Page 2549 – Display Daily

SID Reveals Winners of 20th Annual Display Industry Awards

May 27, 2015 by Bob Raikes

The Society for Information Display (SID) today announced the winners of its 20th annual Display Industry Awards. The honorees will be recognized during a special luncheon on Wednesday, June 3, as part of Display Week, to be held at the San Jose Convention Center, May 31-June 5. 2015 Recipients Highlight Evolution of OLEDs, Diversity of … Read more

Slovenian Telco Readies 4G TV

May 27, 2015 by Tom Allen

Telekom Slovenije is getting ready to roll out TV, internet and fixed telephone services over its 4G network. The service will be available this month, in areas where fixed line broadband is not available but 4G coverage is. Customers will receive an IPTV STB, as well as other equipment.

Tivo Buys Polish Middleware Company

May 27, 2015 by Helen Vince

Tivo has acquired Cubiware, a Polish middleware and multiscreen firm for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will enable Tivo to expand its international presence in 25 countries. The company said it will also expand on the relationships built by Cubiware in the field of set top boxes and conditional access. Cubiware is based in Warsaw, … Read more

And Finally… – Vol 22 No 23

May 27, 2015 by Tom Allen

Demonstrating the importance of digital signage security, hackers recently took control of a large billboard in Atlanta, replacing the scheduled content with an image that could normally be found in the dark depths of Pornhub. Let’s just say that it was a full moon, and leave it at that.

Flexible AMOLEDs Provide Differentiation

May 27, 2015 by Tom Allen

Flexible AMOLED display shipments will equal more than 11% of rigid AMOLED shipments this year, according to IHS. The market is growing as vendors shift from rigid display production. Samsung Display and LG Display, in particular, are pursuing technological differentiation from rigid LCD and AMOLED panels. Rigid AMOLED panels lost their competitive edge when the … Read more

DNP Breaks the 100” Barrier with a New Type of Flat Screen

May 27, 2015 by Tom Allen

DNP is launching a range of optical flat screens for use in meeting rooms and smaller classrooms. With a highly attractive size-cost-quality profile, the new screens represent an important step in the evolution of this category. They meet the users’ demands for larger display sizes (100”) while remaining affordable for companies, educational institutions and homeowners. … Read more

Avnet Embedded Intros Ampire Standard Displays with Cover Lens and Projected Capacitive Touchscreen

May 27, 2015 by Tom Allen

Avnet Embedded, a business group of Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA, a business region ofAvnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), recently introduced the Ampire standard range of displays with Cover Lens and Projected Capacitive Touchscreen. Sizes consist of 4.3” / 5.0” / 7.0” / 10.1”. Cover lens thickness reaches up to 4mm with black s. Screen printing of … Read more

Matrox C-Series Chosen to Power New Video Wall and Digital Signage Systems

May 27, 2015 by Tom Allen

Matrox Graphics today announced that Exxact Corporation has chosen Matrox C-Series™ multi-display graphics cards as the heart of three new video wall and digital signage systems. One of the new systems, the Exxact MPX3000 with Matrox C680 inside, will be presented at InfoComm (Orlando, June 17–19) in the Matrox booth 4053. Additional Exxact systems will … Read more

Oculus Connect 2 Comes to Hollywood

May 27, 2015 by Tom Allen

Oculus VR has announced Oculus Connect 2 – an event for engineers, designers and developers from around the world, where they can learn about the future of the Oculus platform. This year’s event will take place between the 23rd and 25th September at the Loews Hotel in Hollywood. Applications to attend will be opened in … Read more

Lenovo Challenges Google

May 27, 2015 by Tom Allen

Lenovo has unveiled a bevy of new devices at an event in Beijing, including a Chromecast rival. First are three new laptops for consumers: the Z41 and Z51 are for multimedia use, and the Ideapad 100 for simple (read: basic) functionality. The Z models are 14″ (Z41) and 15″ (Z51), with 1920 x 1080 resolution … Read more

Pimms Campaign Demonstrates Digital Flexibility

May 27, 2015 by Tom Allen

Pimm’s has taken space on 12 of Ocean Outdoor’s premium sites in London and Birmingham, to prepare the UK for the sunny weather. Showcasing the power of digital advertising, the advert is activated when the temperature rises, with changes either side of 21°.

City Outdoor Wins Newcastle DOOH Tender

May 27, 2015 by Tom Allen

City Outdoor has won a tender by Newcastle City Council to install and operate a double-sided, large-format full motion screen in the UK city. The screen will be live in September and will be placed on Northumberland Street, lending it the name Northumberland Street Live.