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LG Promotes OLED With Massive Video Wall

by Tom Allen

The world’s largest OLED display – actually a video wall, but still very impressive – has been installed in Incheon International Airport in Seoul. LG supplied 140 55″ screens for the curved wall, which …

Emerging Markets Boost Smartphones to 15.5% Growth

by Tom Allen

Worldwide smartphone sales were driven by continued demand for affordable models in emerging markets in Q3’15, says Gartner. Global sales reached 353 million units: up 15.5% YoY. The increased availability of low-cost smartphones in …

Fossil Expands Wearable Presence

by Tom Allen

Fossil Group is to acquire US-based wearable technology firm Misfit. Misfit will bring a scalable cloud and app platform, a software and hardware engineering team and a pipeline of products to Fossil.

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 46| Wearables

NRDC: UHD Will Add $1 Billion to US Energy Bills

by Tom Allen

In a new report, the USA’s National Resources Defence Council (NRDC) has said that UltraHD TVs use, on average, 30% more energy than HD (1920 x 1080) models. The Council estimates that this could …

DVB Approves UltraHD-HDR Requirements

by Tom Allen

The DVB Steering Board has approved the commercial requirements for the next phase of UltraHD TV, which will be known as ‘UHD-1 Phase 2’. UHD-1 Phase 1 was approved in 2014, and simply covered …

NEC Adds Diagnostics to MDC Series

by Tom Allen

NEC’s MDC212C2 is a 21.3″ greyscale and colour medical display, specifically designed for diagnostic imaging. It is the first product in NEC’s MDC series that is certified for this use. The MDC212C2 works NEC’s …

Tags:Dicom Medical Calibration| Large Display Monitor| Medical| NEC| Vol 22 - Issue 46

Sky Shares UltraHD Launch Plans

by Tom Allen

At the launch of its new SkyQ STB, Sky announced that it will launch its own UltraHD TV service in late 2016. This will include sports, films and entertainment content. The box will support …

Sky Overhauls STB, Prepares for UltraHD

by Tom Allen

Sky’s long-rumoured move into UltraHD (SkyQ Box Will Challenge OTT Operators) has finally arrived. The new STB features up to 12 tuners and 1TB of storage (an upgraded ‘Silver’ version has 2TB). Viewers can …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Sky| STBs| Vol 22 - Issue 46

SVOD Market to Add 50 Million Subs in Five Years

by Tom Allen

Digital TV Research predicts that Netflix will reach 115 million subscribers worldwide by 2020. At the end of this year, there will be around 161 million total SVOD subscribers, growing to 306 million by …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Netflix| VOD| Vol 22 - Issue 46| Worldwide

Peruvembra Joins Quantum Materials Board

by Tom Allen

Sri Peruvemba, CEO of Marketer International and head of marketing for SID, has joined Quantum Materials’ board of directors. Peruvemba has more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry, having held senior …

Handheld Group Seals its First Rugged Tablet

by Tom Allen

Sweden’s Handheld Group has developed its first ‘ultra-rugged’ tablet: a 7″ Android model called the ALGIZ RT7. IP65-compliant, the RT7 also meets the MIL-STD-810G standards of the US military. It is protected against drops, …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Rugged Displays| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 46

Absen Takes on Stucker as New Executive for Europe

by Tom Allen

Absen has appointed Hans Christian Stucker as its new senior marketing executive for its European operations. Stucker is based at Absen’s European HQ in Rüsselsheim, Germany. He was previously marketing and communications director for …

Tags:Absen| Large Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 22 - Issue 46