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Lenovo Grows German Network

Lenovo has appointed API and Bytec as new distributors in Germany. API will handle Lenovo’s PCs and notebooks, while Bytek will ...

Parents Share Concerns with Buying Laptops and Smartphones for Kids This Year

FatWallet.com, the savings resource for millions of online deal hunters, announced results of its Back to School Tech Survey (*Survata), which ...

Barco is Pro-Laser, Anti-Speckle

I had time to sit down with Bill Beck of Barco to talk about speckle, which is inherently related to laser ...

Skyworth Releases One New HDR TV at IFA

Skyworth told us that they had one new HDR TV at IFA, the S9B which is part of the previously released ...

Floating Pixels Developed in the UK

Groups from the Universities of Sussex and Bristol have developed a display that uses ultrasound acoustics to suspend physical pixels in ...

Swiss Coop Switches to ESLs

Coop Stores in Switzerland has opened the first of what is planned to be an update to its store designs. The ...

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Move Over TED, SXSWedu is Muscling In for Education

by Len Scrogan

During the last decade, the very best ideas in education and technology could be scouted by attending or listening to a TED talk. Times have changed. Move over TED, because, in the U.S., the …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| display technology| Education| Vol 22 - Issue 50

Dialog Submits Draft Statement to SEC

by Tom Allen

Dialog Semiconductor has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in connection with its previously-announced proposal to acquire Atmel Corporation (Dialog to Buy Atmel). The registration statement …

Tags:Atmel| Dialog Semiconductor| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 50

Which VR Headset Holds the Pole Position?

by Tom Allen

A survey by Statista earlier this year found that the Oculus Rift is the VR headset of which most consumers are aware – unsurprising, considering its promotions and well-publicised buyout by Facebook. Following the …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 50

Sony Mirrors VR to TV

by Tom Allen

Sony held an event in San Francisco recently, where it showed off updates to the Playstation VR headset. The ‘new’ device features a 5.7″ OLED display inside, with 1920 x 1080 resolution. Content can …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 50

CPT

Large Panels Plummet at CPT

by Tom Allen

November revenues for Chunghwa Picture Tubes fell 9.3% MoM and 23.7% YoY, to NT$3.8 billion ($115.4 million). January-to-November revenues were down 15.1% YoY, to NT$44 billion ($1.3 billion). CPT’s large-size panel shipments were down …

Tags:CPT| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 50

Chromecast Has 50Hz Support

by Tom Allen

Google has released a software update, which brings support for the 50Hz frame rate to its Chromecast dongle. Previously the device only ran content at 60Hz, the US TV standard, while European TV mostly …

Tags:Chrome| Google| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| Vol 22 - Issue 50

Kiosk Solutions Rotates Display

by Tom Allen

Kiosk Solutions GmbH is expanding its Android product lineup with a new landscape-format freestanding unit – which is not limited to the Android OS. It is identical to the AI55, launched earlier this year, …

Tags:Android| Germany| Kiosks| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 51

Microsoft Says ‘Sorry’ for Surface Screen

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has apologised for the experience that some users have had with the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4, thanking customers for their “open and candid” feedback. Some models of the Surface Book are …

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 50

New Toshiba Plan May Include PC Sale

by Tom Allen

According to Japan’s Sankei newspaper, Toshiba may announce its business plan, covering the next three fiscal years, in March. The company will set fiscal targets, and – apparently – plans to restructure its operations …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| toshiba| Vol 22 - Issue 50

ATSC Prepares to Approve New Standards

by Tom Allen

The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), of the USA, is preparing to approve 10 new candidate standards, which will be included in the final ATSC 3.0 specification, by the end of the year. These …

Tags:ATSC| Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| Standards| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 50

King Jim Splits Keyboard for Small-Screen Productivity

by Tom Allen

King Jim is a Japanese company, which has recently announced an 8″ notebook with a full-size keyboard. Due to be released on the 12th February, the Portabook XMC10 features a keyboard equivalent in size …

Tags:Japan| Keyboards| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 22 - Issue 50

Swapbots

Draw and Code Combines Toys and Augmented Reality Game

by Norbert Hildebrand

If you have never heard of Draw and Code, you certainly don’t know what SwapBots are. Draw and Code is a software development company based in Liverpool, UK that develops games using new technologies. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Toys