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GfK Chart-Track data shows that 2 million units of Sony’s Playstation console have been sold in the UK to-date. The console has been on sale for 18 months – reaching the 2-million-unit mark faster than the previous best-seller, the Playstation 2.
Nordisk Film Biografer, a Nordic film developer, has chosen Barco’s DP4K-60L projector to be used in the main screen of its multiplex in the Field’s shopping centre in Copenhagen. The new 1,500-seat cinema complex will be opened in August.
At its recent investor conference, Innolux announced that it will not use quantum dots and will instead focus on its own wide colour gamut technology. Chairman of the board and CEO Hsing-Chien Tsuan said that QD displays consume more energy than standard LCD displays. QDs were also said to use environmentally-harmful materials (i.e. cadmium, although … Read more
Leaked photos of an unnamed Samsung phone are said to be of the Z2, a Tizen model (New Tizen Phones Under Development at Samsung). The device looks more like Samsung Galaxy phones than the original Tizen handset, the Z1.
SPIE, the International Society of Optics and Photonics, has examined the use of a quantum dot enhancement film (QDEF) to cover more of the Rec.2020 colour gamut with an LCD display. Rec.2020 was originally defined for laser projectors – today’s LCD and OLED displays cannot achieve full coverage. SPIE retrofitted two consumer-level LCD displays (a … Read more
OLED-Info has published a new version of its market reports on microdisplays and flexible OLEDs. Find them (paid) at http://tinyurl.com/k8hsu25 (microdisplays) and http://tinyurl.com/m3r8ksa (flexible OLEDs).
Asbis has signed two distribution agreements with Dell which cover the company’s complete range of products, including laptops, PCs and monitors. Dell’s enterprise products and solutions will now be available in Bulgaria and Cyprus. Asbis already offers Dell’s products extensively across the Central and Eastern Europe region.
Spanish brand Desigual has opened a new store in Munich, with digital signage throughout the 650m², four-storey space. As well as LED displays on the upper floors, the entrance to Neuhauser Strasse is flanked by two 1 x 2 video walls. These walls use NEC’s 55″ X554UN displays, with 1920 x 1080 resolution and 700 … Read more
Aiptek’s Pocket Cinema A100W is a pico DLP projector which is intended to strike a balance between business and private use. A built-in adaptor means that the A100W can accept content wirelessly, through Apple Airplay and Miracast. MHL-HDMI and USB ports are also featured: HDMI for content transfer and USB for charging mobile devices. The … Read more
As part of a significant desktop PC rollout, HP has introduced three new AIO PCs and an UltraHD monitor. The new Pavilion AIO PCs (currently unnamed), in 21.5″, 23″ and 27″ sizes, have 1920 x 1080 resolution (we are unsure of the panel type and are checking with HP). They have edge-to-edge-glass and users can … Read more
As part of a £1.4 million investment, the Grosvenor House hotel in London has installed 10 LG displays in a 5×2 video wall. Pure AV installed the 47″ screens, which have a 4.9mm bezel width and 1920 x 1080 resolution.
Nikola Labs, from Ohio, showed a new iPhone case at TechCrunch Disrupt this month, which harvests power to extend battery life. The case ($100) will debut on Kickstarter in June. Radio waves are converted into DC power, using excess energy from Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and cellular signals. The conversion – using technology from Ohio State University … Read more
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