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China Clears Way for Foxconn/Sharp Deal

by Tom Allen

The Sharp/Foxconn merger has been approved by China’s anti-monopoly authorities, completing the final stage of regulatory reviews in the $3.8 billion deal. Foxconn said in a statement that it and Sharp ‘will now move …

ViewSonic’s VP2468 Has Flush Glass and Accurate Colour

by Tom Allen

ViewSonic’s new VP2468 monitor features edge-to-edge glass, high colour accuracy and thin bezels to support its use in multi-monitor set-ups. The 23.8″ display features five gamma settings (1.8 – 2.6), plus hue and saturation …

Lenovo Teases Flexible Devices for IFA

by Tom Allen

A teaser for Lenovo’s IFA 2016 presence talks about new tablets and new modules for the Moto Z smartphone – and clearly shows flexible displays. As well as “a new chapter in tablets”, the …

Tags:Flexible Displays| IFA 2016| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 32

Compal Positive About the Future

by Tom Allen

Compal’s revenues fell 18.5% MoM and 5.3% YoY in July, to NT$56.9 billion ($1.8 billion). Year-to-date revenues were down 11.1% at NT$406.5 billion ($13 billion). The company shipped 2.4 million notebooks in July and …

Tags:Compal| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 32

Sony Looks at Lamp vs Laser

by Tom Allen

Sony will host a ‘lamp vs laser’ webinar on projectors on the 7th September. Hosted by product manager Rob Meakin, the event will cover topics such as an overview of the projector market; an …

Visionect Updates Museum Labels

by Tom Allen

Electronic paper company Visionect has developed an electronic label for museum exhibits, called the Amlabel Digital Gallery Display. The first museum to trial the device is the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. The …

Meizu Slants to High-End in Low-Cost M Series

by Tom Allen

China’s Meizu has launched a new device in its M series targeting young professionals. Because of this, the M3E is geared more towards the high end than other products in the range. The focus …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 31

S[quadrat] Joins IBC

by Tom Allen

S[quadrat] GmbH will take part in IBC for the first time this year, showing off its newest LED display. The firm will be on Transtech LED’s stand (11-A25) (in which S[quadrat] is a shareholder), …

Disney Takes Stake in Streaming Company

by Tom Allen

The Walt Disney company has taken a 33% stake in BAMTech, a video streaming company formed by Major League Baseball. The acquisition cost $2 billion, which will be paid in two installments: one now …

Atlona Extends DCI-4k

by Tom Allen

Atlona’s new distribution amplifier is an eight-output unit capable of handling up to DCI-4k signals. It takes one U of rack space. The AT-UHD-CAT-8 features HDMI-to-HDBaseT distribution of DCI-4k at 60Hz, using 8-bit colour …

Tags:Interface Extenders| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 31

Skully Shuts Down Over ‘Personal Piggybank’ Allegations

by Tom Allen

Skully was a crowd-funded company that had planned to produce augmented reality motorcycle helmets. Although its campaign was funded in 2014, the firm has told backers that it’s closing down, because it ran out …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 31

Samsung Brings Display Truck to Schwalbach

by Tom Allen

Samsung will hold a one-day event in Schwalbach, Germany on the 22nd August, hosted in the Samsung Display Truck. Invidis reports that the day will run from 14:00 – 19:00. Sessions will cover applications …