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Sony Gives a Clue on Morpheus Pricing

by Tom Allen

Sony Computer Entertainment’s CEO, Andrew House, has told Bloomberg that the Playstation VR headset “will be priced as a new gaming platform”. It’s not a firm price, but is a clue towards what we …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| sony| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 43

Zappware Nominated for Deloitte Award

by Tom Allen

Zappware has been nominated for the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 competition, for Belgian companies. The award will be granted to the fastest-growing technology company in Belgium, with the winner announced at a ceremony in …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Belgium| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 43

German AV to Top €10 Billion

by Tom Allen

Revenue generated by the German AV market will exceed €10 billion this year for the first time. The forecast comes from the Association of Commercial Broadcasters and Audiovisual Services in Germany (VPRT). VPRT expects …

Tags:Advertising| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| SVOD| VOD| Vol 22 - Issue 43

Biodegradable Displays?

by Tom Allen

Researchers have been investigating the creation of biodegradable electronics, in an effort to curb the rapid rise in toxic waste that the industry generates. Illustration showing a theoretical simulation of the distribution of the …

Tags:Environment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Novel Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 43

Liberty Passes 800,000 DTH Customers

by Tom Allen

Liberty Global has said that its satellite unit, UPC DTH, has passed 800,000 customers in Europe. The figure is a 60% increase since the formation of the division in 2010.

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Liberty Global| Satellite| Vol 22 - Issue 42

Ingram Micro Expands in Latin America

by Tom Allen

Ingram Micro has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Grupo AÇÃO, a Brazil-based IT distributor. AÇÃO stocks high-value products from companies such as IBM and VMWare, as well as providing integration services, sales …

Tags:Ingram Micro| Large Display Monitor| LATAM| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 42

Minnesota Wild Team Chooses Toshiba Signage

by Tom Allen

Toshiba has installed its Ellumina digital signage products throughout the Xcel Energy Center stadium, home to the Minnesota Wild ice hockey team. 538 displays (1920 x 1080, between 32″ and 65″) were used in …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| toshiba| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 42

Touchless Sensors Worth $44 Billion by 2021

by Tom Allen

Touch Display Research estimates that the market for touchless human-machine interaction (HDMI) sensor technologies will be worth $44 billion by 2021 – up from $20 billion in 2016. “Gesture-control, voice-recognition, eye-tracking and many other …

Tags:Gaze Recognition| Gesture Recognition| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Sensors| Touch| Touchless Touch| Vol 22 - Issue 42

Eizo is First With TÜV’s Color Accuracy Certification

by Tom Allen

Frank Piller, general manager, products, Asia Pacific of TÜV Rheinland Japan Ltd., left, presents the first Color Accuracy certificate to Kazuhide Shimura, managing director and general manager of product & business development of Eizo …

Tags:Back Panel| Colour Certification| Desktop Monitors| Eizo| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 42

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Sharp Cuts Smartphone Display Production

by Tom Allen

A report from Tech News claims that Sharp began decreasing smartphone panel production in April, and will continue to do so until the end of the year. The company cut production due to the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Production| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 42

Dell’s Black Friday Advert is Leaked

by Tom Allen

A six-page flyer advertising Dell’s Black Friday deals has been leaked. Some ‘doorbuster’ deals include an 11.6″ Inspiron 11 3000 hybrid PC for $300; a 15.6″ Inspiron 15 3000 laptop for $230, and a …

Tags:Black Friday| Dell| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 42

Sony Update Adds HDR

by Tom Allen

A software update for Sony’s Android TVs (Android TV 5.1.1) has enabled select UltraHD models to receive and process HDR content from USB sources. A later update will add support for streamed HDR content. …

Tags:Android| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| sony| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 42