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Barco Encourages Miami to Drink Up

by Tom Allen

Barco helped Anheuser-Busch launch its new ‘Oculto’ beer last month, with a projection mapped onto the entire front façade of the Intercontinental Hotel in Miami. Integrated Visions animated the imagery to create the mapping …

Electrochromic Tech Enables Tunable Windows

by Tom Allen

Scientists from the University of Cincinnati claim to have developed a smart window technology that goes way beyond simple tinting. The group say that users can have control over brightness, colour temperature and opacity …

Kickstarter Backing proves Consumers’ Desire for Holograms

by Tom Allen

An interactive holographic display has fired imaginations of Kickstarter backers (http://tinyurl.com/nbew7cr), raising more than CAD200,000 ($160,000) for development – more than $120,000 past the original goal, with almost a month still to go at …

Tags:Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Holographic Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Apple Outclassed by Microsoft – And…Tesco?

by Tom Allen

A test by consumer magazine Which? has found that Apple’s iPad Mini 3 is outclassed by Tesco’s budget Hudl 2 – at least in speed. The Geekbench benchmarking software gave the Mini 3 a …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 25

by Tom Allen

Acer has shared prices for its K138ST, U5320W and P5515 projectors (Acer Introduces New Projectors in New York). The K138ST will be launched in July, for €505. The U5320W and P5515 are available now, …

Zurich Enforces Stringent Brightness Limits

by Tom Allen

One of the proposed DOOH sites. Photo: InvidisThe city of Zurich, in Switzerland, is to open a tender for 10 new 72″ DOOH screens and 20 illuminated rotary columns, for outdoor installation. However, there …

Sentiment Remains Low in Russia

by Tom Allen

In the May/June period, Russia’s Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI) rose almost 14.3 points – although it remained negative. The DBCI, complied by OVAB Europe, measures sentiment in the digital signage industry. Russia’s …

Tags:Digital Signage Data| Digital Signage Federation Europe (was OVAB)| Large Display Monitor| Russia| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Victorinox Chooses to Differentiate Signage

by Tom Allen

Photo: InvidisSystem integrator Netvico has rolled out digital signage to five different Victorinox stores worldwide. The Stuttgart-based company installed a video wall, called the Red Cross Wall, in each location. Construction differs by store. …

Three Tuners in Loewe’s Premium Reference Series

by Tom Allen

Loewe’s Reference TV line has been refreshed with a new 55″ UltraHD model. Like Loewe’s other TVs, this is a premium set, with an aluminium frame, anti-reflective display and dual front-facing 60W speakers. The …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Oculus Redesigns Rift, Introduces Gesture Controls

by Tom Allen

After many years, Oculus VR has revealed the final design of its consumer headset – set to be released in Q1’16. As well as the Rift headset, Oculus showed off circular controllers that will …

Foxconn Scouts India

by Tom Allen

Following rumours of Indian investment (Foxconn Looks at India for Expansion), Foxconn will send a delegation of officers to the country to scout for locations in the country next month. The news comes from …

Corning Scores Tianma Design Win

by Tom Allen

Tianma Micro-Electronics has chosen to use Corning’s Lotus NXT Glass for two new LTPS display panels. The glass has been used in new 5.46″ and 4.97″ products, with 1920 x 1080 resolution. The panels …