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Elo Shows Signage at NRF

by Tom Allen

Elo has unveiled a new 55″ interactive display for digital signage. The 5501LT uses IR technology to deliver 10 touch points, and features a low profile for easy integration. It is 87mm thick, and …

Tags:Android| ELO| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Vol 23 - Issue 02

David Haye Makes History With VR Boxing Match

by Tom Allen

David Haye, the British boxer, has had his comeback fight shown in virtual reality. The match, against Australia’s Mark De Mori, took place in London’s O2 Arena on the 16tth January. It was filmed …

Sony Tests UltraHD HDR in Hawaii

by Tom Allen

The PGA Tour (also known as the Sony Open), which began in Hawaii on the 17th January, is being recorded in UltraHD using Sony’s professional cameras. In particular, Sony’s HDC-4300 will be used to …

Lumiere Displays Switched Off after Overcrowding

by Tom Allen

The Lumiere Festival, which ran in London for the first time this year, suffered from overcrowding and some installations had to be turned off. The ‘festival of lights’, with installations from more than 30 …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Scala Supports Chromebox

by Tom Allen

Companies including Samsung, HP and Asus have produced Chromebox productsScala has introduced a new player for digital signage devices that run Google Chrome, such as Chromebox products. As part of the work, Scala has …

Tags:Chrome| DOOH| Google| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Dialog and Atmel End Merger Agreement

by Tom Allen

Atmel has received an unsolicited acquisition proposal from Microchip Technology. The company says that this represents a ‘Company Superior Proposal’, and that it will terminate its merger agreement with Dialog Semiconductor (Dialog to Buy …

Kramer Electronics Expands EET Partnership

by Tom Allen

EET Europarts has signed a new distribution agreement with Kramer Electronics. EET was already distributing Kramer’s pro-AV products in Sweden, and will now also cover Denmark and Finland.

Tags:Digital Signage| Distribution| Large Display Monitor| Nordics| Vol 23 - Issue 02

B&O Moves Kofler to DACH

by Tom Allen

Bang & Olufsen has appointed Martin Kofler to be its new sales director in the DACH region. Kofler joined B&O in May 2014, where he has been leading sales in Switzerland. B&O decided to …

Sony Readies for Roadshow

by Tom Allen

The Sony Professional Roadshow will return to Germany this year. Partners can visit to learn about Sony’s new developments in the fields of home entertainment, digital imaging and audio. The event will start in …

Security Company Branches Into VR

by Tom Allen

China’s Qihoo 360, an online security services provider, has launched a VR head-mounted display (described as ‘helmet display’ by Shanghai Daily). Details are scarce, but Shanghai Daily did note that the HMD is being …

Tags:China| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 02

TSMC Expects to Outperform Chip Market

by Tom Allen

TSMC’s Co-CEO, Mark Liu, has said that he expects the company to post a 5%-10% YoY revenue increase in 2016, compared to 2% growth in the semiconductor market. Smartphones will continue to provide growth …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductor Market| TSMC| Vol 23 - Issue 02

LG Expects to Reach Full HD Levels of Utilisation

by Tom Allen

LG Display expects its UltraHD OLED TV panel utilisation rates to reach between 80% and 90% this year, say sources in Asia. The company has already reached ‘similar’ rates for 1920 x 1080 units …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| OLED TVs| Production| Vol 23 - Issue 02