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AOC Looks After Professionals

by Tom Allen

AOC’s new UltraHD monitor for professional users, the U3277PQU, is a 32″ LCD model displaying 10-bit colour and 100% sRGB coverage and features an IPS (AHVA) panel. To support high-resolution signals, the unit features …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Neo Brings DOOH to Sylt Airport

by Tom Allen

Sylt Airport in Germany is to offer DOOH advertising possibilities starting in June. The screens are owned by Neo Group, but there are currently no details about the size or number of displays that …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Germany Enjoys Highest-Ever Electrical Exports

by Tom Allen

According to Germany’s Central Association of Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers (Zvei), German electrical imports have grown strongly since March 2014. Overall, exports rose 12.6% YoY, to exceed €15 billion – the highest-ever monthly growth. …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 22

KFC Chooses Pioneer and LG for Digital Transition

by Tom Allen

Pioneer Group is rolling out digital menu boards to 400 KFC locations across the UK; the work is expected to take about five months. Pioneer is aiming to complete eight stores every night that …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| QSRs & Menu Boards| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Lenovo Solves Small-Screen Smartwatch Issue

by Tom Allen

The Lenovo Tech World held an unexpected but not unwelcome surprise, in the form of a dual-screen smartwatch concept: the Magic View. This product features the regular watchface and a small, near-eye display (‘Virtual …

Tags:Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Motorola| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Emerging Markets Drive Smartphone Shipments in Q1

by Tom Allen

Smartphone sales in Q1’15 rose 19.3% YoY, to 336 million units, says Gartner. Emerging markets – excluding China – led growth, with the fastest-rising regions named as emerging APAC, Eastern Europe, the Middle East …

Tags:Android| Apple| BlackBerry| Gartner| Huawei| iOS (Apple)| Lenovo| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 22| Windows

Rumour: Samsung Ready to Abandon OLED

by Tom Allen

Reports from Korean media claim that Samsung Display is considering dropping OLED TV plans entirely. Instead, the company’s focus will be on commercialising quantum dot LED (QLED) TVs by 2020. The source says that …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| Quantum Dots| Samsung Display| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Very Early Specs Appear for Nvidia Shield 2

by Tom Allen

GFX Bench has benchmarked a new device simply listed as the ‘Shield Portable’, which is believed to refer to the second-generation Nvidia Shield handheld console. The specs may not be finalised, or accurate; for …

Tags:Consoles| Handhelds| Mobile Display Monitor| Nvidia| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Smaller Zenfone Variant Appears in China

by Tom Allen

A new smartphone, rumoured to be the Zenfone 3, has appeared at China’s TENAA certification centre. The phone (model number: Asus Z00EDB) features a 5″ display (1280 x 720), compared to the Zenfone 2’s …

Tags:Asus| China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 22

HIsense Takes DivX

by Tom Allen

Hisense will integrate support for Neulion’s DivX HEVC video playback in its UltraHD TV portfolio.

Tags:Back Panel| Divx| Hisense| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Oculus Rift Will be Expensive, But Look Closer…

by Tom Allen

After revealing the Q1’16 launch date, Oculus VR has shared pricing for its Rift headset. Speaking at the Re/code annual Code Conference, CEO Brendan Iribe said that the Rift would be priced in the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Oculus VR| Pricing| Vol 22 - Issue 22