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Blind People See The Light With eSight’s OLED

by Tom Allen

A US company called eSight has developed glasses using OLED displays that bring sight to people who are registered legally blind. The glasses use a high-speed camera and patented video processing software as well …

Tags:Back Panel| Eyewear| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Archimedia Supports HDR and UltraHD

by Tom Allen

Archimedia’s Atlas media player has been updated to v3.1.1, enabling playback of UltraHD content at 60fps. HDR and multiple formats are also supported.

Nanolumens Takes on Boston Arena

by Tom Allen

40 of Nanolumens’ Nanoslim displays have been installed in the TD Garden arena in Boston, with more to come as part of a two-year renovation project. The rollout includes the world’s first major installation …

Hannspree Micro PC receives CeBIT Preview Innovation Award

by Tom Allen

Hannspree’s Micro PC (Hannspree Licenses Windows for Micro PC Stick) has been recognised as the ‘most innovative product’ at the CeBIT preview events in Hamburg and Munich.

NTT Trials Smartphone-Signage Links

by Tom Allen

NTT Communications is testing information sharing between smartphones and digital signage, using communication technology based on the Websocket and WebRTC protocols. Users will be able to download sightseeing- and disaster-related information from signage installed in …

Airport Chooses AG Neovo

by Tom Allen

The latest addition to AG Neovo’s public display clientele is Taiwan’s Kaohsiung International Airport. Taiwan’s second-largest international airport has had 42 of AG Neovo’s 46″ PN-46D displays installed, forming four videowalls around the site. Two …

TeliaSonera Grows Slowly in Q4

by Tom Allen

TeliaSonera’s Swedish TV subscribers rose 16,000 in Q4’14. 4,000 new customers were added in Finland and 7,000 in Lithuania, while Estonian subscribers were flat.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Nordics| Sweden| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Hospital Extends Barco Partnership

by Tom Allen

The Al-Hada Military Hospital in Saudi Arabia, a long-term Barco customer, has extended its display fleet with the addition of a Coronis Fusion 6MP diagnostic screen. Barco’s online MediCal QAWeb management service was also …

Tags:Back Panel| Barco| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 06

MediaTek Touches 150Mbps Down

by Tom Allen

Mediatek is building a 64-bit octa-core smartphone chip, as it competes against Qualcomm. The MT6752 will be in smartphones shipping by the end of Q2. All eight cores are based on ARM’s Cortex A53 …

It’s Official: Toshiba Leaves North American TVs

by Tom Allen

Toshiba is to cease TV development and sales in North America, and will be licensing its TV business in the region to Compal. New products will begin to arrive in March. Toshiba also has …

US Commercial Displays Outsell Consumer Units in 2014

by Tom Allen

Sales of large (32″+) FPDs in the USA rose 12% YoY in December, according to PMA Research. The firm gets its data from professional AV dealers and integrators in the USA, serving commercial markets. …

Toshiba Refreshes Chromebooks With Higher Resolution

by Tom Allen

The second generation of Toshiba’s Chromebooks has been introduced, with two different screen resolutions and up to 11.5 hours of battery life. As Chromebooks, the CB30-B-103 and CB30-B-104 are designed to be used while …

Tags:Chromebooks| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| toshiba| Vol 22 - Issue 06