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For a company whose entire business structure, for many years, was solely online, you would think that Google would be able to protect its domain name. Well, you would think wrong: this week Sanmay Ved, a former Google employee was able to buy the world’s most famous website, Google.com, through its own (new) domain-buying service … Read more
AOC, through a partnership with 20th Century Fox, is the official monitor partner for The Martian – the new film based on the novel by Andy Weir. AOC displays are used throughout the film, and the company and its retail partners can use exclusive material in on- and offline promotions.
HP came out of left field with a huge raft of product announcements on our print day. Unfortunately all of our points of contact within the company had attended the launch event in Barcelona, and were flying back when we called for specific information. We will update you when we know more. Notebooks were the … Read more
A few weeks ago, we got a press release from Data Modul which told us that it would be exhibiting its Conrac flight information displays at the Inter Airport Europe show in Munich this week. As we had to be in the city anyway, we decided to go along. However, it turned out that Conrac … Read more
Planar has updated its UltraRes large-format displays, which are aimed at the emerging UltraHD ecosystem. While retaining most features and specifications from previous releases, the new models also bring something new to the mix. Available in 75″ (new), 84″ and 98″ sizes, the UltraRes displays now support UltraHD playback at 60fps, via HDMI and DisplayPort … Read more
Planar Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLNR), a global leader in display and digital signage technology, today unveiled the next generation of its Planar® UltraRes™ Series 4K LCD display line, designed for ultra-high resolution commercial applications. The latest Planar UltraRes Series design combines the best of the current models with new features inspired by customers and trends in … Read more
PM SCREEN takes standard and boring retail displays to the next level. 3D holographic displays revolutionizing mass retail market are now in 500+ Best Buy locations across the US – pioneering with Altec Lansing products. Altec Lansing’s new line of everything-proof portable Bluetooth speakers is turning heads at select retailers across the US. Altec needed … Read more
3M has entered into a licensing agreement with Lotus Applied Technology to access Lotus’s TransFlexALDTM spatial Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) and barrier materials patent portfolio. TransFlexALD technology enables high-speed, low-cost deposition of single layer “ultra-barrier” coatings on rolls of polymer film using ALD. These coatings play a critical role in the encapsulation of moisture- and … Read more
Powered by Intel Skylake processors, Dell’s new XPS hybrids and notebooks include features such as Thunderbolt 3 ports and select aspects of the Latitude line. The products are designed for ‘power users’, for both productivity and entertainment. The XPS 12 hybrid (12.5″0 and XPS 13 (13.3″) and XPS 15 (15.6″) notebooks will be compatible with … Read more
Dell today announced its new portfolio of award-winning XPS devices, featuring the innovative XPS 12 2-in-1, ultra-mobile XPS 13 notebook and stunning XPS 15 powerhouse laptop. Continuing to build on the XPS family’s premium pedigree of form and function, this updated lineup is designed to offer the best consumer laptops, incorporating high performance 6thgeneration Intel … Read more
Beacons are a hot topic in the public display space. Several companies that we track here at Display Monitor have looked at installing them in their displays, or otherwise working with them. Most coverage in the area of beacons relates to Apple’s iBeacon technology, but there are other companies out there. One of these is … Read more
Upscaling HDMI cables, which contain chips to scale content from 1920 x 1080 to UltraHD, have been available for some time, but not widespread. We have previously reported on a $40 cable from Seiki, for instance, which used a chip from Marseille Networks (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 2). Marseille has now produced its own … Read more
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