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Steljes Goes Under

by Tom Allen

Steljes, the distributor of brands including Epson and BenQ, has gone into administration. The company told CRN that it has been unable to service its overheads, following its separation from Smart (VividTouch from Steljes …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Steljes Ltd| Vol 23 - Issue 20

Lack of PC Replacements Drove AIB Market

by Tom Allen

Jon Peddie Research states that the add-in graphics board (AIB) market increased in Q1’16, despite the overall PC market falling. AIBs, more commonly called graphics cards, carry discrete GPUs, and are used in desktop …

Tags:Graphics Cards| Jon Peddie Research (JPR)| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 20

Enabling the Future of Personal Media

by Tom Allen

Graham Mills was the next speaker; he is the co-founder and chair of Personal Media Platforms. This is a collaborative project, with three key goals. It hopes to enable the personal media industry to: …

What Happens Next in UK TV?

by Tom Allen

The second panel of the day was called ‘What happens next in the UK TV market?’ It was moderated by Ed Corn, an associate director at MTM. Speakers were Sascha Prueter (head of Android …

Altice and Leia Work on Holographic Phone

by Tom Allen

HP spin-off Leia, whom we have been covering since early 2015, has signed a deal with Altice to bring holographic smartphones to customers by the end of 2017. Leia’s ‘Holographic Reality’ platform will be …

Tags:Holographic Displays| HP Inc| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 20

JPR: Notebooks Dragging Down PC Market

by Tom Allen

Both corporations and users continue to lengthen their PC refresh rates, prolonging the PC market slide, says Jon Peddie Research (JPR). Once again, the gaming market (which uses high-end GPUs) was the stand-out segment …

Zytronic Takes Space in Marina Bay

by Tom Allen

Zytronic’s procap touch technology has been chosen for use in the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore: the location is an integrated resort for business and leisure, in the city’s Central Business District. Digital wayfinding …

Tags:APAC| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Touch Controllers| Vol 23 - Issue 20

VR Arrives in France

by Tom Allen

For the first time, the French Open tennis tournament is being filmed for a virtual reality audience. France Télévision’s RG Lab is recording certain live matches in 360° UltraHD, with an avatar creation booth …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 20

Datapath Loops Outputs in Display Controller

by Tom Allen

Datapath’s new multi-display controller, the Fx4, features the ability to support UltraHD at 60fps, and can adjust to input changes by automatically adjusting all scale factors, such as bezel correction. All interfaces support HDCP …

Tags:Display Controllers| Large Display Monitor| Video Walls| Vol 23 - Issue 20

Russian DBCI Recovering, DACH Trends Down

by Tom Allen

Since the last survey in January, the Digital Signage Federation Europe (previously OVAB Europe) reports that Russia’s Digital Signage Business Climate Index (tracking sentiment in the DOOH industry) has regained its positive trend. The …

First LDN Screens Now Live

by Tom Allen

JCDecaux has completed the installation of 50 new 84″ LCD displays along London’s Oxford Street. The displays have been installed in bus shelters as part of the company’s London Digital Network (JCDecaux Replaces Clear …

Tags:JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 20

Panasonic Sponsors Olympic Signage

by Tom Allen

Panasonic is a long-time sponsor of the Olympic Games. This year, the company will do something a little different. For the first time, Panasonic has been named as the technical partner of the torch …