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Global OTT Brands Win in the Nordics

Mediavision of Sweden has said that Netflix, along with YouTube and HBO, has been successful in the Nordics and interest in ...

Oppo Plans Sim-free Phones for Japan

Oppo of China, owned by BBK) is planning to start to sell its phones without SIMs in Japan in the spring ...

ViewSonic 27″ is Factory Calibrated

ViewSonic in the US has announced the VP2768, a 27″ WQHD (2560×1440) monitor with an IPS panel, and a frameless design. ...

Mitsubishi Electric Develops “Aerial Display” that Projects Large Images Midair

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has developed an “aerial display” that projects images measuring approximately 56 inches diagonally (886mm wide and 1,120mm high) ...

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 ...

Display Glossary

 The following articles appeared in Display Monitor’s “Word of the Week” section. They define certain words or terms used in computer ...

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LG to Combat Google and Samsung With WebOS

by Super User

Google has Android Wear, Samsung has Tizen – and now it appears that LG is getting into the wearable OS market. According to a developer website, found by The Verge, LG is working on …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21| WebOS

‘Crumpled’ Graphene Used in Stretchable Supercapacitor

by Super User

A research team in the USA has devised a way to create a stretchable supercapacitor, which can be used to store large amounts of energy. ‘The development of flexible electronic devices, such as wearable …

Tags:Batteries| Flexible Batteries| Graphene| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21

‘FingerShadow’ Saves OLED Power

by Super User

A paper published by Microsoft Research (http://tinyurl.com/nqvq736) has shown a new way to conserve power on mobile devices. Recognising that the screen is the most power-hungry component in a smartphone, Microsoft researchers have developed …

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Other| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21

Lenovo’s Yoga Tablet Updates Add a Projector

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A new line of tablets, including updates to last year’s Yoga Tablet, have been shown off by Lenovo. As well as Stand, Hold and Tilt modes, the Yoga Tablet 2 adds a ‘Hang’ mode, …

Tags:Embedded Pico Projectors| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21

Panasonic Highlights Projection & UltraHD

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Panasonic was in the main Gitex area rather than in the Infocomm space. The first product we looked at was the ET-D75LE90 ultra-short throw lens that the company showed at Infocomm – this was …

Tags:Control Rooms| Gitex 2014| Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

Acer Removes Flicker From Prosumer Models

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Acer’s prosumer CB display range, which began with the CB280HK (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 30), has grown with the addition of the CB270HU and CB290C. Both feature Acer’s flicker-free backlight technology, sRGB gamut …

Tags:Acer| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

Evonik and Holst Centre Commercialise Soluble TFTs

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Evonik and the Holst Centre have been working on a new semiconductor technology called iXsenic S for the last two years. The soluble Oxide-TFT material is now being used in mass production by ‘a …

Tags:Holst Centre| Large Display Monitor| Metal Oxide| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

Samsung to Market 60GHz Wireless in 2015

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Samsung has said that it will commercalise 60GHz wireless products next year. Data transmission speeds are as much as five times faster than today’s Wi-Fi (4.6Gbps). A 1GB film can be transferred in ‘less …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21| Wi-Fi| WiGIG

Blackberry Returns to Classic Form Factor

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A leaked image, apparently of the Blackberry Classic smartphone, shows a return to the company’s traditional physical keyboard form factor. Image source N4BB claims that the phone will have a 3.5″ LCD screen; 720 …

Tags:BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

Samsung Partners With RFU

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The UK’s Rugby and Football Union (RFU) has entered into a three-year partnership with Samsung. Through the agreement, Samsung will install more than 700 Smart Signage digital displays at Twickenham Stadium, with more at …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Smart Digital Signage| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Clear Channel Shares Play London Details

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We have heard back from Clear Channel regarding its new ‘Play London’ digital launches (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 38). Part of the work consists of rebranding the existing LD6 network of 100 digital …

Tags:ClearChannel| Large Display Monitor| LED| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Serbians Told Date to Apply for Free STB

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A deadline of 30th June 2015 has been set to apply for a free (government-subsidised) set-top box in Serbia. Demand for digital receivers, which is currently low in the country, is expected to increase …

Tags:DTV| Europe| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21