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UHD Blu-ray Players Will Appear at IFA

by Tom Allen

The UltraHD Blu-ray standard was announced this month (BDA Completes UltraHD Blu-ray), and Panasonic has wasted no time in talking about pricing, with a promise of ‘No thousand-dollar machines’. Ron Martin, of Panasonic Hollywood …

Tags:Blu-ray| Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Powerful Audio in Acer’s S1385WHne

by Tom Allen

Acer’s S1385WHne professional DLP projector can throw images from short distances. Presenters can use a pen input using Acer’s Smart Pen – from up to 9.7m from the screen – and the unit can …

Tags:Acer| DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Tablet Processors to Shrink for First Time

by Tom Allen

The global tablet processor market will continue to slow this year, says Taiwan’s MIC, based on a saturated market; phablet competition; and low-cost notebook popularity. The market will reach the point of stagnation ‘in …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Mobile Processors| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 21| Worldwide

Wistron Forecasts Positive Second Half

by Tom Allen

Wistron expects its notebook shipments to be flat in this quarter, from last quarter’s 4.7 million units. However, the company has told the Taipei Times that it is optimistic for the second half of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Supply Chain| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 22 - Issue 21

AT&T Brands its First Tablet

by Tom Allen

AT&T has released its first self-branded tablet; as well as being the first to bear the AT&T logo, the Trek HD is also the company’s first tablet to run Android 5.0. The tablet is …

Tags:AT&T| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 20

TCL Expands Roku TV Lineup

by Tom Allen

TCL’s Roku TV lineup has grown with the addition of seven new models in the USA, in the 3800 ‘Design’ and 3850 ‘Decorator’ series. All of TCL’s Roku TVs feature the ‘Recommended by Netflix’ …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Roku| TCL| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Woman Injured by Falling Sign

by Tom Allen

A woman in London has been injured after a recently-installed digital sign fell on her during the morning rush hour. She is being treated for leg and hip injuries, but her life is not …

Tags:ClearChannel| Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Admiral Marks Renovation With NEC

by Tom Allen

West Seattle’s Admiral Theatre is being renovated – a project begun with the upcoming installation of two NEC digital laser projectors. The projectors will be installed in June and the entire process should be …

Tags:Back Panel| Cinema Projection| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| NEC| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 20

NEC Reaches Sub-$1,000 Price Point

by Tom Allen

NEC’s NP-V302H is its first 1920 x 1080 projector to be released for sub-$1,000 (actually $999, if you want to quibble). Aiding installation flexibility, the DLP projector features +/-30° horizontal and vertical keystone correction …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| NEC| Vol 22 - Issue 20

‘Significant’ HUD Growth to 2020

by Tom Allen

Image: WardsAutoHUDs are the next step on the path to fully autonomous vehicles, was a message coming from the 2015 WardsAuto Interiors Conference in Detroit this month. Speaker Jennifer Wahnschaf, of Continental, told organisers …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Booky Bets on VR

by Tom Allen

UK bookmaker William Hill is using VR to increase the declining number of horse racing bets it is receiving. Gamblers can wear an Oculus Rift headset (or use any Google Cardboard-like device) to view …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 20

IDC: Commercial Tablets Drive Growth in Europe

by Tom Allen

Western Europe’s tablet market faced challenges again in Q1’15, declining 10.5% YoY to 8.5 million units. IDC’s data shows that the contraction was mainly down to slow consumer demand; commercial adoption grew, with volumes …

Tags:Europe| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 20