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And Finally…. a Thumb Extender!

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And finally… The age-old (ok, two-year-old) problem: you have a large new smartphone, but can’t reach the top of the screen. Worry no more thanks to Thanko of Japan, which is selling a ‘thumb …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Touch Interfaces| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Ströer Dislikes DooH – Wants “Public Video”

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Christian Schmalzl is from Ströer which is the dominant player in the DACH DOOH market, with around 60% of the German market. Ströer started in digital signage by buying a company in Germany that …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Munich Digital Signage Conf 2014| Stroer| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

Dukane’s 9010 is Brightest Ever

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The 9010 is Dukane’s new high-brightness, dual-lamp (465W, lasting up to 2,000 hours) 3DLP projector. As an installation model, it can reach 13,000 lumens of brightness (Dukane’s brightest ever), show 3D content and supports …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Installation Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

UltraHD TV Panel Shipments Will Mainly be 50″ in Q4

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Lower-cost panels, with an average size of 50″, will form the majority of UltraHD TV panel shipments in Q4’14, say Asian sources. It has been said that vendors will aim TVs made using the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| large displays| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21| Worldwide

And Finally…6

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And finally… The age-old (ok, two-year-old) problem: you have a large new smartphone, but can’t reach the top of the screen. Worry no more thanks to Thanko of Japan, which is selling a ‘thumb …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor

NEG’s 30µm Glass Feels Like Plastic

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The world’s thinnest glass plate has apparently been developed by Japan’s Nippon Electric Glass (NEG). ‘G-Leaf’ is 30µm thick and can be used as a substrate for flexible displays. NEG demonstrated a flexible OLED …

Tags:Glass| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NEG| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

eD’system Offers Epson Smartglasses

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eD’system in the Czech Republic has started distributing Epson’s Moverio BT-200 smart glasses.

Tags:AR Glasses| Distributors| Epson| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21

CPT’s September Revenue Down 13% YoY

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Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) posted a 4.2% decline in sales last month to NT$4.4 billion ($144.5 million), which was 12.9% lower than September 2013. Sales from January to September reached NT$42.2 billion ($1.4 billion), …

Tags:CPT| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21

£8 Million Investment by Eye Airports

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Eye Airports is to launch an £8 million ($12.8 million) investment in advertising media and technology across its UK airport network. Gatwick North and South terminals will benefit from new digital welcome and terminal …

Tags:Advertising| Beacons| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21

JCDecaux Follows Through on La Défense

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JCDecaux has unveiled its new street furniture in the La Défense business district of Paris. The company won the contract in November 2012 (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 46). In total 111 static billboards …

Tags:Digital Signage| France| JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

TCL’s LCD TV Sales Rose 5.7% YoY

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TCL Multimedia’s LCD TV sales volume increased 5.7% from August 2013 to reach over 1.5 million sets last month, of which the volume of smart TVs increased by 32.8% In TCL’s home market of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TCL| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21| Worldwide

ECS’ Tablet ‘Saves Soldiers’ Lives’

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Engineering & Computer Simulations (ECS), in the USA, has finished work on a tablet that helps to train soldiers in delivering aid to their wounded comrades. The Medical Training Command and Control (MTC2) tablet …

Tags:Medical| Military & Defence| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21