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LG Scales Up Signage Efforts

by Tom Allen

While LG’s stand was very large, there were only a few new products. We were extremely glad to see that the company’s massive 3D video wall didn’t make an appearance this year – it …

Christie Overcomes Lamp Limitations

by Tom Allen

I was impressed by the image produced by Christie’s new Roadie 4K45 (Christie Breaks DLP Brightness Record), which – despite using just one lamp – projects at 45,000 lumens. It is said to be …

Gefen Races Towards UltraHD

by Tom Allen

Gefen was attracting a lot of attention with its racing simulator – part of a partnership with Silicon Image – which attendees could compete on to record the fastest lap times. As well as …

Matchstick Hits Delay

by Tom Allen

The launch of the Matchstick Firefox OS-based streaming stick has been delayed until August, the company has announced. Matchstick will use the time to sort out a DRM system, and change to a faster …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Shield Successor Set for March Debut

by Tom Allen

Fudzilla claims that Nvidia will release a successor to the Shield tablet this year, powered by its new X1 processor (which follows 2013’s K1). Expected to be announced in March, the tablet will have …

eDP v1.4a Sets Stage for 8k Notebooks

by Tom Allen

VESA has published the newest Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) standard, v1.4a. The standard incorporates Display Stream Compression (DSC) v1.1, enabling resolutions up to 8k. As well as higher resolution, the higher data transfer speed of …

OLEDs Drive Metal Oxide Backplane Adoption

by Tom Allen

7km² of metal oxide backplanes will be used in the global OLED industry in 2024, according to IDTechEx, enabling a $16 billion market at the module level. These components will also be in desired …

Clear Channel TV Arrives in GRR Airport

by Tom Allen

Clear Channel Airports’ Clearvision in-airport TV network has been installed and is now broadcasting in the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Michigan. As well as programming, the network is an additional advertising method …

Tags:Broadcast| ClearChannel| Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 08

2014 Signage Trends Continue to 2015, Says OVAB

by Tom Allen

European digital signage trends from 2014 will continue into this year, says Ovab Europe, which runs the Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI). Last year entry-level signage was important to the industry in the …

LG’s Take on Google Cardboard is Free

by Tom Allen

LG is the latest company to enter the ‘VR headsets that aren’t really VR headsets’ space, with its own take on Google Cardboard and the Gear VR. The VR for G3, predictably, is designed …

HTC Bases New Tablet on Nexus 9

by Tom Allen

Upleaks claims that HTC is working on a new tablet based on its Nexus 9 (Google’s New Nexus Devices Feature Android L – for Lollipop). It will have similar dimensions (so is likely to …

Tags:Google| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 08

New Chinese Subsidies Incoming

by Tom Allen

According to sources in Asia, the Chinese government is preparing new subsidies aimed at energy-efficient electrical appliances, including LCD TVs. Subsidies could begin in March, the sources said. They will total about CNY5 billion …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Power Consumption| TV Production| Vol 22 - Issue 08