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BenQ Clear in B2B Push

We first came into contact with BenQ when it clearly wanted to be a consumer electronics company. The firm spent a ...

Client Devices Stymied by Lack of Public Spending

Shipments of enterprise (thin and terminal) client devices were down 6.8% YoY in Q4’15, says IDC – and a similar figure ...

Hon Hai Linked to Sharp Buyout

Sources in Japan, including the Nikkei newspaper, claim that Hon Hai has proposed a purchase of the entirety of Sharp for ...

Apple Planning Universal EPG

Recode claims that Apple is developing a new universal EPG. The guide would work across Apple TV STBs and other devices, ...

Canon Claims World’s Lightest DCI Projector

Canon has shown a new LCOS projector, with resolution above DCI-4k (4096 x 2400), which will be launched in Q1’16. Specifications ...

Barco Releases High Contrast Cinema Projector at CinemaCon

Barco used CinemaCon to unveil a new cinema-class projector using RGB laser illumination that has been optimized for high contrast. Contrast ...

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Funai Outsources Production to Asia

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Funai Electric has been experiencing problems selling TVs produced at its factory in Poland into the European market. Europe is a challenging TV market, as many countries have different requirements and licensing laws. To …

Tags:Funai| IFA 2014| Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Retail Sales in August Best Since January

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According to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, UK retail sales last month were up 1.3% on a like-for-like basis from August 2013 and 2.7% on a total basis, the best performance since January. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Retail Data| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

HUD Lowers Crash Chance by 70%

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A head-up display, developed at Scotland’s Glasgow Caledonian University, alerts drivers to the location of other cars in poor visibility conditions. In a simulation, the HUD highlights other vehicles within a 400m distance on …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Smart Signage Expands With Samsung

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Smart Signage is a Samsung digital signage offering first seen at ISE 2013 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 4). Smart Signage displays do not require an external media player; all of the electronics are …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Samsung| Vol 21 - Issue 36

DivX Makes HEVC Wins

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Several new companies have been announced with products using the DivX HEVC solution. TVs from Toshiba (see Product News); LG (UltraHD models); and TCL have been named as using the format. Additionally, Wohler has …

Tags:Back Panel| Divx| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

DVB Updates on UHDTV and DVB-S2X

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Over the years, the EBU and DVB have normally held press conferences around the same time, but this year, the EBU didn’t have one, however DVB did. Phil Laven the chairman of DVB started …

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Christie Appoints Steljes Ireland

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Christie has signed a partnership with Steljes Ireland to distribute Christie’s business products portfolio in the Irish Republic. Steljes Ireland will carry Christie mobile demo stock and will set up a demonstration facility in …

Tags:Christie| Distributors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Ocean Expands The Grid

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A new display has been added to Ocean Outdoor’s Grid network (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 36). The Screen @ Bullring South, in Birmingham, is 3.84m x 5.76m with a 10mm pixel pitch.

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Google Takes Aim at Emergings With Android One

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As expected, Google has launched its first Android One smartphones in India. The initiative is a reference platform where OEMs are offered sub-$100 reference designs, for developing markets. The first three phones are the …

Tags:Google| India| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

GSMA Opposes EBU’s Views on 700MHz

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The GSMA, representing mobile operators, has called on the European Commission (EC) to hasten the switch of the UHF spectrum (470-790MHz) to mobile data traffic. The current plan is to achieve the move by …

Tags:EBU| GSMA| Large Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Desktop Growth Fails to Boost OGCC PC Market

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The combined PC market in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar (‘Other Gulf Cooperation Council’ (OGCC) countries) fell 4.2% YoY in Q2’14, says IDC. Shipments to the region totalled 217,698 units. Bahrain was said to …

Tags:IDC| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Have we Reached Peak CRT?

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This article first appeared in the Display Standard newsletter, ‘Veritas et Visus’ (www.veritasetvisus.com) Last month, the UK

Tags:CRT| Large Display Monitor| Recycling| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21