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Barco Displays at RSNA

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Barco will showcase its new Coronis Uniti display system (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 42) at RSNA 2014 in Chicago (30th November – 4th December). As well as the Uniti, Barco will show the …

Tags:Back Panel| Barco| Large Display Monitor| Medical| Mobile Display Monitor| RSNA 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Planar Constructs Tallest Mosaic Wall

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Planar Systems and Brightsign have collaborated to produce the world’s tallest Planar Mosaic architectural videowall. Installed in a new hotel in Miami, Florida, the four-storey wall is located in the lobby but visible from …

Tags:Back Panel| Brightsign| Hospitality Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Planar| Video Walls| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Metz Files for Insolvency

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German premium TV company Metz has filed for insolvency. The company said that around 540 jobs will be affected, though production and customer services will continue for the time being. The German court has …

Tags:Financial Data| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 47

P-Series Projectors Kept Cool by BenQ

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Three new professional DLP projectors, in BenQ’s Colorific range, are dual-lamp and high-brightness models. The PX9710, PW9620 and PU9730 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 38) share features and are only differentiated by their resolution; …

Tags:BenQ| DLP Projectors| Installation Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47

HDBaseT Integrated in Barco’s RLS-W12

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Barco’s RLS-W12 is described as a ‘cost-effective’ 1DLP projector (we cannot confirm, as price is only available on application!). To simplify installation, the unit supports HDBaseT technology (up to 70m signal carriage), as well …

Tags:Barco| DLP Projectors| HDBaseT| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Second-Gen Motorola Possible for Early 2015

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A second-generation smartwatch from Motorola could be released in early 2015. Gleb Mishin, an executive from Lenovo (new owner of Motorola) hinted at the watch when speaking in Russia recently.

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Motorola| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 47

FES Uses E Ink to Change Strap Design…

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Fashion Entertainments, a Japanese start-up, has extended the use of E Ink on a smartwatch. As well as the display, the strap also uses E Ink technology to show multiple different designs. There is …

Tags:E Ink| EPD (Electrophoretic)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47| Wearables

LCoS to be Worth $1.5 Billion in Four Years

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A report posted on Marketsandmarkets (http://tinyurl.com/me9o26v) claims that the global LCoS market will be worth $1.5 billion by 2018. LCoS is currently growing at a 30.2% CAGR, and is mostly used in head-mounted and …

Tags:Head Up Displays HUDs| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Large Display Monitor| LCOS| Microdisplays| Mobile Display Monitor| Projectors| Vol 21 - Issue 47

NEG to Build LCD Glass Plant in Xiamen

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Nippon Electric Glass (NEG) is to construct an LCD substrate glass manufacturing facility in China’s Xiamen Torch High-Tech Zone. The new plant will be located next to a plant operated by AU Optronics and …

Tags:Glass| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NEG| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Apple Gearing Up To Enter Iran

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According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple is meeting with Iranian distributors to discuss the distribution of its iPhone in the country.

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Acer Widens Choice in 27″ Gaming Space

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Directly competing with Asus’ PG278Q (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 3), Acer has announced the 27″ XB270HU. It is a gaming monitor that is almost identical to Asus’ model, appearing to use the same …

Tags:Acer| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47

OLED Basics From a Pioneer

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Gopalan Rajeswaran (Raj) changed his planned talk from solar panels to discuss AMOLEDs as there was not a specific speech on this topic at the event. Rajeswaran said that he has been working in …

Tags:AMOLED| Large Display Monitor| Latin Display 2014| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 46b