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Asus Chromebit Turns HDMI Display into a Chromebook

Google announced this week that Asus has developed the Chromebit – an HDMI stick that turns any HDMI monitor into a ...

ICDM Works to Revise UltraHD Specifications

We were recently alerted to a move by the SID’s International Committee for Display Metrology (ICDM), which we heard is considering ...

Targus Introduces the Thunderbolt 3 DV4K Docking Station

Targus, the industry leader that introduced the first universal dual-video docking station, has broken ground again, introducing the Thunderbolt 3 DV4K ...

Black Friday Deal-Teasing Continues

As well as the deals we covered last week (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 45), Best Buy will offer a “doorbuster” ...

Sony Denies Sell-Off, Focuses on Premium

At a recent press event, Sony North America officials denied rumours that parent company Sony Electronics would spin off its audio ...

Wearables Are ‘Ripe for Growth’

Pricewaterhouse Cooper (PwC), after surveying 1,000 US adults, has said that the wearable device market is ‘ripe for growth’. 20% of ...

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Epson and BenQ Perform Well at Infocomm

by Tom Allen

Epson’s Brightlink Pro 1430Wi projector has won the Commercial Integrator’s ‘Best’ award, in the Interactive Whiteboard category at Infocomm 2015. BenQ also won awards at the show; its HC1200 was chosen as the projector …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| BenQ| Epson| Infocomm 2015| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Technicolor Promotes Open HDR Adoption

by Tom Allen

HD Guru has published an interview with Mark Turner, of Technicolor, which goes into detail about HDR, UltraHD and wide colour gamuts. To find it, visit http://tinyurl.com/onc4o7w.

Tags:4k| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Technicolor| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 25| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Intel Completes Recon Acquisition

by Helen Vince

Intel has completed its acquisition of Canadian smart eyewear company, Recon Instruments, which was first announced at CES earlier this year. In a post on Intel’s blog, Josh Walden, senior VP and general manager …

Tags:Intel| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Huawei Adds Russian Distributor

by Helen Vince

Huawei has entered into an agreement with Elko in Russia, which will see the distributor offer Huawei smartphones and tablets throughout the country.

Tags:Distribution| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Russia| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Ingram Micro Opens in Morocco

by Helen Vince

Ingram Micro has opened a subsidiary in Casablanca, Morocco, which will trade as Ingram Micro North Africa. This is the company’s first legal presence in North Africa and Ingram Micro says it is launching …

Tags:Ingram Micro| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Fox Begins UltraHD-HDR Rollout

by Tom Allen

Fox has released its first four UltraHD HDR films: Kingsman: The Secret Service, The Maze Runner, Life of Pi and Exodus: Gods and Kings. Consumers can purchase the films on M-Go on download them …

Tags:4k| Fox| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Exterion Media Enters Netherlands DOOH

by Tom Allen

Click to enlargeExterion Media has launched its first DOOH screens in the Netherlands. Installed at Amsterdam Central Station, the 11 70″ displays each has 1920 x 1080 resolution. Launch partners include Google, Coca-Cola and …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Netherlands| Vol 22 - Issue 25

CDS Builds Transparency Into LED Displays

by Tom Allen

Transparent displays have existed for several years, and development continues in both LCD and OLED technology. However, Crystal Display Systems has gone in a different direction, announcing its T-LED Glass product – standing for …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Sunlight Readable Displays| Transparent Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 25| Window Displays

Huawei ‘Confirmed’ as Google Partner

by Tom Allen

There have been repeated rumours that a Chinese maker would build Google’s next Nexus smartphone, and now Huawei has won that honour. A source, apparently a Huawei UK employee, has told IB Times that …

Tags:Google| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 25

QDs Used in ‘Green’ Flexible Paper

by Tom Allen

Scientists are reporting (in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces) new progress towards flexible electronics. They have developed light-emitting, flexible and transparent paper, using environmentally-friendly materials. A suction-filtration method was used in the …

Tags:ePaper| Flexible Devices| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Microsoft Reorganises Management

by Helen Vince

In an email to employees, Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, has outlined changes to the company’s senior management team, which includes the departure of Stephen Elop, Nokia’s former CEO. Nadella said he wanted to reorganise …

Tags:Employment and Redundancies| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Amazon Doubles Resolution for Easier Reading

by Tom Allen

The new Kindle supports drop caps in text, unlike previous modelsAmazon has updated its Paperwhite eReader, doubling the resolution of the previous generation while maintaining the same price. Reading should be easier on the …

Tags:Amazon| E Ink| eReaders| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 25