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NEC Targets Productivity with Health-conscious and Future Ready Designed TCO Certified Desktop Displays

NEC Display Solutions Europe today launches the MultiSync® EA245WMi and EX241UN, a series of 24-inch ultra-narrow bezel desktop displays suitable for ...

Dolby Vision vs HDR10 Clarified

As a follow-up to my HDR10 vs Dolby Vision article, I had a chance to talk to Patrick Griffis of Dolby ...

Barco Focuses on Wireless Presentation

Two additions to Barco’s ‘wePresent’ range were on show: the SharePod and WiPG-2000S. The SharePod is similar to Barco’s ClickShare, which ...

New Samsung Tab S2 is Very Thin

Samsung has announced the Galaxy Tab S2 which is available in two sizes (8″ and 9.7″ diagonal). As with the Tab ...

Kobo Avoids Colour

While eReader sales continue to fall and companies hunt for the next big thing, Kobo has come straight out and said ...

Mood Sensing Patents – The New Frontier

In recent news Microsoft and Apple were tapped as filing and receiving patents that describe mood or emotion sensing as part ...

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Gigabyte Begins Mobile G-Sync Rollout

by Tom Allen

Gigabyte introduced several new laptops under the Aorus brand; the first and more powerful model took the form of the X7. Like other Aorus models, it is a gaming notebook. The X7 features Nvidia’s …

Tags:Computex 2015| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Indium Recovery Relies on Acid Solution

by Tom Allen

Click to enlargeTo address the potential shortage of indium – a component of touchscreens – scientists have developed a new way to recover the metal through recycling. Writing in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry …

Tags:Components| ITO| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Recycling| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Day and Night Modes Supported on Optoma’s HD37

by Tom Allen

The HD37 is Optoma’s newest DLP projector for the US market, featuring MHL connectivity and ISFccc certification. The certification recognises that the projector is calibrated for day and night viewing modes. Optoma designed the …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Optoma| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Christie Brings Life to Dead Sea Scrolls

by Tom Allen

Christie technology was used at the California Science Centre Discovery Ball this month, to showcase the Dead Sea Scrolls and their history. A two-storey projection-mapped display – using eight projection screens and 14 projectors …

Tags:Back Panel| Christie| Large Display Monitor| Mapping & Cartography| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Sharp Looks to Auto LCDs to Boost Business

by Helen Vince

There has been further speculation about Sharp’s plans for restoring its LCD business, following the company’s announcement last month of its mid-term management plan (Sharp Secures Second Bank Bail-Out). Latest reports suggest that Sharp …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 23

CPT to Build 6G Plant in Fujian

by Helen Vince

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) says it plans to start construction of a new 6G plant in Fujian in September, with commercial production scheduled to begin in the second half of 2017. Initial monthly production …

Tags:China| CPT| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Exterion Media, Telefónica UK Team Up for the Tube

by Helen Vince

Exterion Media and Telefonica UK have announced a partnership to support the London Underground (LU) media estate. The partnership will use Telefonica’s Smart Steps solution, which uses anonymous data from across its network of …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Digital Projection Adds Telion in Switzerland

by Helen Vince

Digital Projection has signed a partnership with Telion AG, which will see its installation and high-resolution projectors offered in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

Tags:Digital Projection Inc (DPI)| Distribution| Large Display Monitor| Switzerland| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Dixons Carphone Reports Strong First Year

by Helen Vince

Dixons Carphone reported a strong performance in its first year of trading since Dixons Retail merged with Carphone Warehouse (CPW). Group like-for-like revenue was up 6% for the year and 9% in the final …

Tags:Dixons| Financial Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 23

New Motorola Products Expected in Summer

by Tom Allen

Yang Yuanqing, CEO of Lenovo, has said that new Motorola products will be released this year – possibly as soon as the summer. They will include phones and watches, he told The Telegraph.

Tags:Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Motorola| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Leaked Galaxy S2 Could Claim Thinnest Tablet Title

by Tom Allen

Specifications have leaked for Samsung’s rumoured Galaxy Tab S2 8.0, which (apparently) come from China’s TENAA certification centre. The 8″ model will be 5.4mm thick, with an OLED display and 1536 x 1048 resolution. …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Ateme Chosen for Tennis Open Encoding

by Vanessa Browning

Preliminary live video encoding for the French Tennis Open, in UltraHD with HEVC, are being provided by Ateme. Images are now being broadcast on Fransat, at 50fps and using the Rec.2020 colour gamut.

Tags:4k| ATEME| Encoders| France| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Rec 2020| Vol 22 - Issue 23