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Matrox Takes ISE Best-of-Show

by Tom Allen

Matrox’s C-Series multi-display graphics cards won a best-of-show award at ISE last month (Matrox C420 Video Card for Multi-display Digital Signage and Control Rooms Now Shipping). The cards feature 2GB of storage and mini-DisplayPort …

Tags:Back Panel| Graphics Cards| ISE 2015| Large Display Monitor| Matrox| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Spain Delays 700MHz Switch

by Tom Allen

Spain has again delayed the switch of its 700MHz frequency band to 4G services, this time until April. According to El Economista, the decision was taken so as not to inconvenience the estimated 2.5 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Spain| Spectrum Allocation| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Falling Euro Value Impacts DACH Signage

by Tom Allen

OVAB Europe’s latest Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI) (presented with Invidis) for the DACH market shows that sentiment in the region’s signage market rose slightly in January/February, from the previous November/December survey. Overall, …

Tags:Austria| Digital Signage| Digital Signage Federation Europe (was OVAB)| DOOH| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Switzerland| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Smartkem Assists With OTFT Development

by Tom Allen

Smartkem, a UK-based developer of organic backplanes for flexible displays, has signed an agreement with the Centre for Process Innovation, to support customers’ prototype developments using Smartkem’s ‘Tru-Flex’ products. The agreement will last for …

Tags:Backplanes| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Organic TFTs| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Vivitek Supports Finger-Touch

by Tom Allen

Vivitek’s DH758USTiR is a specially-developed DLP projector for education. It is a UST model and features interactivity, using IR pens. Finger touch is supported through use of the DT01 laser curtain module. Vivitek’s Novoconnect …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Education| Large Display Monitor| Projectors| Vivitek| Vol 22 - Issue 09

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 9

by Tom Allen

Asian sources have said that three major notebook vendors – Dell, HP and Lenovo – are expected to release models with on-cell touch in the first half of this year. The sources said that …

Tags:Android| Dell| HP Inc| HTC| Lenovo| LG Electronics (LGE)| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Mobile Processors| Motorola| Notebooks| Smartphones| toshiba| Touch| Vol 22 - Issue 09| Windows

Repairs Programme Launched for Faulty Macbooks

by Tom Allen

Apple has launched a repair service for Macbook Pro notebooks affected by video issues. These include distorted video, no image and unexpected system restarts, and affect 15″ and 17″ products sold between February 2011 …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Repair| Vol 22 - Issue 09| warranty

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 09

by Tom Allen

Acer‘s H7550ST, introduced at CES (Acer Attempts to Kickstart Notebook Innovation), is now available in Europe. The projector costs €840. Asian sources have said that three major notebook vendors – Dell, HP and Lenovo …

Tags:Acer| Desktop Monitors| DLP Projectors| Eizo| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Medical| OLED TVs| OLEDs| Projectors| Quantum Dots| Samsung| sony| TV Set Market| Vol 22 - Issue 09

French Signage Continues to Perform

by Tom Allen

The French signage industry continued to show strong growth in the first two months of 2015, according to OVAB Europe’s Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI). The mood in the French market rose 17.29 …

Tags:Digital Signage| Digital Signage Federation Europe (was OVAB)| DOOH| France| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 08

DSE 2015 To Showcase World’s Newest Digital Signage Technology

by Tom Allen

Digital Signage Expo (DSE), the world’s largest international tradeshow and educational conference dedicated to digital displays, interactive technology and digital communications networks, will present the newest, most cutting-edge technology in the digital signage, interactive …

Tags:BenQ| Christie| Digital Signage| NEC| ViewSonic

Roadmap Shows Intel’s Skylake in Q3

by Tom Allen

Intel’s sixth-generation ‘Skylake’ chips will be launched in August, according to a leaked product roadmap. Both the Skylake-U mobile chip and Skylake-S desktop device are set for a launch in Q3’15. The chips are …

Tags:Batteries| Chips| Intel| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 08| WiGIG| Wireless Charging

LG: No Change Coming in Smartphone Form Factor

by Tom Allen

Ken Hong, LG’s director of corporate communications, has told Trusted Reviews that smartphones will look the same for several years to come. Future technologies are too expensive and limiting for mass production, he said, …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 08