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Toshiba to Compete in Signage Software

by Tom Allen

ISE 2015 was only Toshiba’s second time at the show, although it had a good location in Hall 4. As well as new displays, the company was also demonstrating a new release of signage …

ViewSonic Takes DLP Into 3LCD Territory

by Tom Allen

A big part of ViewSonic’s presence at ISE revolved around the PJD6 ‘Lightstream’ projectors (ViewSonic Introduces Projectors with Improved Colour). We have covered these before, but to recap: they are DLP units with 3,200 …

Samsung Returns to Square Signage

by Tom Allen

Samsung’s stand had extended significantly, this year, displacing Panasonic and Lang AG, which had moved to the far side of Hall 1 (ruffling some feathers, we understand). The extra space was being used to …

Brightsign Celebrates Recent Introductions

by Tom Allen

Brightsign rolled out a significant update to its media player portfolio in December, with new models in the HD and XD lines, and a completely new range, the LS players, was announced. The LS …

New Toshiba Portégé R30-A and Portégé Z30-A models

by Tom Allen

Extending its ultrabook range, Toshiba has announced three new Portégé models: the Z30-A-1CC, Z30-A-1CK and R30-A-191. Each uses a metal body and has up to 12 hours of battery life (nine hours on the …

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Upgrade Boosts Sony Battery to Two Days

by Tom Allen

Sony’s new Xperia E4 is an entry-level Android smartphone with a two-day battery life. A slight update from the Xperia E3 (Sony is Committed to ‘Kando’, Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36), the E4 …

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UltraHD and Continuity Arrive With HbbTV 2.0

by Tom Allen

HbbTV 2.0 has been released by the HbbTV Association. New services are expected to be introduced beginning in 2016. The 2.0 specification adds support for standardised UltraHD content delivery, using HEVC; HTML5 user experiences; …

Vivitek Focuses on Specific Applications

by Tom Allen

The focus at Vivitek was less on products and more on applications. Large venue and education projectors are showing the most growth, while the portable Qumi series is growing at a slower rate; this …

Partnership Promotes Mapping at Optoma

by Tom Allen

Optoma was not introducing many new display products, but did have an impressive panoramic projector prototype. The unnamed model had an ultra-short throw ratio, pure laser light source and a 21:9 aspect ratio, producing …

Sony Invests in Lasers

by Tom Allen

Laser projection is a big part of what Sony does in the B2B space these days; 40% of the company’s B2B range uses a laser light source. Business director Damien Weissenburger also said that …

Epson Expands 3LCD With Laser Option

by Tom Allen

Epson emphasised its support network with Coverplus 365: the next generation of its service programme. Installation customers signing up to Coverplus will be able to contact trained Epson employees for support at all stages, …

ISE 2015 Roundup

by Tom Allen

3M Touch was showing its latest 55″ procap touch monitor being used as a tabletop. The sensor technology is metal mesh (presumably 3M’s own – Man. Ed.) and can support up to 80 touches. …