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Rumour: Lenovo Developing Low-Cost Chromebook

There is a rumour that Lenovo will launch a low-cost Chromebook early next year, targeting the sub-$170 segment. Members of the ...

Samsung’s 14″ OLED Panel Suggests Laptop at IMID

The International Meeting of Information Display (IMID) exhibition took place in Korea recently, with a range of products on show from ...

Reel and Galaxy Bring Barco Escape to the Middle East

We heard at CineEurope that Barco had partnered with Reel Cinemas in Dubai. What was not announced at the time was ...

Ingram Micro Cuts 900 Staff

Ingram Micro is reducing its workforce at its facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The plant, which is used for wireless repairs ...

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 15

Alcatel‘s Onetouch Watch (TCL Transitions From Manufacture to Entertainment) is now on sale. The Watch has a circular face with a ...

Worldwide Smartwatch Market Will See Modest Growth in 2016 Before Swelling to 50 Million Units in 2020, According to IDC

A year after the launch of the Apple Watch established a new benchmark for the worldwide smartwatch market, new smartwatch shipments ...

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Imago Sonas Wins DP in Denmark

by Bob Raikes

Digital Projection has appointed Imago Sonas as a distributor of its projection products through its network of SIs and installers. Imago Sonas said that it is a trade-only distributor.

Tags:Digital Projection Inc (DPI)| Large Display Monitor| Nordics| Projectors| Vol 22 - Issue 44

Sling to Support Chromecast

by Isaac Oburu

Starting today, Sling TV’s live and on-demand Internet TV app for Android and iOS devices supports Google’s Chromecast. As part of the launch, new customers who prepay for three months of Sling TV’s “Best …

Tags:Google| TV Production

Sling to Support Chromecast

by Bob Raikes

SlingTV said that it is now supporting Google’s Chromecast as well as Android and iOS. New buyers of the service will get a free Chromecast dongle, or a free trial of “Best of Live …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Sling TV| Streaming Dongles| Vol 22 - Issue 44

UHD HDR Expected from SkyPerfect Using HLG

by Bob Raikes

SkyPerfect of Japan is to transmit UltraHD videos with HDR at the Inter BEE exhibition in Japan. The signals will carry a signal that supports the BBC/NHK Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) technology which has …

Tags:4k| Japan| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 44

Smart to Run Webinar on Interactive Displays

by Bob Raikes

Smart is running a webinar to introduce the idea of the Smart kapp whiteboard for those interested in the use of interactive displays in the corporate market. Check http://tinyurl.com/ojyxwzr for details.

Tags:Back Panel| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 44

MIT Works on 2D to 3D Conversion

by Tom Allen

MIT researchers, together with a team from the Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), have developed a system that automatically converts 2D video of football games to 3D. The footage can then be played back …

Tags:2D-3D conversion| 3D Content Creation| Large Display Monitor| MIT| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 45

NVidia Graphics Board has 8 DisplayPort Outputs

by Isaac Oburu

In a blog post, Nvidia has announced the NVS 810 graphics board – designed for professional digital signage applications and with eight integrated min-DisplayPort V1.2 connectors. To see details of the blog, go to …

Tags:Digital Signage| Graphics Cards| Nvidia

Spain: Over 4m use connected TVs

by Milos Pavlovic

Telecompaper reports that the IAB of Spain has reported that 64% of connected users in the country use Smart TVs for the connection, with gaming consoles and PCs close together at 29% and 28%, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Spain| Vol 22 - Issue 44

Rufus Labs Wants to Replace Smartphones – and Might

by Tom Allen

The Rufus Cuff, from Rufus Labs, was funded on Indiegogo last year, and is almost ready to start shipping. Set to reach customers early next year, the wearable is designed to be the first …

Tags:Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 50| Wearables

UHD LCD TV Panels to Exceed 40% of Total Shipment Area in 2016, IHS Says

by Isaac Oburu

Manufacturer and consumer demand for ultra-high definition (UHD) televisions remains strong, including 4K TV, wide viewing angle (WCG), high dynamic range (HDR) and other high-definition picture performance improvements. Despite overall sluggishness in liquid crystal …

Tags:LCD displays| Supply Chain| UltraHD (4KTV)

UHD TV Panels to Exceed 40% of LCD Area in 2016

by Milos Pavlovic

IHS has said that although TV sales are slow this year, the demand for UltraHD panels continues to grow and by next year it forecasts that the volume will double to 40 million units …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 44

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NVidia NVS 810 Card Has 8 mini DP Connectors

by Milos Pavlovic

NVidia revealed a new graphics card for professional digital signage and with eight mini-DisplayPort 1.2 ports from a single PCIe board. The card uses dual GM107GPUs to power the outputs and use the Maxell …

Tags:Digital Signage| Graphics Cards| Large Display Monitor| Nvidia| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 44