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A-Si Leads, but High-Tech Smartphone Panels are Rising

by Tom Allen

Total smartphone panel shipments rose 4% MoM in September, with particular growth noted in the high-end, says IHS. Shipments reached 160 million units and, while a-Si units continued to lead, LTPS TFT-LCD demand is …

AV Stumpfl Brings Dinosaurs to Life

by Tom Allen

AV Stumpfl has helped Disney World, Florida, to upgrade their projection show in the T-Rex Café at Disney Springs. A large section of the dining area is located underneath a night-time scene; several times …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 47

by Tom Allen

The Radiforce RX850 medical monitor from Eizo (Eizo Brings Modular Monitor to RSNA) has achieved FDA 510(k) clearance for breast tomosynthesis, from the USA’s Food & Drug Administration. Litemax has raised the mean time …

Happy Birthday, Windows

by Tom Allen

Happy birthday to Windows! Microsoft launched Windows 1.0 on the 20th November, 1985 – 30 years ago. 1.0 was the company’s first attempt to present a GUI to users (it wasn’t actually an OS, …

Volvo Works With Microsoft’s Hololens

by Tom Allen

Volvo has signed a deal with Microsoft, to jointly develop ‘next-generation’ automotive technologies. The companies have released a video (http://tinyurl.com/pwj7bbg) showing how Microsoft’s Hololens could be used as a car is being developed – …

Tags:Automotive| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 47

Samsung Flagship Scores Wins

by Tom Allen

Samsung’s JS9500 LCD TV has won several awards over recent weeks. Popular Science has named it at the only TV in the ‘Best of What’s New’ awards. The product has also won ‘Editor’s Choice’ …

Colour Comes to Futaba

by Tom Allen

Futaba has unveiled new flexible PMOLED panels, for small devices such as wearables. The EPW1802AA is a 1.8″ greyscale PMOLED unit, with 160 x 32 resolution. It has 600 cd/m² of brightness, a 10,000:1 …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| PMOLED| Vol 22 - Issue 47

Orange Sells Smart TVs

by Tom Allen

Orange Spain will lower the price of its smart TVs, from the 1st December, in order to compete with rival Telefonica (Vestel Makes Deal for Free TVs with Telefonica) and boost adoption of its …

NanoTech Expands UltraFlix Reach

by Tom Allen

Nanotech’s UltraFlix network of UltraHD content is now available on all Samsung, Vizio and 2015 Sony UltraHD TVs in North America.

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 48

by Tom Allen

Taiwan’s Economic Daily News claims that Apple will show new 13″ and 15″ Macbook Air models at WWDC 2016, next summer. The 11″ model will be discontinued, and the new editions will be thinner …

AG Neovo Chooses MVA for High-Bright Screen

by Tom Allen

The Stela PF-55H is a high-brightness 55″ public display from AG Neovo. A full-metal chassis houses the display, featuring a moveable (wheeled) stand and tempered front glass. The MVA panel installed in the unit …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 47

Big Deals on Big TVs This Black Friday

by Tom Allen

This year, retailers are especially aware of the popularity of large TVs on Black Friday. Both Target and Best Buy have said that their sales mix is shifting towards larger sets. 60″ – 65″ …