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Sony’s Lifespace Bundled With High-Contrast Screen

More than a year after it was announced at CES 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 3), Sony’s Lifespace UX projector – the LSPX-W1S – has been launched in Europe. It is an ultra-short throw model producing DCI-4k resolution images, up to 147″. Sony’s projector will be available bundled with a new short-throw projection screen … Read more

NEC Expands Large-Format Display Range

A 65″ version of NEC‘s X981UHD display has been released. The X651UHD has a 60Hz refresh rate and can display up to four separate content feeds at once. The unit uses an IPS panel with a 1,400:1 contrast ratio, and LED backlight producing 500 cd/m². It can show 10-bit colour, upscale to UltraHD and features … Read more

Eizo Prepares for New Colour Space

Two of Eizo‘s UltraHD monitors – the CG318-4K and CG248-4K (Wide Colour and High Resolution on Eizo’s ColorEdgeEizo Reaches New Pixel Density Record) – have had Imagica’s 3D look-up table data integrated. With the new look-up table, the monitors can be used to display and edit images using the Rec.2020 colour space. Rec.2020 can be … Read more

Apple Extends UltraHD Support to Single Stream

Apple has begun to support lower-cost UltraHD displays with the release of OSX 10.10.3. Previously, Apple’s devices would only send UltraHD signals to Multi-Stream Transport displays at 60Hz. With this change Single-Stream Transport models, like Dell’s UP2715K, are also supported at 60Hz. SST models tend to be lower-cost than those with MST technology. Apple has … Read more

Signature Plans For Birmingham Transport Extension

Signature Outdoor has installed a new LED display in Birmingham’s financial hub. Cityvision Snow Hill is a portrait-style unit overlooking Queensway, with a fortnightly impact of more 3.5 million people, following an upcoming tram extension. The display is 5.76m x 3.2m, with a 10mm pixel pitch and 300 cd/m² of brightness. Analyst Comment 300 cd/m² … Read more

iFixit Gives 2015 Macbook 1/10

Teardown specialist iFixit has found that the secret behind Apple’s new Macbook is…glue. Lots and lots of glue. The company gave the device a 1/10 repairability score. Most of the internals are battery, with the connector hidden underneath the notebook’s logic board, as it is on the iPad. The unit’s display is again fused to … Read more

Innovative Eye2TV Adapter Launches to Transform TV Viewing for Colour-Blind People

Spectral Edge (www.spectraledge.co.uk) today announced Eye2TV, its new smart HDMI adapter for colour-blind TV viewers and gaming enthusiasts. The new, UK-developed, product enhances video content for the estimated 4% of the world’s population that suffers from colour-blindness, making it easy to distinguish between red and green features and enabling on-screen objects to be easily distinguished. … Read more

Screen Innovations Introduces Short Throw Projection Screen and Partners with Sony

Screen Innovations (SI), purveyors of innovation in the two-piece projection industry, brings yet another new, never before seen technology to market by introducing the Short Throw (ST) projection screen designed exclusively for bottom-throw, ultra short throw projectors. The ST 5 Series screens will be sold to authorized SI dealers and distributors worldwide. SI has also … Read more

Dell Announces the Next Generation of Vostro Notebooks Tailor-Made for Mobile Business Professionals

Dell has announced the next generation of its Vostro line of productivity notebooks, offered to meet the unique needs of small businesses, home offices, and mobile professionals. The Vostro 14 and 15 3000 Series business notebooks offer essential features in a refined design, ideal for small business owners and entrepreneurs who need an affordable device … Read more

FlexEnable to Enhance the Global Graphene Value Chain

FlexEnable, the leader in the development and industrialisation of flexible electronics, has announced its participation in the Graphene Flagship, the EU’s biggest ever initiative in the field of graphene and related materials. FlexEnable has a track record of groundbreaking graphene innovation and industrialisation. Last year the company successfully demonstrated a truly flexible display based on … Read more