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Sony Introduces Professional BD Player

Sony Professional Solutions Europe has introduced a new ‘reference standard’ 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player for professional applications. The new ES ...

Xtalic Introduces LUNA® USB: The Novel USB-C Connector Solution That Enables Waterproof Smartphones

LUNA® USB is a newly engineered connector plating technology that uses Xtalic nanostructured metal alloys to provide USB-C connectors with superior ...

The Hardest Sell at SID Could Find Life at Infocomm

In what was undoubtedly the “hardest sell” at the recent SID Display Week, we found a resurrected Interferometric (Mirasol-like) single pixel ...

Eizo Takes ATC to New Size Class

Eizo has developed a large, UltraHD screen for air traffic control (ATC), which we first saw at Electronica 2014 (Display Monitor ...

IDC: Smartphone Top Five Now Occupy Over 75% of the China Market

While the smartphone market in China saw a flat -1% year-over-year growth in the third quarter compared to the same period ...

Deutsche Telekom partners with Zenterio to transform TV experience

Deutsche Telekom Group, the second largest multinational operator in Europe, is working with Zenterio, a leading TV technology and services provider, ...

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Innolux Beats Rivals to Lead Automotive Market

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Innolux was the world’s largest supplier of automotive displays last year, says NPD DisplaySearch. The company beat former leader Japan Display and rose ahead of Sharp, with a 24.5% market share. Several European car …

Tags:Automotive| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| NPD DisplaySearch| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

LG Bridges TV-Signage Gap

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LG announced a new monitor series at ISE this year, and the range has now been launched in Germany. The LS33A digital signage displays, which will roll out to other markets over the next …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| LG Displays (LGD)| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Microsoft Close to Producing Large Touch Displays

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Microsoft’s EVP of Devices Stephen Elop has said that the company is getting close to mass production of large-screen touch displays, using technology it gained through its acquisition of Perceptive Pixel (PPI) two years …

Tags:Camera-based Touch| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Touch Displays| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Fujitsu Decodes HEVC, Encodes H.264

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The MB8AL2030 (aka HD62) is a SoC supporting HEVC decoding, from Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe. It is intended for use in home entertainment and in-care infotainment systems. An H.264 encoder is also built in. The …

Tags:Chips| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Processors| SOCs| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

KT Makes Ambitious Claims

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An UltraHD IPTV service will be launched by Korean mobile carrier KT this month. ‘Olleh Giga UHD TV’ will be available through a set-top box, which will feature voice command and the ability to …

Tags:4k| Korea| Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

GTDC Hires Regional Deputy Chairman

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The Global Technology Distribution Council (GTDC) has appointed Alessandro Cattani as its first regional deputy chairman for Europe. Cattani, the CEO of Italian broadliner Esprinet was named a member of the GTDC’s executive council …

Tags:Broadcast| Europe| GTDC - Global Technology Distribution Council| Large Display Monitor| People| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Wi-Fi Alliance Celebrates 15 Years of Wi-Fi

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This year, the Wi-Fi Alliance is celebrating 15 years of connecting people and improving everyday lives with Wi-Fi. The Alliance was founded by six companies to develop and validate multi-vendor interoperability and over the …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21| Wi-Fi| Wi-Fi Alliance

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