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Beneq subsidiary Lumineq has produced a new thin film electroluminescent display, with segmented characters. It is intended for industrial environments where information must be gathered at a glance, so has wide viewing angles (179°) and a clear display visible from 20m away. The EL40S is a 4″ display that will operate in -60° to 85° … Read more
UK retail sales in March increased by 3.2% on a like-for-like basis in March, and on a total sales basis sales improved 4.7%, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. Last month’s growth was primarily driven by Easter falling in March this year, earlier than in 2014. Online sales of non-food products … Read more
TI has released its first automotive-qualified DLP chipset for HUD applications, enabling HUDs with a field-of-view up to 12°. Existing HUDs are limited to a 4° – 6° FoV, according to IHS’s Mark Boyadjis. The effect of a wider FoV is to make the image appear larger. IHS has predicted that the HUD market will … Read more
A team at Korea’s Sungkyunkwan University is working on a wearable, portable charging solution with a difference. Rather than tapping into excess kinetic energy or solar power, the researchers have developed a new fabric that utilises static electricity. The material is made of two layers of fabric: one of silver-coated fibres and the other containing … Read more
Barco has shared details of its CinemaCon 2015 (20th – 23rd April, Las Vegas) stand. Visitors will be able to view a demonstration of an UltraHD laser projector, showing 3D at 60fps, as well as the panoramic three-screen Barco Escape system (Barco Describes Continuing Evolution of Escape Theatrical Format in this issue). Other demonstrations will … Read more
Distributor Mentor will attend the PCR Boot Camp on 14th May at Whittlebury Hall in the UK. The company specialises in displays, and will show its self-manufactured touch screens, toughened-glass displays and privacy filter monitors. Also on show will be a “multi-coloured touchscreen [sic]”. Mentor stocks products from NEC, Toshiba, Iiyama and AG Neovo.
In France, Toshiba has chosen Cidexport as its official distributor of clearance models. The broker already offers a selection of Toshiba notebooks through local and international resellers.
Medium has expanded its offering in Germany through three new distribution deals. The company has added touchscreen and interactive displays from Focus Touch, interactive whiteboards from Smit and display supports and mounts from HKS.
Germany’s Central Association of Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers (ZVEI) has predicted a positive year for the German electrical industry. Speaking at the Hannover Messe this month, ZVEI president Michael Ziesemer said that 59% of companies expect sales growth up to 2% YoY – and the remaining 41% expect even higher growth. ZVEI predicts a 1.5% … Read more
The Digital Signage Russia conference – said to be the country’s largest signage event – will take place on 29th May in Moscow’s Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel. Organised by Digisky and OVAB Europe, the conference is attended by venue owners and DOOH network operators. Around 300 delegates from 140 companies visited last year’s show.
A Twitter source known for technology leaks (@Vizileaks) claims that recent rumours about the upcoming Sony Xperia Z4 smartphone actually apply to a lesser model called the Z3 Neo. The rumours claim a 5.1″ display (1920 x 1080), octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage – if Vizileaks is correct, the … Read more
Apple has announced the date of its Worldwide Developer Conference. For 2015 the event will take place on 8th June, at the Moscone Centre in San Francisco. The tagline this year is ‘The epicenter of change’, and iOS 9 is widely-expected to be shown off.
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