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PresTop Takes On ShadowSense

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Netherlands-based PresTop Products is now supplying ShadowSense as an overlay for displays, including videowalls. PresTop has been designing and making interactive touchscreen products for 20 years.

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Touch| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Display LED Becomes digiLED

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Display LED in the UK has changed its name to digiLED, and the rebranding will be used at tradeshows and The Pixel Depot showroom from now on. This will bring the current companies using …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Videowall Uses Matrox System

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Swedish utility firm Tekniska Verken has installed a 6×3-monitor, Matrox Mura MPX-powered videowall in its Linköping plant, which captures and displays data from 70 sites. The monitors are 55″ Philips ultra narrow bezel units …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Matrox| Video Walls| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Bruines Becomes CEO of Leyard Europe

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Marco Bruines has been named as the CEO of Leyard Europe, the European branch of Chinese digital display company Leyard Optoelectronic (which took over Planar). He was most recently with Benelux system integrator Sight. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Leyard| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 23 - Issue 48

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Is Amazon Adding Display to Speaker?

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Amazon has been updating its Echo line of voice-enabled speakers regularly since their introduction in November 2014. Now, according to Bloomberg, the company is developing a new voice-activated speaker with a 7″ touchscreen which …

Tags:Amazon| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Polish Centre Updates Signage

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Posnania is a multifunctional centre in Poznan, Poland, offering both commercial and entertainment facilities and covering an area of 100,000 m². SQM Digital Signage has installed over 100 multimedia units, managed by Scala software. …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Poland| Retail| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Digital Signage Transforms Butcher’s Shops

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Eclipse Digital Media has supplied digital signage to Tariq Halal Meats, a large specialist meat supplier in the London area. Seventeen Samsung smart panels have been added to the two existing LG panels in …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 48

UniPixel Provides Updates

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UniPixel provides engineered films for touchscreens and flexible electronics. It has gained 24 design wins during 2016 and says that it expects to be supplying validation units for five of these this quarter, with …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch| Unipixel| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Netflix Popular in France and Allowing Downloads

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According to the Centre National du Cinéma (CNC), French Netflix subscribers watch around 30 hours each month, up from 20 in 2014. Netflix is the top SVoD platform in France, with SVoD providing 30% …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| Vol 23 - Issue 48

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Will YouTube leave Russia?

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Russia is introducing legislation covering online video services. A 20% foreign ownership cap is being placed on OTT services and organisers of audiovisual services (YouTube could fall into this category) could have to create …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Russia| Vol 23 - Issue 48| YouTube

Norxe Shows Projectors

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Norwegian newcomers Norxe (pronounced Norse) was founded in September 2015 by eight former Projectiondesign employees, all with extensive industry experience. Jørn Eriksen owns 50% and is chairman, while Kjell Olsen is CEO. The company …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Norway| Projectors| Vol 23 - Issue 48

LG Electronics Now Has Sole CEO

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Jo Seong-jin is now the sole CEO of LG Electronics, overseeing over 120 country organisations. As one of three directors responsible for central decisions, he was previously head of Home Appliances and Air Solutions. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Vol 23 - Issue 48