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SID Display Week iZone Extends Deadline

The deadline for applications to Display Week’s innovation Zone (iZone) was extended to March 27th. As committee chair Helge Seetzen explained, the show’s producer, Society for Information Display (SID) is looking to expand the prototype display technology space to some 35 booths. The group is accepting applications on its website and evaluating candidates for suitable … Read more

SID Display Week iZone Extends Deadline

The deadline for applications to Display Week’s innovation Zone (iZone) was extended to March 27th. As committee chair Helge Seetzen explained, the show’s producer, Society for Information Display (SID) is looking to expand the prototype display technology space to some 35 booths. The group is accepting applications on its website and evaluating candidates for suitable … Read more

ACC Liverpool upgrades to Christie High-Power HD Roadsters

Liverpool’s exhibition centre, ACC Liverpool, is world-class: a stunning waterside location, an award-winning events team, prestigious clients, and, thanks to a recent upgrade, two Roadster HD14K-M projectors. Christie partner, Pure AV, supplied two Roadsters to replace the existing projectors, as part of a technical upgrade following a shoot-out with other brands. The Preston-based system integrators, … Read more

Adtile Technologies Introduces Adtile VR to Create Virtual Reality Spaces on Smartphones

Adtile Technologies today announced its new mobile software platform, Adtile VR, which allows users to experience virtual reality on smartphones without the need for special goggles or any other external hardware. This new software creates an easy-to-use, smooth and natural experience for real-time motion simulations. By incorporating Adtile VR into native or web-based apps users … Read more

Hall 9 Technology Round Up

Saarland Menu with printable EL

We would have liked more time to get around Hall 9, which is devoted to new technologies and R&D. If you are a real technology geek, almost every item could be of some interest. The demonstrations highlight the strength of R&D in Germany. University of Saarland Strong on Visual Computing We spoke first to three … Read more

Sling TV Launches on Xbox One

Sling TV has released its app for Xbox One, the first gaming console to support the live, over-the-top TV service. Xbox One joins a constellation of other devices that support Sling TV, including Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick; current-generation Roku players and Roku TV models; Android and iOS devices; and Macs and PCs. … Read more

CeBIT 2015 Round Up

Acer new id

Acer showed a new consumer idAcer was in the API area with mobile and monitor products. We have covered the mobile products before, but staff told us that there were new monitors. However, when we checked our databases, we have reported most of them at CES and MWC. The H257U is new to us and … Read more

Wortmann Is Main “Local Hero” Brand in Germany

Wortmann glass design monitor

Wortmann is almost the last remaining German “local hero” PC brand with real momentum – it recently announced that it had achieved sales of €1 billion in 2014 from €850 million in 2013. Sales are increasing outside Germany and the firm told us that it is selling in France, the UK and the Netherlands as … Read more

LG Hides New Monitors Away

LG Sales Pin

LG had a section of the API booth, but also had a meeting room in the IC building in the middle of the Messe where the desktop monitor business was demonstrating its new range. The team was in positive mood as it has been very successful with selling 21:9 monitors – as we reported in … Read more

Video Conferencing From ViewSonic

ViewSonic’s VG2437Smc monitor is designed to support video conferencing, with an integrated 2MP webcam, noise-cancelling microphone and dual 2W speakers. The firm estimates that video conferencing use will grow by 16% this year. Designed for use (in conjunction with a suitable PC) with Microsoft Lync, Skype, Google Hangouts, Cisco Jabber and Webex, Citrix Gotomeeting and … Read more