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Microsoft Provides Hololens Commentary

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has, for the first time, provided a look at the hardware inside its Hololens augmented reality headset, at the Imec Technology Forum in Belgium. Although there have been teardowns of the dev kit …

Tags:Augmented Reality| IMEC| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 21

Best Buy Slashes Apple Prices

by Tom Allen

During the Memorial Day weekend, Best Buy is cutting the price of the Apple Watch (standard edition) by $200. That means that consumers can pick up the wearable for $350 or $400, depending on …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Best Buy| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 21

Vivitek Runs 24/7

by Tom Allen

Owners have multiple choices with Vivitek’s new laser phosphor DLP projector, the DU7090Z. The unit is supplied with five optional lenses, a centred lens design for easy set-up and both horizontal and vertical lens …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Vivitek| Vol 23 - Issue 21

Vivendi Returns to Gaming

by Tom Allen

Vivendi launch a hostile takeover bid aimed at Gameloft, the French games studio and owner of the Gameloft Live game streaming service, in February. Now, local sources say that the firm has secured the …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 21

Apple Grows to Third-Largest STB Vendor

by Tom Allen

From ninth place in 2014, Apple surged in global set-top box revenue to reach third place in 2015, according to IHS. STB growth last year came from a strong increase in consumer retail OTT …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 23 - Issue 21| Worldwide

Computex Embraces New Technologies

by Tom Allen

At the time that you receive this issue of Display Monitor, Computex 2016 will be in its last days. The show, this year, has focused on ecosystems and partnerships, and concentrated on four key …

Tags:Computex 2016| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 22

NIF Switches From Film to Laser

by Tom Allen

The Giant Screen Theatre at the National Infantry Museum in Georgia, USA has been upgraded from film to 6P laser, by Christie and D3D Cinema. Two Solaria CP42LH projectors were installed, throwing content onto …

JCB Values DPI’s Colour Reproduction

by Tom Allen

Antycip Simulation chose to install Digital Projection’s HIGHLite Laser projectors in JCB’s new Uptime Centre control room. The facility is located at JCB’s headquarters in Rochester (UK), and runs 12 hours every day, collecting …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 21

by Tom Allen

The 6000 series of TVs that Philips will launch this year (Ambilux Coming to Philips This Year) will use the Google Cast protocol. 43″, 49″, 55″ and 65″ sizes will be available. Unusually, the …

Aixtron Accepts Chinese Offer

by Tom Allen

China’s Fujian Grand Chip Investment Fund (FGC) has offered to buy Germany’s Aixtron, for €670 million. The deal is being handled through FGC subsidiary Grand Chip Investment (GCI). Aixtron has accepted the offer, subject …

Atmos Boosts ZTE Audio

by Tom Allen

ZTE’s new smartphone, the Axon 7, will be a premium model with a focus on audio quality – although the display will still be a high-end AMOLED device. The Axon 7 is a 5.5″ …

Sky Records 1 Million On-Demand Customers

by Tom Allen

Sky has announced that more than 1 million customers in Germany and Austria have connected their Sky+ receivers to the internet, six months after the Sky On Demand service was launched.