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Grundig Uses UltraHD, HDR and SAT>IP

We have heard of a new TV line from Grundig called ‘Immensa’, which will be the company’s premium models for this year. The flagship is the Vision 9, an UltraHD TV with HDR and a frameless design. Two triple tuners are built in, along with SAT>IP technology; this is capable of distributing a satellite signal … Read more

Large-Area Shipments Rising, Says MIC

According to Taiwan’s MIC, large-area LCD panel (defined as those used in notebook PCs, monitors and TVs) shipments rose 1.7% QoQ in Q3’15, to 148.4 million units. LCD TV panels had the highest growth at 3.1%, followed by LCD monitors (0.9%) and notebook PCs (0.1%). As well as enjoying the highest growth rate, LCD TV … Read more

ARM Supports 4K in Mobile and Optimises with BOE

Arm of Cambridge in the UK, has announced the Mali DP650 display processor which can support multiple composition layers for graphics and video at 1920 x 1080 resolution, while avoiding a big impact on battery life, according to Mark Dickinson, general manager, media processing group, ARM. The device has been optimised for 2560 x 1440 … Read more

New Intel-Powered Retail Experiences to Hit Stores This Year

Intel Corporation today unveiled a range of technological innovations that are driving new retail experiences for consumers and enabling retailers to better understand and connect with customers. The solutions feature popular brands including Boulanger*, Brooks Brothers*, Coop*, Levi Strauss & Co.*, and Nordstrom*. The company also announced the Intel® Retail Sensor Platform, the first vertical … Read more

Durable Touchscreens Withstand Slot Machine Traditions for Global Monitor

The ritual of kissing your diamond ring and touching it to the display before you play is thought to bring luck to slot machine players in some countries – but doesn’t do much for the touchscreens on the games. Global Monitor, Mexico’s leading specialist supplier of screens to the casino game cabinet industry, has standardised … Read more

Displaydata Announces Availability of New Fully Graphic, Three-Color Electronic Shelf Label (ESL) Sizes

Displaydata, the world’s number one supplier of three-color Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs), today announced the launch of its new three-color (black, paper white and red) Chroma 16 and 74 ESLs, in addition to the new Aura 29 BLE display with Dynamic Central, the company’s enterprise-wide remote manage suite. Displaydata will demo its new solutions in … Read more

More than 200 Million Virtual Reality Head-Mounted Displays to be Sold by 2020, According to Tractica

While virtual reality (VR) is not a new technology in concept and can trace its origins back to the 1950s, the past few years have witnessed a golden era of investment and product development in the sector, and highly-capable head-mounted displays (HMDs) are now on the verge of commercial deployment. VR offerings from Oculus, HTC, … Read more

Smart Simplifies with “Classroom as a Service”

First, we heard that the firm has made a significant new initiative in the way it offers its products and services to the market. New at the show is a special “Classroom as a Service” financial package, which offers a complete package of a big display, client devices (chromebooks), software, installation and three days of … Read more

HP Updates Sprout for Professionals

HP was in the area that was centred around the Intel booth (and also included Dell and Lenovo) and was showing software and clients and had news about the Sprout. The original Sprout product was designed and marketed as a home/consumer product. However, at the show, they were positioning a new version, the Sprout Pro, … Read more