop Super Hi-Vision (8K) technology and TV sets. Sony has committed to launching TVs in 2020 and Panasonic also plans to …

IFA & IBC Approach

by Bob Raikes

We’re now seeing the news start to ramp up towards IBC and IFA. As you might notice, we promise 48 issues per year, rather than 52, because there are a few weeks in the …

Q2 Positive for European DTM Market

by Bob Raikes

There was some good news for the Desktop Monitor market in Q2, with sales up 14.0% on Q2 2015, although there was a drop from Q1, which is in line with historic seasonal trends. …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Vol 23 - Issue 33

Digital Signage on the “S” Curve

by Bob Raikes

We’re heading towards the end of the quiet summer period, now, and my inbox is filling up with requests for meetings at IBC and IFA – mostly at IBC as there is a much …

PDs in Europe Fit the Seasonal Pattern

by Bob Raikes

Over recent years, the Public Display market in Europe has settled into a clear pattern, with most growth being concentrated in Q4 of one year and Q1 of the next. Q2 in 2016 saw …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Market Data| Vol 23 - Issue 32

TV Change Doesn’t Fit the Human Brain

by Bob Raikes

It’s often said about we humans that we are very bad at understanding and dealing with exponential change. And yet, that is the nature of a lot of the changes in the technology world …

Tags:TV Viewing| Vol 23 - Issue 32

From Ascot to Wakes Week on the Glorious 12th

by Bob Raikes

We have a short issue for you this week as we hit the depths of what is known in the UK press as the ‘silly season’, based on the time when parliament and law …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Museums & Exhibitions| Vol 23 - Issue 31

Thoughts on LeEco and Vizio in Europe

by Bob Raikes

Last week, we reported on the acquisition of Vizio by LeEco and this week Ken has written a Display Daily on the topic. It’s an interesting story on many levels. First, Vizio, as a …