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bTV Replaces Mercury Lamp Cubes With Mitsubishi’s LED Models

by Tom Allen

Mitsubishi’s LED projection cubes have replaced six mercury lamp-based cubes in Bulgarian Television’s (bTV) news studio. Rear-lit DLP cubes have been used on the This Morning set since 2006; the new LED models will …

Acer Takes Design Award

by Tom Allen

Acer has won an iF design award in Germany. The C205 LED projector was recognised in the audio and video category, for its design, innovation and functionality.

Inventec Forecasts 50% Shipment Rise

by Tom Allen

Taiwan’s Inventec expects to raise its smart handheld device shipments from 51 million in 2014 to 75 million this year. These will include 50 million smartphones, produced for Xiaomi, and 5 million tablets for …

Low-Cost Competition Causes Amazon Order Cuts

by Tom Allen

Tablet shipment orders to Compal and Quanta have been cut by Amazon, says China’s Economic Daily News. The EDN report cites Taiwanese supply chain makers. It claims that the cut in orders is due …

Croatia Agrees DVB-T2 Switch

by Tom Allen

Pay-TV viewers in Croatia should be prepared to upgrade their equipment again, in order to continue receiving terrestrial TV. The country is planning to move to the DVB-T2 platform by 2020, to re-distribute part …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| Europe| Large Display Monitor| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Sharp’s Touch Recognised by ISSCC

by Tom Allen

A new touch panel system developed by Sharp has received an ISSCC 2014 Demonstration Session Certificate of Recognition. The system enables multiple styluses to be used to draw lines of various thicknesses and colours, …

Philips Reaches Ecovision Target Ahead of Schedule

by Tom Allen

Philips’ ‘green products’ represented 52% of total product sales last year, the company has said (€11.1 billion). Lighting was the largest contributor. As well as reducing its carbon footprint by 5% YoY, Philips also …

Tags:Environment| Large Display Monitor| Lighting| Philips| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Sunpartner Technologies and Kyocera Unveil the First Solar Smartphone Designed for Rugged, Outdoor Use

by Tom Allen

At this renowned international mobile technology trade show, Sunpartner Technologies, French specialists in innovative solar solutions, and Kyocera Corporation, a leading Japanese mobile phone maker, will unveil the first results of their partnership: a …

Tags:Kyocera| Rugged Displays| Smartphones

NEC Brings High-Resolutions to Vienna

by Tom Allen

NEC will show its medical solutions at the ECR 2015 in Vienna between 5th and 8th March. The company will show new high-resolution multi-modality displays, as well as present its vision for ‘the conference …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Medical| NEC| Vol 22 - Issue 09

BenQ Simplifies Home Projection Installation

by Tom Allen

BenQ’s new living room projector, the W1350, combines side- and short-throw projection with vertical and horizontal lens shift, a 1.5x zoom and 120% – 148% lens shift capabilities. In addition to these, the projector …

And Finally – MDM Vol 22 09

by Tom Allen

Well, the internet DID say the S6 would have three sides… Ever wondered what an all-glass phone would actually look like? Samsung has mocked internet rumour sites with its latest tongue-in-cheek references to the …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 09

And Finally… – Vol 22 11

by Tom Allen

Apple was celebrated for adding ‘more diverse’ emojis lately, but the facial features remain resolutely “round eyes” – causing one of our readers to state, “I guess Asians don’t buy Apple products”.

Tags:Apple| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 11