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Tablet Shipments Expected to Drop Globally in Q1

In Q1 2017, global unit tablet shipments will fall under 40 million for the first time in almost five years, according ...

AUO’s August Sales Dip 14% YoY

AU Optronics (AUO) reported an 11.3% month on month increase in sales in August to NT$30.5 billion ($938.1 million), though this ...

London Hotel Invests in LG

As part of a £1.4 million investment, the Grosvenor House hotel in London has installed 10 LG displays in a 5×2 ...

Panasonic Automates Calibration

Four new models, with various wireless presentation options, have been added to Panasonic’s VW350 3LCD projector series. The PT-VW355N, PT-VX425N, PT-VW350 ...

Apple Extends UltraHD Support to Single Stream

Apple has begun to support lower-cost UltraHD displays with the release of OSX 10.10.3. Previously, Apple’s devices would only send UltraHD ...

Google To Develop Stand-Alone VR Headset

Google announced at its Google I/O developer event that it would ship a stand-alone headset version of its DayDream VR technology, ...

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Acer Chromebook 11 N7 Is Mil Spec Ruggedised – for Classrooms!

by Bob Raikes

Acer knows that students are tough on technology – its latest Chromebook, the 11 N7 (C731) is built to military specifications (MIL-STD 810G), but is intended for education customers. The device has an 11.6″ …

Tags:Acer| Chromebooks| Education| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Everlight Loses Nichia LED Patent Appeal

by Bob Raikes

The court of appeal in Düsseldorf, Germany, has confirmed that Everlight and its German subsidiary were in breach of Nichia’s patents, so Everlight’s appeal against the early decision in favour of Nichia has been …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Nichia| Patents| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Huawei supports Vodafone Spain’s 4K offer

by Bob Raikes

Vodafone Spain plans to boost the UltraHD content on its network, using Docsis 3.1 technology from Huawei that is said to support up to 1Gbps symmetric speeds. Deployment will start in major cities and …

Tags:Huawei| Large Display Monitor| Spain| UltraHD| Vodafone| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Distec Reinforces Displays Against Fire

by Bob Raikes

Distec of Germany will show fire resistant displays at the forthcoming ISE show, using a new G30 protective glass. The displays, in the POS-Line BLO range, will automatically power off if heat is too …

Tags:Back Panel| ISE 2017| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 01

And finally…. A Braille Joke

by Bob Raikes

Mars has run a campaign that uses Malteser chocolate-shaped braille signs on a bus shelter. The braille said “Caught a really fast bus once, turns out it was a fire engine.”, a joke that …

Tags:Back Panel| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Some Samsung Wearables Now Support iOS

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has now made some of its Gear smartwatches, the S3, S2 and Gear Fit2, compatible with Apple’s iOS with Gear S and Gear Fit apps available for download from Apple’s App store. Over …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartwatches| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Enterprise Wearables to Shift to Body-worn Devices says ABI

by Bob Raikes

The enterprise wearable market is experiencing a shift from wrist-worn devices to body- and head-worn wearables said ABI Research which forecasts enterprise wearable shipments will grow from 30 million shipments in 2016 to nearly …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 01| Wearable Market

Full-Dome Screens: When 100,000 Lumens isn’t Enough

by Matthew Brennesholtz

IMERSA (Immersive Media Entertainment, Research, Science & Arts) is having it’s 8th annual summit February 22 – 26 in Denver at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS). There will be lots of …

Tags:Barco| Christie| Dolby Atmos| Laser Projectors| Planetariums| Vol 24 - Issue 02

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Sharp to Launch 70″ Wall Display at ISE 2017

by Isaac Oburu

At Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2017, Sharp will launch a unique 70” display for video walls, 10” larger than its current largest video-wall display and 15” larger than the mainstream industry standard. Aimed at …

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SiliconCore Plans Quick Connect LEDs for ISE 2017

by Bob Raikes

SiliconCore said that it will show a new Quick Connect range of LED displays for rental applications at the forthcoming ISE show. There will be a Peony 2.6mm pitch display with 1.5 x 2.5 …

Tags:ISE 2017| Large Display Monitor| SiliconCore| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 01