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RDSE 2016 Round-up

3M Touch Systems had no new developments since ISE but was demonstrating the table with special object tracking application that was also being shown by its customer, Pyramid Electronics. The technology comes from Interactive Scape of Berlin. 3M was showing, along with Pyramid (Polytouch), this object which is recognised by the procap system. Image:Meko Anders … Read more

Imagotag Adds NFC to ESLs

SES Imagotag was formed when Store Electronic Systems acquired Austrian electronic shelf label (ESL) maker, Imagotag. We nearly missed the company at the show, but we were glad we found them as they had plenty to show us. The company claims to be a global leader and told us it has 10K stores equipped with … Read more

Pioneer Group Starts to Supply SPP LED

Pioneer Group of the UK (not the Japanese brand) was showing its recently-introduced discrete LED displays which are currently available for indoor applications in pitches from 1.9mm to 6mm. The company is working on “sub 1mm” pitch products and also has a ‘full range’ of outdoor LEDs. The display is very slim and is made … Read more

Optoma Shows Unique Advantages of Projection

Optoma was the only company promoting projection products at the event. Although other projector companies were at the show (e.g. Epson), they were focusing on POS or other products. Optoma was highlighting applications that only projection could address. It was working with a company called DisplayMapper that has a camera-based mapping technology that allows relatively … Read more

GDS Promotes Bonding & E Ink

GDS was showing a range of its more unusual products. First we looked at its ‘floor LCDs’. The company told us that it had made a single installation of 800 of the displays in a project in Khazakstan (check spelling). GDS was keen to highlight its bonding facilities and had a 98″ panel with bonded … Read more

LG Explains its B2B Strategy

Over the last year, LG has been developing its B2B strategy at a European level and the retail group, based in Amsterdam, was running the booth at RDSE. LG has vertical sales and marketing groups sitting across the different product categories to help it to maximise its opportunities. These are in retail, finance and banking, … Read more

Pyramid Exploits HPC in Retail

Pyramid Computers is a German specialist in high performance computing (HPC). It has three businesses based on this core competence. One is the high performance computing business itself (and apparently its special HPC systems were used in part of the calculations recently that showed the existence of gravitational waves). A second business uses the technology … Read more

AMD Enables eGPUs With Thunderbolt

AMD has announced that its new technology, XConnect, is behind Razer’s new Core external GPU product (Razer Shaves Weight From the Blade). The Razer Core is an external GPU Add-in-Board (AIB) holder. Using it, owners can add significant graphical power to the new Razer Blade Stealth, which features an integrated GPU. It will be shipped … Read more

LGD Plans G5 OLED Plant

LG Display is to construct a G5 OLED lighting fab in Gumi, South Korea. Initial capacity will be 15,000 substrates, which could be ramped up ‘depending on the market situation’. Analyst Comment LG showed new OLED solutions at – we believe – Light + Building 2016 in Frankfurt this week. Largely, the company was focused … Read more

SDC Prepares for Transparent and Mirror Rollout

Samsung Display unveiled its 55″ transparent and mirrored OLED products in June last year, as part of an exhibit at the Hong Kong Convention Centre. Since then, we have seen them at shows including IFA, CES, ISE and PTE. The firm has now announced names and a release date for both products. Both models have … Read more

ZTE to Appeal Against Ban

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ZTE will appeal against the export restrictions placed on it by the USA (US Bans Exports to ZTE), according to sources speaking to the Shanghai Daily. ‘A senior commerce department official’ said, “The US Department of Commerce and ZTE Corp are in ongoing discussions”. The length of the appeals process remains unclear. Export bans are … Read more