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SES, Samsung and BBC Send UltraHD HDR Over DVB

SES, Samsung and the BBC’s R&D team have demonstrated the world’s first DVB broadcast of UltraHD HDR content to a TV. ...

TechData Expands Distribution Deal with Lenovo

American multinational distribution company TechData is now authorised to distribute Lenovo’s consumer brand line of products in Portugal. TechData is already ...

Casio Scores Two Wins at Infocomm

Casio’s XJ-F210WN DLP projector (Casio Phases Out M Series) was the winner of two Best of Show awards from Newbay Media ...

UHD Channel in Scandinavia!

Danmon Group has finished building Scandinavia’s first UHD TV channel: ViaSat Sport. The channel is now transmitting selected live sport events ...

IoT is Canonical’s Core

Canonical was promoting Ubuntu Core (launched late-2014): a version of the OS for IoT devices. Advantages include reliability (failed updates will ...

Ströer Starts LED Network in Essen

Ströer has installed seven new LED displays as part of a plan to eventually roll out a total of 20 displays. ...

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BenQ Releases New 4K Monitor with sRGB Color Space

by Raverstead

The BL2711U 27” monitor from BenQ is a UHD-4K monitor that features an IPS-type wide-viewing angle panel, apparently sourced from AUO. It is aimed at CAD/CAM designers (includes SolidWorks certification – a special brightness …

Tags:BenQ| Desktop Monitors| IPS| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Celebrating 20 Years of Playstation

by Raverstead

The 3rd December marked 20 years since the release of the first Playstation console in Japan. It was followed by the PS2 in 2000, PS3 in 2006 and, seven years later, the PS4 in …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 48

DirecTV Firming up Plans for 4K-UHD Service

by Raverstead

According to a transcript of the earning call for DirecTV provided by TheStreet, the company will soon begin offering an UltraHD video on demand (VOD) service by the end of the year. In 2015, …

Tags:DirecTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| VOD in UltraHD & 4K| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Estimote Turns Objects Into ‘Nearables’

by Raverstead

Estimote is a beacon company that has taken the technology to a new form factor: stickers. These ‘tiny super beacons’ were announced in August but have just begun to be shipped. The Estimote Stickers …

Tags:Beacons| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Museums & Exhibitions| Retail| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Hannstar Falters in October

by Raverstead

Hannstar Display achieved a 7.2% month on month increase in sales in October, though year on year sales of NT$2.1 billion ($68.6 million) represented a 12.9% decline. October’s result brought sales for the period …

Tags:Financial Data| Hannstar (Hannspree)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Intel Discusses Future PC Technologies

by Raverstead

Intel SVP Kirk Skaugen has spoken about the company’s vision for PCs, specifically discussing three technologies: wireless PCs, eliminating passwords and enabling new kinds of user interface. Speaking at an event in California, Skaugen …

Tags:Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PCs

Leaks Point to New Thin Phone

by Raverstead

News of a new Samsung phone, the Galaxy A7, has been leaked after being approved by China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Centre. According to the leak, the A7 – code-named the SM-A7009 – will have …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Microchip Not Planning CSR Offer

by Raverstead

Microchip Technology has said it will not be making an offer for UK-based chipmaker CSR. In September the US company was reported to have approached CSR with an acquisition offer (Display Monitor Vol 21 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor

Oculus Rift: Does the Emperor Have Any Clothes?

by Raverstead

Since 2012, Display Central has published roughly 60 articles that discuss the Oculus Rift. I’ve reviewed most of them and not one of them mentions the terrible image quality produced by the head mounted …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Opinion

Prysm Expands European Team

by Raverstead

Videowall company Prysm is expanding its European team with the hiring of two new executives. Glenn Wastyn has been named as vice president of Europe and Rod Wheeler is appointed regional director of sales …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Prysm| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Samsung Relies on QDs to Compete With OLED

by Raverstead

During a gathering at Samsung’s offices in Seoul the company’s head of TV, Kim Hyun-seok, reiterated Samsung’s stance on OLED TVs. He said that it is too early for such TVs to be launched; …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Quantum Dots| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Signage, UltraHD and Projection for NEC in 2015

by Raverstead

Stephan Peters, General Manager of the DACH region at NEC Display Solutions Europe, has spoken to Invidis about the company’s plans for the coming year. Signage, in both small and large sizes, will be …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NEC| Projection| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 21 - Issue 49