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Industry Prepares for DSE 2015

by Tom Allen

Digital Signage Expo is taking place in Las Vegas next month (11th – 12th), and multiple companies will be exhibiting their newest products. These include thin, large, dual-sided, high-resolution, and interactive models. Exhibiting companies …

Asus’ Slim-Bezel Monitor Focuses on Design

by Tom Allen

Asus’ new Republic of Gamers monitor, the MX27AQ, is a 27″ model with a focus on design and audio quality. It is built using brushed metal and has dual 3W speakers using Bang & …

Veeco Lowers Encapsulation Expectations

by Tom Allen

In 2013, Veeco purchased Synos Technology in order to acquire the company’s flexible OLED encapsulation method, Fast-ALD. The technique enables material deposition at lower temperatures (sub-100°) and faster speeds than traditional atomic layer deposition …

Gartner: Refurbished Phones Will Impact New Sales

by Tom Allen

The global market for refurbished smartphones will climb to 120 million units by 2017, with an equivalent wholesale revenue of about $14 billion. Last year, the market reached 56 million units. According to Gartner, …

Nintendo Abandons European TV Plans

by Tom Allen

Nintendo has changed its plans for the Tvii platform (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 38). Available in the USA and Japan since 2012, the service is no longer destined for a European launch, ‘Due …

IOC Has ‘No Plans’ for UltraHD in Rio

by Tom Allen

The Internal Olympics Committee has said that it has ‘no plans” for UltraHD TV broadcasts during the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. Yiannis Exarchos, CEO of Olympic Broadcast Services, said, “There is no …

Eizo Returns to WATM

by Tom Allen

Eizo is to show its full range of air traffic control solutions at World ATM Congress 2015 (WATMC 2015) in Madrid, Spain (stand 349) from the 10th to 12th March. These include 2k x …

Tags:Air Traffic Control (ATC)| Back Panel| Eizo| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Dell Readies 2015 Education Lineup

by Tom Allen

Dell’s new additions to its education portfolio include a laptop, tablets and a Chromebook. All four products (Chromebook 11; Venue 10 and 10 Pro tablets; and Latitude 11 Education Series laptop) are ‘playground-proof’, with …

Toshiba Has LCD/OLED Module for Ara

by Tom Allen

Toshiba has shown off several modules for Google’s (originally Motorola’s) Project Ara modular smartphone (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 48). They include a display module for LCD and OLED screens, and connectivity, Wi-Fi and …

Asus Looks Away From Android

by Tom Allen

Asus CEO Jerry Shen has said that the company is developing a smartwatch that does not use Android Wear. Quoted by Focus Taiwan, Shen said, “The major concern is about saving power”.

Tags:Android Wear| Asus| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Ocean Installs Massive Media Wall in Manchester

by Tom Allen

Ocean Outdoor has launched its third large-format outdoor media wall in the UK. The Manchester Media Wall measures 24.6m x 5.76m, with a 94m² vinyl surround. It has a 12mm pixel pitch and is …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Ocean Outdoor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Elo Provides Touch Choice at PoS

by Tom Allen

Elo has developed new point-of-sale touch PCs for retail use. The E-Series (15E2) and X-Series (X-15 and X-17) both feature Elo’s SAW or resistive touch technology, with the X-Series also having a procap option. …

Tags:ELO| Large Display Monitor| Touch| Vol 22 - Issue 09