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Panasonic Announces First AIO Mobile POS Tablet With Integrated EMV Payment Technology

by Vanessa Browning

Panasonic, an industry leader in reliable and innovative mobile computers for retail, today announced at the 104th annual National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show the launch of the Toughpad® FZ-R1 the industry’s first*1 7-inch …

Tags:NRF 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Dynamic Focus on 26″ Full HD Monitors V22 Issue 06

by Vanessa Browning

This week we are highlighting LCD monitors in the 26″ Full HD category, covering models with resolution of 1920 x 1080 and sizes from 24.5″ wide to 28.5″ wide. There are 15 brands featured …

Tags:dynamic focus| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Dolby Vision Will Arrive With Consumers in 2015

by Vanessa Browning

We have been covering Dolby’s work with HDR since IBC 2012 (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 38), and at CES 2014 the company showed off its Dolby Vision technology, with several partners (Display Monitor …

ViewSonic Sets New UltraHD IPS Price

by Vanessa Browning

ViewSonic was in the Encore Hotel in a suite (although the hotel staff didn’t seem to be aware of this!) and we made our way there to have a look around. First, we looked …

Ex-Googlers Re-Skin Android on Surface Look-a-like

by Vanessa Browning

A team of ex-Google employees in China, who left to form their own firm last year, have now released their first tablet. The Remix ‘ultra tablet’, from Jide Technologies, is very similar in appearance …

Tags:Android| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 04

NHK Trials 8k at Sapporo

by Vanessa Browning

NHK will conduct live 8k test transmissions at the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan. Between 5th and 11th February, NHK will use 8k cameras and equipment to capture the snow and ice sculptures at …

UltraHD Readiness Increases Worldwide

by Vanessa Browning

52 countries have connection speeds capable of supporting UltraHD services (above 15Mbps), according to Akamai’s Q3 State of the Internet report. While this is down 2.8% QoQ, it is up 32% YoY. South Korea …

Tags:4k| broadband| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Eutelsat TV Observatory Satellite TV reception

Satellite Dominates Europe

by Vanessa Browning

The Eutelsat TV Observatory has said that satellite DTH was the primary TV reception mode in Europe at the end of 2014. Surveying 15 countries in Western Europe, the ETVO found that 32% of …

Imacwear Debuts Waterproof Cellular Smartwatch

by Vanessa Browning

Imacwear showed off its new smartwatch at an event in Times Square this month. The Sparta M7 watch is an IP67-rated watch with 3G cellular connectivity and is waterproof. It features a 1.54″ LCD …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 04| Wearables

SMPTE Kicks Off UltraHD Seminar in The UK

by Vanessa Browning

SMPTE, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, has announced the launch of its 2015 Section Seminar series, with the topic ‘Navigating the Ultra High Definition (UHD) Ecosystem’. The seminars, which will take place …

Gigabyte Focuses on Displays in Premium Gaming Laptops

by Vanessa Browning

Gigabyte’s premium gaming notebook brand, Aorus, has been expanded with 13.9″ (X3) and 15.6″ (X5) models. Specifications are still lacking, but what we do know looks very interesting. The Aorus X5 is the top-end …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Quantum Materials to Increase QD Capacity to Two Metric Tons

by Vanessa Browning

Quantum Materials has announced that it is to increase production capacity to 2000 kilograms of quantum dots and nanoparticles per year in the second quarter of this year. The company said that it is …