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Barco Shows Off Lasers and Panoramic Projection

by Tom Allen

Barco has shared details of its CinemaCon 2015 (20th – 23rd April, Las Vegas) stand. Visitors will be able to view a demonstration of an UltraHD laser projector, showing 3D at 60fps, as well …

Tags:Back Panel| Barco| Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Panoramic Displays| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 16

100% of German IT Companies Expect Revenue Growth

by Tom Allen

Germany’s Central Association of Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers (ZVEI) has predicted a positive year for the German electrical industry. Speaking at the Hannover Messe this month, ZVEI president Michael Ziesemer said that 59% of …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Digital Signage Returns to Russia

by Tom Allen

The Digital Signage Russia conference – said to be the country’s largest signage event – will take place on 29th May in Moscow’s Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel. Organised by Digisky and OVAB Europe, the conference …

Tags:Back Panel| Digital Signage| Events| Large Display Monitor| Russia| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Z4 Rumours May Apply to Different Phone

by Tom Allen

A Twitter source known for technology leaks (@Vizileaks) claims that recent rumours about the upcoming Sony Xperia Z4 smartphone actually apply to a lesser model called the Z3 Neo. The rumours claim a 5.1″ …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 16

iOS 9 Expected at WWDC 2015

by Tom Allen

Apple has announced the date of its Worldwide Developer Conference. For 2015 the event will take place on 8th June, at the Moscone Centre in San Francisco. The tagline this year is ‘The epicenter …

Tags:Apple| Back Panel| Events| iOS (Apple)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Apple Fan Auctions Collection For Charity

by Tom Allen

An Apple 1 computer – one of only 13 still in existence – has been listed on eBay. The seller is Bob Luther, who is selling off his collection of Apple products. 10% of …

Tags:Apple| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Samsung Holds Off on Flexible Tablets

by Tom Allen

A Korean website, Inews24, says that concerns over profitability will keep Samsung from launching 7″+ flexible tablet products this year. The company will instead look to apply the technology to smartphones.

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 16

In-Car Infotainment Shifts to APAC

by Tom Allen

The Volvo XC90 has its own infotainment system, complemented with third-party productsThanks to a rapid expansion of connected navigation systems and in-car Wi-Fi, ABI Research predicts that Connected Automotive Infotainment Systems (CAIS) will grow …

Tags:Automotive| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Hisense Shares TV Release, Keeps Specs Secret

by Tom Allen

Hisense announced the 55TX810 last December, but we missed the announcement at the time – our apologies. Release details have now been shared, so we are revisiting the model. The 55″ TV is a …

Tags:Curved Displays| Europe| Hisense| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Vol 22 - Issue 16

FAA Chooses Eizo For ERIDS

by Tom Allen

Eizo’s Flexscan T23 81W touch screen monitor has been chosen by the USA’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), for use in En Route Information Display Systems (ERIDS). ERIDS are used to map flights and manage …

Tags:Aviation| Back Panel| Eizo| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Only 7.5% Say Linear TV Will Remain Important

by Tom Allen

The Connected100 survey, by the Connected100 research group, has shown that the key TV innovation drivers in coming years will be OTT (87.5% of respondents) UltraHD (77.5%) and TV Everywhere (70%). Linear broadcast (7.5%) …

Tags:Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| TV Viewing| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 16| Worldwide

VixS Adds ‘Better Pixels’ Support to Decode Line

by Tom Allen

ViXS has launched the XCode Pro 370 decoder, which integrates new features such as high dynamic range (HDR) and 12-bit colour. The chip has been launched to support the use of UltraHD in production …

Tags:Chips| Colour (Color)| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD & 4K| Video Encoders & Decoders| ViXS| Vol 22 - Issue 16