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Planar Brings Multi-Port Daisy Chaining to Narrow Bezel Series

A new display series from Planar, the RA range is formed of narrow-bezel units for tiled video walls. Beginning with 49″ (RA4980) and 55″ (RA5580) units, the products have a 12.6mm pixel-to-pixel distance and can be used 24/7 in bright environments. Both displays can be used in portrait or landscape orientations and can be part … Read more

Sharp Denies Latest Rumours – Confirms US Job Losses

Sharp issued another statement this week denying speculative reports about plans to overhaul its business. The latest rumours suggest that Sharp is in talks with state-backed Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) to invest ¥100 billion ($840 million) in a new LCD subsidiary for small and medium sized panels. INCJ helped launch Japan Display in … Read more

LG Cannot Meet OLED TV Demand

An offical at LG has told CNet that the company is struggling to meet the demand for OLED TVs. “There’s enough demand right now that we can’t build OLED TVs quickly enough”, said David VanderWaal, senior director of marketing. He also said that LG does not expect to sell “a ton” of OLED TVs this … Read more

’80s Patent Keeps Apple Out of Switzerland

A patent may prevent the Apple Watch from being sold in Switzerland this year. The patent, which covers the use of the word ‘Apple’ and apple imagery in association with watches and jewellery, was established in 1985, but expires this year. It belongs to William Longe, owner of watch brand, Leonard.

And Finally… – Vol 22 No 19

Virgin Media’s Paws TV remote – launched to celebrate the UK’s National Pet Month, in April – looks like a belated April Fools, but it really isn’t. Someone at the company really did sit down and design a remote control for pets to watch TV. ‘Paws TV’ isn’t even the best pun – pets can … Read more

Moto 360 Leaks Keep Coming

A render of the second-generation Moto360 smartwatch has apparently been leaked. The image shows a circular watch and appears very similar to the picture posted by Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing last month (Lenovo CEO Leaks New Moto 360). Rather than a ‘flat tyre’ bezel, the watch has a fully-round face design and centre crown, as … Read more