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Notebook Makers Pin Hopes on Resolution

The economic downturn and popularity of tablet devices are causing notebook and panel makers to increasingly adopt higher display resolutions to keep consumer attention, says IHS. Worldwide notebook panel demand was down 12% YoY in 2015, to 176 million units. Notebook inventory continues to climb, and brands and panel makers hope that upgrading resolution will … Read more

Samsung Electronics Wins More Than 100 Awards at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, a global leader and innovator in consumer electronics, semiconductors and telecommunications, today announced that it won more than 100 awards in key categories including Home Entertainment, Home Appliances, Mobile, and Internet of Things at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The show is the global gathering place for all who thrive … Read more

Peerless-AV’s Mount Holds Two Video Walls

A new back-to-back video wall mount has been developed by Peerless-AV, designed to maximise available space for digital signage. A 2×2 video wall can be mounted on either side of the SmartMount DS-S560-B2X2. The pedestal mount can accommodate screen sizes of 46″ – 60″. A quick-connect adaptor latch enables automatic engagement with the mounting rail, … Read more

Panasonic Signs Partnership to Deliver Visual Solutions for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Ceremonies

Panasonic Corporation announced today that it has signed an agreement to become an “Official Ceremony Partner” with the Rio 2016 Olympic Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Rio 2016) and provide turnkey visual operations for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games Ceremonies. Panasonic will provide more than 100 high brightness compact 20,000 … Read more

Digital Experience Has Lots to See

Digital Experience, aka Pepcom, is the largest of the CES press events – almost a mini show by itself. This year it was held in the Mirage hotel, and the ‘Sun, Surf and Tech’ theme seemed wildly out of place, considering the pouring rain outside! We spoke to Atmel, the maker of touch controllers that … Read more

ZTE Crowd Sources Innovation

The ZTE press conference takes this year’s coveted ‘worst-arranged event of CES’ award. The room was far too small for the number of people who wanted to attend, and was almost entirely full once the VIP guests had entered. Us ‘peasants’ from the press had to traipse upstairs to the (poorly-signposted) overflow room, where the … Read more

Seiki Pushes to Change Brand Perception

China’s Seiki brand is keen to promote itself, rushing to become known as a maker of high-end products. It’s a turnaround for the company that many people know for launching the first sub-$1,000 UltraHD TV (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 16), which was an extremely basic unit without smart functionality. We began by looking at … Read more

And Finally – Vol 23 No 01

Late last year, Jaguar pulled what some might call ‘a stunt preying on peoples’ expectations’, and others would refer to as ‘brilliant marketing’. Let’s just say that it involves virtual reality – but, then again, it also doesn’t. Confused? Watch the video below, or at http://tinyurl.com/zu5f4ys.

Boldman Mounts LED Screen on Listed Building

Aluminium construction company, Boldman, is seeing increasing adoption of its frames for large-scale LED screens. Work was recently completed on a 13.9m x 7.8m x 0.6m framework for a screen (10mm pixel pitch, 6,000 cd/m²) in Manchester, UK. It was manufactured using an Oblik spaceframe structure framework, built from 156 individually-fabricated aluminium sections. It is … Read more

Innovation Betters the World at CES 2016

CES® 2016 wrapped today as the most expansive CES, breaking records across the board and providing unparalleled opportunities for companies big and small to launch innovation to the world market. More than 3,800 exhibitors unveiled their latest technologies across more than 2.47 million net square feet of exhibit space this week. CES 2016 touched every … Read more

Innovation (And Everything Else) Grows at CES

The Consumer Electronics Show again managed to grow in 2016, becoming the largest edition of the event ever. More than 3,800 companies attended as exhibitors, across more than 229,000m² of space. In excess of 170,000 professionals attended the show, of which 50,000 came from outside the USA – including the first Cuban delegation. 6,000 members … Read more