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The CEOs of Blackberry and Sony have expressed doubts about their stay in the smartphone market. Blackberry CEO John Chen has said that the company could withdraw from making smartphones altogether next year. He …
Tags:BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 41
by Tom Allen
Jaron Lanier – credited as one of the pioneers of virtual reality, now working at Microsoft Research – is working on multi-person augmented reality. The work – shown privately at Siggraph earlier this year …
Tags:Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 41
by Tom Allen
The UK’s Digital Television Group has updated the R-Book, which provides industry guidelines to Freeview aerial system installers, with a particular focus on interference mitigation. R-Book 6 also addresses DVB-T2, local TV services, TV …
Tags:DTG| DVB-T & T2| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 41
by Tom Allen
Total Telecom has received a temporary licence from French broadcast regulator CSA, to trial mobile telecom services in the 700MHz band. The license is valid in the region of Lacq (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), until the 22nd …
Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| Vol 22 - Issue 41
by Tom Allen
The US PTO has published two new Apple patents relating to OLED displays. One details a method to extend the lifespan of an OLED display – an area of concern for the company. The …
Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 22 - Issue 41
by Tom Allen
BT is talking with Netflix about taking carriage of its UltraHD service on the latest YouView set-top box, used by BT for its TV service. Jamie Hindhaugh confirmed the discussions to Digital TV Europe, …
Tags:4k| BT| Large Display Monitor| Netflix| UK (United Kingdom)| VOD in UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 41
by Tom Allen
A team from Stuttgart’s Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research and LMU Munich has developed materials for ‘touchless’ touch control. In a nutshell, the electrical and optical properties the materials used change when …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Sensors| Touch| Touchless Touch| Vol 22 - Issue 41
by Tom Allen
NEC Display Solutions of America has introduced two large-format displays, designed for 24/7 use in video walls. Both 55″ products (X555UNS and X555UNV) use S-IPS panels and can be used in landscape and portrait …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| NEC| Video Walls| Vol 22 - Issue 41
by Tom Allen
Vivitek’s new DH558 DLP projector is a portable model, designed to be moved around and set up in a new location with minimal fuss. Weighing 2.3kg, the unit features quick on/off (despite the use …
Tags:DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Vivitek| Vol 22 - Issue 41
by Tom Allen
SiliconCore is to launch a front-accessible LED display system at Infocomm MEA – which takes place in Dubai from the 19th – 22nd October (stand TA-E10). The solution will be showcased with a Magnolia …
Tags:Back Panel| Infocomm 2015| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mitsubishi| Narrow Bezels| SiliconCore| Video Walls| Vol 22 - Issue 41
by Tom Allen
AT&T now owns DirecTVDirecTV has launched a virtual reality app, for owners of the Samsung Gear VR or any Google Cardboard viewers. Big Knockout Boxing shows highlights from the 27th June BKB fight at …
Tags:DirecTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 41
by Tom Allen
UK-based DigiLED has launched itself in the US market, with the opening of a local office. The company will be at the LDI 2015 show (19th – 25th October) in Las Vegas, to meet …
Tags:Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| LED| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 41
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