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A Novel Means of Wireless Charging is Under Development

Consumers would clearly appreciate a better means to charge mobile electronic devices. Current technologies, such as charging pads and cables, are ...

ECR Lively, but Misses Some Display Vendors

This year’s European Congress of Radiology took place, as usual in Vienna. We managed a flying visit in this busy event ...

DPI Extends Three-Year Warranty

Digital Projection Inc. has extended its 20,000-hour/three-year warranty – already available on some models – to all of its laser phosphor ...

VR @ SXSWedu: Reality or Hype?

With the AR/MR/VR market expected to hit $150 billion by 2020, schools, colleges and universities are now getting the hard sell ...

ICDM Cancels IMID Meeting

The SID’s International Committee on Display Metrology (ICDM) was considering hosting a meeting on the 23rd and 24th August at IMID ...

Early Thoughts from ISE 2015

The ISE show was something of a triumph. The organisers had over 50,000 pre-registered visitors from all over Europe and the ...

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Sony Almost Sweeps TV Awards

by Raverstead

Trusted Reviews has named Sony TVs as winners in the website’s annual awards. Sony was named as 2014 TV Brand of the Year, and the KD-65X9005B as TV of the Year. Samsung came between …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| sony| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Telefonica, Canal Plus Face Antitrust Probe

by Raverstead

The proposed acquisition by Spain’s Telefonica of pay-TV company Digital+ (known as Canal+ in Spain) is to be investigated by the Spanish competition authority, the CNMC. In a statement, the CNMC was quoted as …

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TV Shipments Rebound After Soft First Half

by Raverstead

TV shipments climbed 4% YoY in Q3’14, following several quarters of low results – average TV shipment growth was less than 1% on both a unit and revenue basis in the first half of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NPD DisplaySearch| TV Production| Vol 21 - Issue 47| Worldwide

Wearable Market to Reach 100M by 2018

by Raverstead

Market Intelligence – The wearable market is forecast to reach around 108M devices by 2018 with growth following the doubling from just under 20M devices in 2014 to over 40M next year and with …

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32″ – 42″ Panel Prices Will Rise in Q4

by Raverstead

Pricing for 32″, 40″ and 42″ TV panels will continue to rise in Q4’14, say Asian sources. The situation is not expected to soften until Q1’15, when demand seasonally falls. Panel makers have lowered …

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Massive Billboard Installed in Times Square

by Raverstead

A new digital billboard has been erected in New York’s Times Square – one of the largest and most expensive in the world. Running the length of a full city block, the billboard is …

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4Ever Captures and Tests Phase 2

by Raverstead

France’s 4Ever consortium has captured a basketball game and music concert (the Transmusicales music festival in Rennes) using the UltraHD Phase 2 format (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 35). These events tested the higher …

Tags:4k| France| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HFR - High Frame Rate| Large Display Monitor| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 21 - Issue 49

DirecTV Boosts UltraHD

by Raverstead

A DirecTV satellite has been launched that will deliver UltraHD programming across the USA. DirecTV 14 will begin operation in Q2’15, using the Reverse Band Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) spectrum.

Tags:4k| DirecTV| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 49

JCDecaux Brings Digital Network to Edinburgh Centre

by Raverstead

JCDecaux has won a tender to act as the media partner for the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. The company will design, install and maintain 436 advertising bus shelters – the city centre’s first digital …

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SBB Invests CHF15 Million in LED Displays

by Raverstead

The Swiss railway operator, SBB, is installing signage systems in 17 stations around the country. By the end of next year 44 large-format LED displays will have replaced existing departure and arrival boards. The …

Tags:Digital Signage| Europe| Large Display Monitor| LED| Transport| Vol 21 - Issue 44

UltraHD Will Debut on Prime

by Raverstead

Amazon is preparing to add UltraHD content to its Prime Instant Video service. Prime subscribers will be able to receive the service at no extra cost.

Tags:4k| Amazon| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Dynamic Focus on 46″ Full HD LCD Public Displays2

by Raverstead

This week we are highlighting LCD Public Displays in the 46″ Full HD category covering sizes 43.5″ to 48.49″ with 1920 x 1080 resolution. There are nine brands featured in the advertising. Samsung is …

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