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Power Technology Brings Laser Expertise to Cinema Projection

Power Technology Inc. (Alexander, AR) has been in the laser business for over 45 years without making a splash in the display community. That’s about to change with its March 23 announcement of a public demonstration of its laser cinema system, scheduled for Monday, March 30. Module for Power Technology’s Illumina Cinema Laser System This … Read more

LG Looks at Transparent and Flexible Displays as the Future

LG transparent OLED

We have reported on transparent and flexible displays before, so look at the commentary if you are familiar with the topic. Business Korea, published an interview with an official from LG and according to the report, the Korean display giants LG Display and Samsung Display hold about a 50% global market share. While they are … Read more

New Trolleys and Stands from Peerless-AV Ensure Hassle-Free Video Collaboration

AV technology pioneer Peerless-AV today announced the expansion of its line of trolleys and stands for 32″ to 98″ single flat-panel displays. The new models include all the necessary features to fulfil communication needs in corporate, hospitality, higher education, residential and event applications such as live streaming, ondemand video, presentations, location services and file sharing. … Read more

Outfront Celebrates Leonard Nimoy

Outfront Media (formerly CBS Outdoor) paid tribute to the actor Leonard Nimoy recently, converting 15 of its own digital billboards around Atlanta. The signs showed a monochrome image of Nimoy as Spock, his famous character from Star trek, giving the Vulcan salute with the words, ‘He did’ – referencing the words accompanying the gesture: “Live … Read more

Panasonic Chosen for Spanish Airport Rollout

Madrid-based Cemusa has won a contract to operate advertising in all airports in Spain. Following a proposal, it has been agreed that 171 of Panasonic’s TF-70LF50 70″ LCD displays will be installed in various locations. They will operate 24/7. Each display has 1920 x 1080 resolution and can reach 700cd/m² of brightness.

Non-PC Production Climbs at Inventec

Inventec aims to ship between 65 million and 70 million devices this year, the company said at its investors’ conference. The proportion of products that are not notebooks or desktop PCs will rise from 20% – 25% in 2014 to 40% this year. Inventec is currently setting up a second factory in China to meet … Read more

ABI Predicts 1.1 Billion Pay-TV Subs by 2020

The worldwide pay-TV market grew 4% in 2014, to reach 923.5 million subscribers, says ABI research. However, weak exchange rates kept revenue growth lower, ending the year at $257 billion. ABI expects the market to reach 1.1 billion subscribers in 2020. Satellite and IPTV grew the fastest, while cable and terrestrial had slower growth rates.

Nanoco Result 25/03/2015

Nanoco Group plc has released its half year results, recording a net loss of £3.1 million ($4.6 million) on turnover of £1.6 million ($2.3 million), which compares with a net loss for the first six months of last year of £4.3 million ($6.4 million) on turnover of £679,000 ($1 million). The company said it achieved … Read more

Dell Names New Enterprise and Technology Leaders

Rory Read Dell

Rory ReadDell has appointed two industry veterans to key executive positions on its commercial sales and enterprise solutions leadership teams. Rory Read, formerly CEO and president of AMD, becomes COO and president of worldwide commercial sales and will have responsibility for Dell’s global go-to-market initiatives, omni-channel sales planning and enablement. Paul Pérez has been named … Read more

Acer Launches Gaming Monitor Enabled by AMD FreeSync™ Technology

Acer’s XG270HU gaming monitor enabled by AMD FreeSync™ technology is shipping this month starting from North America and EMEA. The 27-inch display with FreeSync technology eliminates screen tearing and stuttering to provide gamers an ultra-smooth experience. It comes with WQHD (2560 x 1440) resolution, a fast 144 Hz refresh rate, a fast 1-ms LCD response … Read more