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The time of the GPS as external navigation system seemed to be coming to an end, as more and more cars come with fixed installed navigation systems. At the same time, emergency vehicles, the police and many commercial drivers have installing dashboard cams to record outside traffic for various reasons. Now Garmin, one of the … Read more
Google’s contest of one-up-manship with Apple has taken a turn for the weird, with the discovery of an Easter egg on Google Maps that could be called insolent, insulting and even downright rude. Zooming in on a small area near Rawlpindi, Pakistan, shows an Android robot doing its…business…on what is clearly an Apple logo. The … Read more
Screen Innovations has built a projection screen for the International Space Station – which has been taken up and installed already. The first-ever screen-in-the-stars is a 65″ unit, reflecting ambient light and developed to work in zero gravity. It replaces the 13″ tablet-sized displays that were being used to communicate with Mission Control and uses … Read more
This week, in the LDM, we have a supplement on the developments at the NAB show. Chris clearly had an interesting time there and there was lots of activity in UltraHD and Super Hi-Vision, in HDR, in 360 degree cameras for VR content creation and small pitch LEDs. Combined with his report on the SMPTE … Read more
The Grace X7, a new smartphone by Prestigio, is a mid-range device with a premium design. The phone is 6.9mm thick and weighs 134g. According to the company the phone is designed for photographers, with a 13MP rear camera. The sensor uses backside illumination to improve low-light performance. The front camera has a 5MP sensor. … Read more
Eizo’s CG318-4K LCD monitor (Wide Colour and High Resolution on Eizo’s ColorEdge) took Newbay Media’s Best of Show award at NAB 2015.
Computacenter said that its UK business achieved 7% year on year revenue growth in Q1, reaching £361.4 million ($554.8 million), with a 27% revenue growth in its supply chain business due to a specific customer’s spend. Sales were also up in Germany, rising 5% to £252.3 million ($387.1 million). However, France continues to be a … Read more
Spain’s antitrust watchdog has approved Telefonica’s acquisition of a 56% stake in Canal+ but with certain conditions. These include the obligation to offer 50% of its premium channels to competitors through a wholesale offer.
Screen Innovations (SI), purveyors of innovation in the two-piece video projection industry, has been invited by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to create the first projection-screen for use in outer space, aboard the International Space Station (ISS). On April 14, 2015, the rocket SpaceX 6 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying the … Read more
The Data Display Group now holds samples of AUO‘s P550HVN04.2, which was announced last year. The unit consists of two 55″ displays in a single 19.6mm-thick housing. The displays can show the same or different content. They have 1920 x 1080 resolution, 700 cd/m² of brightness and a 4,000:1 contrast ratio. A price has been … Read more
Samsung Display has published more information about the flexible AMOLED display used on the Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone. The Galaxy S6 Edge uses the third iteration of Samsung’s curved displays; the first was a horizontal curve on the Galaxy Round (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 39) and the second was the single-side curved AMOLED display … Read more
The European Court of Justice has upheld a €210 million fine imposed on LG Display (LGD) for its part in the cartel of LCD panel makers between 2001 and 2006. The company was originally fined €215 million, which the EU’s General Court reduced by €5 million last year. LGD appealed against the fine, seeking to … Read more
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