CES Video Round Up
Our CES 2016 reel which includes VESA, Cambrios, Pixelworks, Intel, Qualcomm and a look at some of the products shown by Samsung at CES 2016.
Tobii Interviewed on PC Eye Tracking
We interviewed Mårten Skogö of Swedish company Tobii, which is a leading company in eye tracking, about the integration of the company’s technology into a new MSI notebook. We also saw an application of eye tracking in the North Hall by Denso in a car.
iBT Claims High Growth
iBoardTouch (iBT) was showing its full range of 65″ to 98″ interactive displays – the 75″ and 98″ UltraHD models having recently been released. Unusually, the company has a high end 70″ procap system that can support 32 touch points and is fitted with anti-glare etched cover glass and is called the CD70. The product … Read more
Hansol Integrates EMR in One Cable Solution
Hansol was a name we often featured back in the days when the company was in the mainstream monitor business, but withdrew from that market to focus on special displays for games machines etc. some years ago. It also developed its business for power supplies and backlights which it supplies to Samsung. At the show, … Read more
Dell Promoting New Touch LFD
Dell was in the Intel area at the show with its new C7017T which is the company’s first 70″ LCD product (and looks like a version of the 70″ pre-production display that we spotted at Infocomm) and which will be available in Q2 (with prices still to be decided). Few details were available at this … Read more
Promethean Enjoying New Ownership
Promethean World has had an eventful year, having been acquired by NetDragon of China in the Autumn and with technology and product developments, too, during the year since we last met at BETT (Takeover at Promethean Now Done). We met with Ian Curtis, who looks after most of Europe (except the East), Africa and Australasia … Read more
BETT Roundup
Albion supplies Apple solutions to the UK education market, as well as training. We asked about the competition from Google’s Chromebooks – which are significantly cheaper – and were told that Apple’s iPads etc are still popular because “they just work”. User-friendliness is a big plus! “A return to education” was being celebrated by Asus. … Read more
Sahara Pushing to Keep Up with Demand
Sahara was at the show with its CleverTouch IMDs which have been so successful in the UK market. There are new bezels and upgrades to the core systems to allow the latest Android version to be operated. We asked if the company had found the market tough recently, but we heard that it has had … Read more
VividTouch from Steljes Makes a Big Impact
It was hard to miss the big LED sign for “VividTouch” that was around the entrance to BETT. The first surprise came, really, when we got to the booth and found it populated by staff from UK educational technology distributor, Steljes. Steljes, as some of you will know, has been the pioneer of IWBs and … Read more
Panasonic Installed the First Digital Signage System Giving Fans Full Visibility from Everywhere at Arena da Baixada in Brazil
Panasonic Brazil installed the first digital signage system called Digital Media Center consisting of 220 sets of Viera TV and signage server in the country at Arena da Baixada, giving fans full visibility of what happens on the field. The stadium hosted some of the games of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [Flash Video] Digital … Read more
GSMA Provides Further Updates on 2016 Mobile World Congress
The GSMA today provided further updates on the 2016 GSMA Mobile World Congress, including new keynote speakers, events and partner programmes. Mobile World Congress will be held 22-25 February 2016 at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, with events also taking place at Fira Montjuïc. “We’re just a month away from Mobile World Congress and our … Read more
Kopin Receives Final $15 Million Payment for Sale of III-V Product Line
Kopin Corporation today announced that the Company has received $15 million from IQE PLC, a leading UK-based designer and supplier of advanced semiconductor wafers, as the final payment from the sale of its III-V Product line. Under the terms of the sale, which was completed in January, 2013, Kopin sold its advanced integrated circuit business … Read more
