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DCS Explores the 4k Finish

by Tom Allen

On the 21st November, the Digital Cinema Society will explore the challenges of and solutions to finishing content in UltraHD, at an event in Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. Approaches to be examined will include …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 45

IFA Launches Chinese Event

by Tom Allen

A new event will take place in China next year, organised by IFA. Consumer Electronics China will run from the 20th – 22nd April in the Shenzen Convention and Exhibition Centre. Both Chinese and …

Tags:Back Panel| China| Events| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 45

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Taiwanese Makers Suffer Monthly and Annual Losses

by Tom Allen

AUO‘s unaudited consolidated revenue fell 7.1% MoM and 21.1% YoY in October, to NT$29.2 billion ($893,000). Shipments of large-size panels reached almost 8.9 million units (down 6.9% MoM) and small- to medium-size shipments fell …

Tags:AUO| Foxconn (Honhai)| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 45

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 45

by Tom Allen

Pre-orders have now started for Apple‘s iPad Pro tablet, with sales expected to begin this month. Pricing scales from $800 to $1,080. Asus has enhanced the Zenfone 2 smartphone (Asus Swims Against Current With …

Tags:Apple| Asus| Eyewear| LG Electronics (LGE)| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Smartwatches| tablets| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Parade Combines Stylus, Glove and Wet Finger Tracking

by Tom Allen

Parade Technologies has introduced two new touchscreen controllers, in the TrueTouch line acquired from Cypress Semiconductor in August. The TT41X and TT42X controller families are capacitive units, targeting premium tablets and in-cell smartphones, respectively. …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Parade Technologies Inc| Touch Controllers| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Oliver Ahrens Leaves Acer After Two Decades

by Tom Allen

Oliver Ahrens, long-standing senior corporate VP of pan-Asia Pacific operations at Acer, has decided to leave the company. Jason Chen, president and CEO of Acer, is now filling Ahrens’ role. Ahrens was with Acer …

Tags:Acer| APAC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Toshiba Sues Former Executives

by Tom Allen

Toshiba has begun legal action against five former executives, including ex-CEO Hisao Tinaka. The firm says that an investigation committee, led by ‘outside legal experts’, found that the five had been negligent in their …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| toshiba| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Panasonic Produces ‘World’s First’ Rugged Hybrid

by Tom Allen

A fully rugged, convertible laptop has been introduced by Panasonic – which says that it is the world’s first such unit. The Toughbook 20 features the reliability of the Toughbook brand and the flexibility …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Panasonic| Rugged Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Vodafone Plans UK TV Service in 2016

by Tom Allen

Vodafone has announced plans to launch a TV service in the UK by March next year – the end of its 2016 financial year. The company recently reported that it had 9.2 million TV …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vodafone| Vol 22 - Issue 45

HP Inc Delivers Native 4k Thin Client

by Tom Allen

HP Inc. has announced a thin client with a difference: native UltraHD resolution support. Up to four displays can be driven at UltraHD, using the four DisplayPort outputs on the T730 thin client. With …

Tags:HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Thin Clients| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Analyst Rubbishes Apple OLED Claims

by Tom Allen

The Apple Watch is the company’s only product with an OLED displayAlthough there have been rumours of Apple extending its OLED screen use from the Apple Watch to iPhones, an analyst now claims that …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 45

US Coast Guard Chooses Daisy

by Tom Allen

The US Coast Guard has chosen to purchase flat panel displays from Daisy Data Displays, because of their compatibility with night-vision goggles. The displays, which have a night-vision imaging system, will be used in …

Tags:Avionics| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 45