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TP Vision Adopts GameFly on Philips TVs

by Tom Allen

TP Vision’s new partnership with GameFly is now live in 14 countries across Europe. Through this partnership, owners of select 2015 and 2016 Philips Android-based smart TVs will be able to stream games from …

Tags:Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Video| TPV (TP Vision)| Vol 23 - Issue 18

Visionect Educates About ePaper Signage

by Tom Allen

Colour matching is difficult on electronic paperVisionect, which specialises in electronic paper signage, has published a white paper dealing with the challenges of deploying the technology in different scenarios. It examines the technology behind …

Tags:Digital Signage| ePaper| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 18

Salt Lake City Invests in Expansion

by Tom Allen

Salt Lake City International Airport, in the USA, plans to build a new $740 million concourse to the north of its existing terminal. The North Concourse will add 30 gates in two phases. First …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 18

Netflix CEO: VR is “Too Immersive”

by Tom Allen

Netflix can be watched in 2D on today’s VR headsetReed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, has said that he does not believe in the VR format. In an interview with VentureBeat, Hastings said that he …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 18

NextFlex Seeks Second Round of Proposals

by Tom Allen

Flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) manufacturing institute, NextFlex, based in the USA, has announced a second round of proposals for up to $10 million in project funding (Project Call 2.0). The aim is to further …

Tags:Flexible Devices| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 18

Eizo Chooses Pico

by Tom Allen

Eizo has taken on Pico as a distributor in Italy.

Tags:Distribution| Eizo| Italy| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 18

Epson Appoints Kern & Stelly

by Tom Allen

Kern & Stelly is now distributing Epson’s professional laser projectors in Germany.

Microlenses Create Mobile Lightfield Display

by Tom Allen

Differentiation is a struggle in today’s smartphone market. The form factor has matured and there has been no ‘killer app’ technology for several years. Flexible displays, like LG’s G Flex, have had a lukewarm …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Holographic Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 18

Toshiba Names New CEO

by Tom Allen

Toshiba has appointed Satoshi Tsunakawa – president of the firm’s medical systems division – as the company’s new CEO. He will replace interim CEO Masashi Muromachi in June, following shareholder approval. Toshiba hopes to …

Low April for Taiwanese Makers

by Tom Allen

AUO‘s revenues were down 15.5% YoY, to NT$25.8 billion ($796.6 million). Large-size (10″+) panel shipments fell 6.4% MoM to 8.9 billion, while small-to-medium panel shipments were down 7% to 13.7 million units. Year-to-date revenue …

Hulu Reports 30% Growth

by Tom Allen

During its annual presentation at the Madison Square Garden Theatre, Hulu announced that its subscriber base had risen by 30% YoY in the past 12 months. The firm expects to surpass 12 million customers …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| SVOD| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 18

NEC Plans Facial Recognition at JFK

by Tom Allen

NEC America is working with Unisys to implement its face-recognition technology at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. The NeoFace Match software will be integrated into Unisys’ existing system, and will be used …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| NEC| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 18