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Royal Caribbean International partnered with Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota, in conjunction with Robotic Arts and ABB, to implement a never-been-done-before visual experience for their new Quantum Class cruise ships. Anthem of the Seas made its first voyage on April 22, 2015 with the visual spectacular first showcased on the maiden voyage of Quantum … Read more
It was back to the office with a bang this week for me. Because of staff vacations, I had to work close to full time on our newsletters. Next week, we are planning our annual publishing break. We plan to keep putting some major stories onto the website, but the next pdf issue will be … Read more
Toshiba’s president and CEO, Hisao Tanaka, along with five other senior executives, have stepped down from their positions over the accounting scandal which emerged last month. The company announced a sweeping reorganisation of its corporate leadership team, including former executives, who said they took full responsibility for the accounting malpractice which saw Toshiba overstate its … Read more
While we didn’t expect Tim Cook to bare all with the Apple Watch sales, there were some indications in the quarterly earnings call that shed some light on the wearable’s performance. Although the Watch revenue has been part of the Other Products category, Cook did mention that ‘It would not be an inaccurate thing to … Read more
A new version of the Blackberry Passport smartphone (Blackberry Passport Veers From ‘Traditional’ Design) has been released in the USA. The Passport Silver Edition has a more rounded design and a silver colour, rather than the original’s all-black colouring. Other specifications are the same. The smartphone will be launched in Europe in the coming weeks, … Read more
Visionox has shown a prototype rollable, flexible AMOLED panel. It is a 4.6″ unit with 800 x 480 resolution. The prototype has a curvature radius of sub-3mm and a thickness of 20µm. The plan, according to Visionox, is to mass-produce its new panel within two years. A video of the prototype, which obviously still has … Read more
AOC has updated the release schedule of its U3277PQU LCD monitor (AOC Looks After Professionals). The display will now be released in August, for £585 ($915). A similar unit, with an AMVA panel and 2560 x 1440 resolution (instead of IPS and UltraHD) will be launched at the same time; the Q3277PQU will cost £350 … Read more
Hannspree’s first UltraHD monitor, the HU282PPS, is described as an open-frame gaming and industrial display unit. The company announced the display as part of its Q3 monitor product portfolio. Designed for OEMs and system integrators, the HU282PPS will be a 28″ unit with a TN panel. It will have a 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 60Hz refresh … Read more
Between the 20th July and 30th September 2015, NEC is offering a free warranty extension on all P and PA series monitors in the DACH region. To extend the warranty from three to five years, the buyer must simply register their monitor on the NEC website, within four weeks of purchase.
Avnu Digital has chosen Brightsign’s media player technology, to integrate with key displays from its product line. The bundled products are available now, through Avnu’s largest stocking distributor United Visual Products.
QED productions has taken delivery of tthe first Christie Boxer 4K30 projectors in the UK. The projector is designed for rental and staging in large-venue events.
Acer has slimmed down its Iconia tablet series, with a new model called the Iconia One 7. Available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB variants, the tablet features a micro-SD slot that will accept cards up to 128GB. The unit has a 7″ display, with 1280 x 720 resolution and a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, running Android … Read more
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