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Sceptre Chooses High TV Contrast

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Sceptre’s E505BV-FMQR 49.5″ LCD TV is a new Roku Ready model, with an MHL port. It features a particularly high contrast ratio for a TV, as well as a swivel base (+/- 15 deg …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Samsung Presents Golden TV at Christie’s Auction

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Samsung has designed and released a one-off version of its curved 78″ UltraHD TV. The product, covered in gold lacquer paint, will be auctioned by Christie’s during the company’s autumn auction in Hong Kong, …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Wintek’s Woes Continue as October Sales Fall 20%

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Touch panel manufacturer Wintek suffered another blow in October as it reported a 20% year on year fall in sales for the month to NT$5.7 billion ($186.3 million). Sales for the first 10 months …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45| Wintek

Quantum Materials Hires Experienced Scientist

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Quantum Materials says that Dr Krishna Kowlgi has joined the company as nanomaterials process engineer. Dr. Kowlgi is an experienced entrepreneurial scientist specialising in analytical and physical chemistry with inventions and commercialised technologies in …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Quantum Dots| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Microsoft Goes to Rock- Bottom Price on First Lumia

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The first smartphone with ‘Microsoft Lumia’ branding has been revealed. The Lumia 535 sports mid-range specifications but an aggressive price: it will cost just €110 ex VAT, when it is launched this month (a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Internet of Things Adoption Climbing Quickly

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There will be 4.9 billion connected ‘things’ (such as ATMs and airline check-in machines) in use next year, up 30% from 2014, and 25 billion by 2020. These figures come from Gartner, which says …

Tags:Gartner| Internet of Things IOT| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Intel’s Perceptual Computing Initiative

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Geoff Walker, in his role as Senior Systems Architect at Intel, delivered a keynote entitled Interactive Computing Devices and Applications Based on Intel RealSense Technology. In explaining why Intel is pursuing its perceptual computing …

Tags:Intel| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Mobile Display Monitor| TGM 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 45

IDTechEx Forecasts 8km² Area Demand for MO Backplanes

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IDTechEx has released a new report focusing on metal oxide (MO) backplanes. These are in use by both Sharp and LG (IGZO), and are being prototyped by Chinese companies such as BOE. 7km² of …

Tags:AMOLED| BOE| IdTechEx| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Metal Oxide| Mobile Display Monitor| Oxide TFTs| sharp

Gesture User Interface Design Advances

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The use of gesture user interfaces was discussed by several speakers at TGM. Presenters from AMS and XYZ Interactive addressed the hardware and software necessary to implement gesture user input systems. For its part, …

Tags:Gesture Recognition| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TGM 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Clear Channel May Sell European Assets

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Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings is reported to be considering options for its European business, having been approached with offers for the unit by private equity firms. According to a Reuters report, CVC Capital Payments …

Tags:ClearChannel| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45

CEW Round-Up

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At Customer Engagement World (CEW) the players in digital signage meet the advertisers, content creators and ad agencies to discuss progress and trends in the industry. The key aspect is how to engage the …

Tags:CEW 2014| Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Asustek Hits Six Quarter High Profit

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Asustek announced this week that its net profit in Q3 reached its highest level since the first quarter of 2013, thanks partly to better-than-expected smartphone shipments. The company’s net profit in Q3 was NT$5.8 …

Tags:Asus| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45