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Corning Takes SID Award

by Tom Allen

Corning’s Iris Glass light guide plate has won a Display Component of the Year award, from the Society of Information Display.

Userful Turns PC Into Display Controller

by Tom Allen

Userful has released a version of its proprietary software (v8.6), which can be used to turn a standard PC into a video wall controller. The PC will then be able to support 60fps and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Software| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Video Walls| Vol 23 - Issue 20

Samsung Looks Past OLED to QLED

by Tom Allen

Samsung stopped producing OLED TVs in 2013Korea’s ET News claims that Samsung will skip OLED TVs entirely, to focus on QLED (self-emitting quantum dot) technology. An unnamed Samsung official is quoted as saying, “There …

8k Progress Made in Japan

by Tom Allen

Two of Japan’s three major mobile carriers have announced successful 8k trials. NTT Docomo, with Nokia, transported real-time 8k video over a 5G network. Video was stored on a server, compressed and transmitted to …

Advantech Joins DSS Europe

by Tom Allen

LED maker Advantech has announced that it will be exhibiting at the Digital Signage Summit Europe this year. The event takes place in Munich on the 23rd and 24th June.

RuggON Produces First Passport-Reading Tablet

by Tom Allen

A durable Windows tablet called the PM-311B, prioritising a visible image under direct sunlight, has been introduced by RuggON. With 850 cd/m² of brightness, optical bonding and anti-reflection/anti-fingerprint coatings, RuggON says that the tablet …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Rugged Displays| Sunlight Readable Displays| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 20

Medion’s Mid-Range Tablet Features HDMI

by Tom Allen

Medion of Germany has produced a new 10.1″ tablet, which will be sold in Aldi stores from the 2nd June. Known as the P10506, the tablet has a metal chassis and features a micro-HDMI …

Tags:Germany| HDMI| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 20

PCs and Tablets Move Towards Hybridisation in Europe

by Tom Allen

Ultraslim convertible and detachable products enjoyed significant growth in the Q1’16 PC and tablet market in Western Europe, says IDC. These products took 18.4% of total consumer PC and tablet shipments and 21.9% of …

Samsung and Igel Produce Thin Client Displays

by Tom Allen

Samsung, working with Igel, has expanded its thin client monitor line, releasing a new unit in two sizes. The TC2x2L line (21.5″ TC222L and 23.5″ TC242L) run Linux and use Igel’s Universal Management Suite …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Smart Monitors| Thin Clients| Vol 23 - Issue 20

ASE and SPIL Discuss Holding Company

by Tom Allen

Following the failure of takeover talks earlier this year (ASE Fails in SPIL Bid), Advanced Semiconductor Engineering and Siliconware Precision Industries are discussing the possibility of forming an industrial holding company. Both companies have …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 20

Vivitek Provides Installation Options

by Tom Allen

Vivitek has expanded the D3000 range of DLP projectors with a new model for the corporate and education market. The DH3331 features a DICOM Simulation mode and compatibility with Vivitek’s NovoPRO wireless collaboration solution. …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Vivitek| Vol 23 - Issue 20

Christie Builds Big in Vegas

by Tom Allen

Christie says that it has claimed the top spot in the indoor video wall market, providing its Velvet LED tiles to the world’s largest such display. The Westgate Las Vegas resort is now using …