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Fraunhofer FEP will present a new OLED microdisplay at HMI 2015 in Hannover next month (13th – 17th April), which will combine display and camera functions. The new full-colour unit is bi-directional; it is a display element with an embedded image sensor. Thanks to this design, users can control images and video on the display … Read more
TDG analyst Joel Espelien has called Sony’s Playstation Vue streaming service, launched in the USA recently, “dead on arrival”. According to Espelien, the service was “well-intentioned” in development, but is out of touch with its target millenial male audience, suffering from a high price and lack of sporting content. The price is considered too close … Read more
Comcast says that the closure of its acquisition of Time Warner Cable has been delayed to the middle of 2015, after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) indicated that it needed more time to conduct a thorough review of the deal. The FCC had called for large amounts of information from Comcast, Time Warner and their … Read more
IGEL Technology has been recognised as the fastest growing of the top 5 thin and zero client manufacturers in the UK in 2014 with hardware shipments rising 56% year-on-year, according to the latest analyst report from International Data Corporation (IDC). IGEL significantly outperformed the market, which grew by 10% overall, as reported by the IDC … Read more
UK retailer John Lewis entered into a partnership with LG to produce an own-brand TV last year: the JL9000 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 18). The successor model, the JL9100, has now been announced. Photo credit: Expert ReviewsLike the original, the JL9100 will run LG’s WebOS and will have 49″ and 55″ models available. The … Read more
Baird’s TV only had 30 lines of vertical resolutionJohn Logie Baird – the inventor of the television set – showed off his creation in London, 90 years ago. The original box was a gimmick for attracting shoppers in Selfridges – but was also the first mechanical TV. Very different from today’s electronic models, Baird’s device … Read more
Christie® Solaria® Series 2K/4K Projectors and Christie Vive Audio™ cinema sound systems are powering 12 of the 13 screens at the new Larry H. Miller Megaplex Theatres in Vineyard, Utah, which held its grand opening ceremonies on March 13. Installed by Christie partner CLACO Equipment & Services, the new Megaplex is an integral part of … Read more
A camera monitor the size of a smartphone has been introduced by SmallHD. The unit is described as ‘the sharpest 5″ camera-top monitor in the world’ – it has 1920 x 1080 resolution (441 ppi) The 502 covers up to 85% of the NTSC colour gamut ‘rivaling OLED technology’, claims SmallHD. It also features a … Read more
Asus has added Informatica Megasur as notebook distributor in Spain.
AV distributor Medium UK has expanded its offering with the full range of digital signage media players manufactured by AOPEN. The partnership adds to Medium’s existing portfolio of large format displays and connectivity products.
A man has fixed his dead laptop by baking it in an oven. Sean Buckley, writing for Gizmodo, fixed his device following a recipe from the world’s greatest cookbook: the internet. The actual problem was a faulty Nvidia GPU (the same responsible for the Xbox’s ‘red ring of death’), which would overheat and melt the … Read more
Asahi Glass will expand its polyvinyl chloride (PVC) capacity at a local subsidiary in Vietnam by 50% by early 2016. Annual capacity will reach 150,000 tons. In addition, the Vietnamese unit will increase procurement of a PVC precursor from another Asahi subsidiary in Indonesia, according to the Nikkei.
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