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LG Partners With Discovery Communications To Reveal Game-Changing Innovations Shaping Future Of Technology

October 19, 2015 by Isaac Oburu

LG Electronics USA is partnering with Discovery Communications on unique new content, featured on Discovery Digital Networks and Science Channel, offering viewers an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the most ground-breaking innovations and the innovators behind them. The new custom content, inspired by LG’s revolutionary OLED TV display technology that is bringing the future f television … Read more

Acer Takes Home Good Design Awards

October 19, 2015 by Tom Allen

Acer won five Good Design awards in Japan this month, from more than 3,600 entries. The winning products – the Predator Z35 monitor, K138STi LED projector, Aspire Switch 10 E hybrid, Aspire R 11 hybrid and Revo One RL85 mini PC – will be on show at the Good Design Exhibition in Tokyo from the … Read more

NEC Recognises Partners’ Efforts at Display Forum

October 19, 2015 by Tom Allen

NEC announced the winners of the 2015/16 Display Trends Forum partner awards at its Display Trends Forum event in Berlin recently. The awards were: Desktop Monitors Partner of the Year (Ingram Micro, Germany); Large Format Display Partner of the Year (Midwich, UK); Commercial Projector Partner of the Year (Kern & Stelly, Germany); Professional Projector Partner … Read more

NEC Awards Outstanding Partner Achievements at Display Trends Forum 2015/16

October 19, 2015 by Isaac Oburu

NEC Display Solutions Europe has successfully hosted the NEC Display Trends Forum 2015/16, bringing together NEC customers, partners, speakers and staff from 26 countries to discuss the industry today and its future. The event also featured the EMEA Partner Award Ceremony, where outstanding achievements by eight of NEC’s partners were recognised. The event, in Berlin, … Read more

Live Webinar: The Right GPU for Your Design and Engineering Workflow

October 19, 2015 by Isaac Oburu

Finding an optimal workstation to meet your requirements can be complicated. This mission-critical equipment can often run 24/7. Reliability is key. In this webinar, industry expert Jon Peddie will cover: Size, growth and categorization of workstations for engineering applications. The importance of certification, benchmarks and virtualized workstations. AMD will then discuss the advantages of its … Read more

Kaleidescape Signs With Sony

October 19, 2015 by Tom Allen

Kaleidescape launched a new line of video players known as the Encore series, including its first UltraHD model: the Strato Movie Player. The Strato can play films that are downloaded onto a hard drive; either on the Strato itself (optional, 6TB), or on one of Kaleidescape’s new Terra Movie Servers. It is also able to … Read more

Apple Scraps Target Display Mode

December 21, 2022October 19, 2015 by Tom Allen

It has been revealed that Apple has killed off the ability to use its iMacs as external displays for other computers, with the latest models (Retina Now on All Large iMacs). Apple introduced Target Display mode in 2009, with its 27″ iMac. Apple Macbook owners were able to connect their computers to the iMac using … Read more

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 42

December 21, 2022October 19, 2015 by Tom Allen

The Blackberry Priv smartphone (Blackberry Looks to Android to Save Falling Share) can now be pre-ordered in the UK, for £465 ($720) SIM-free. The Nexus 5X phone (Google Learns from Competition With Dual Flagships), sold by Google but built by LG, is now on sale in the UK. Prices start at £270 ($420). The Lumia … Read more

Everdisplay Shows Transparent OLED

October 19, 2015 by Tom Allen

Everdisplay Optoelectronics showed off a 5.57″ transparent OLED display at an event in Beijing this month. According to OLED-Info, pixel density is 264 ppi (this would be equivalent to 1280 x 720 resolution – TA), and transmittance is around 30%.

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 42

December 21, 2022October 19, 2015 by Tom Allen

75″ and 85″ TVs have been added to Loewe‘s Reference series (Three Tuners in Loewe’s Premium Reference Series). These are the company’s first large-format UltraHD models. They use direct-LED backlights, and feature an HEVC decoder and HDMI ports that can transport UltraHD content at 60fps. They are being sold now for €9,315 (72″) and €16,200 … Read more

High Inventory Keeps PCs Down Across EMEA

October 19, 2015 by Tom Allen

EMEA PC shipments fell 23% YoY in Q3’15, to 18.4 million, according to IDC. Ongoing currency fluctuations in several countries, as well as political instability in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, affected the result. In addition to the currency and political woes, retailers across the region focused on clearing low-cost ‘Windows 8.1-with-Bing’ inventory, in … Read more

SPIL/Foxconn Share Swap Rejected

October 19, 2015 by Tom Allen

Shareholders at Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) did not support a proposed share-swap deal with Foxconn Electronics. SPIL had intended to increase authorised shares from 3.6 billion units to 5 billion, and increase the limit on investments in a single security from 20% of the companu’s net worth to 60%. Both proposals were rejected. Advanced Semiconductor … Read more