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BT Works on NBA’s First UltraHD Game

by Tom Allen

The NBA, with BT Sport and Rogers Communications, ran its first public UltraHD broadcast during a game in London’s O2 Area on the 14th January. BT used its UltraHD production truck and specialised cameras …

Comark Takes Industrial Displays Widescreen

by Tom Allen

Comark, a US-based manufacturer, has launched two new displays, for industries where SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) operation and runtime software application graphics are becoming larger and more detailed. The displays (iPC2150W and …

Tags:Industrial Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 01

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 05

by Tom Allen

The Microsoft Surface Book will be launched in Germany on the 18th February. An update to Android 6.0 is being rolled out to the Sony Xperia M5 smartphone now.

Casio Emphasises Reliability

by Tom Allen

A long-time proponent of solid-state lighting systems, Casio unveiled a new laser-LED hybrid projector at BETT. The Core XJ-V2 is an upgrade from the XJ-V1, which was launched at BETT 2015. The only difference, …

Eyevis Secures Control Room

by Tom Allen

A prison in the UK – which cannot be identified – has upgraded its Eyevis control room displays with new units. The previous Eyevis screens were installed in 2009 and have been used 24/7 …

Tags:Control Rooms| Eyevis| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Vivitek Targets Home Users

by Tom Allen

Vivitek is owned by Delta, which is primarily focused on thermal and power management. However, the company also owns several; consumer brands. Two new DLP projectors were on show: the H5098 and H1060. Designed …

PCs Fall Again in 2015

by Tom Allen

Gartner and IDC have released their PC shipment data for Q4’15. Shipments are thought to have fallen to 8.6% YoY, to 75.7 million (Gartner) or 10.6%, to 71.9 million (IDC). We cover the Gartner …

BenQ Focuses on Software, Panasonic Goes Android at ISE

by Tom Allen

BenQ and Panasonic have spoken about new display developments that they will showcase at ISE next month. BenQ (4.U24) will use the show to highlight its software integration capabilities and vertical integration. The company …

Apple Owns Over Half of Smartwatch Market

by Tom Allen

According to Juniper Research, the Apple Watch took more than half of the global smartwatch market last year. Despite only launching in late April, the device had a 52% market share at the end …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 01| Wearable Market

Christie’s Laser Arrives in Germany

by Tom Allen

Christie and distribution partner Ecco Cine Supply & Services unveiled the first EMEA preview of the CP2208-LP laser phosphor cinema projector at Filmwoche Munich this week (Christie’s Laser-Phosphor Projectors Arrive in 2016). The projector …

Wireless Power Continues to Grow

by Tom Allen

Wireless Power remains a topic that many are interested in, and the technology is increasingly spreading. Increasing numbers of smartphones support the Wireless Power Consortium’s (WPC) Qi standard, which is based on inductive technology …

AMD Goes FinFET in 2016

by Tom Allen

AMD’s next-generation GPU architecture – its first on a 14/16nm FinFET process – will first be seen on its new Polaris GPU, which will be launched around mid-2016. We heard about this in a …