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Barco Introduces Cost-Effective Indoor Modular LED Displays for Retail & Advertising

Barco, a global leader in LED technology, is proud to add two new indoor LED displays to its display portfolio for retail and advertising. Designed for fixed indoor installation in fashion retail, automotive retail, banking or transit advertising applications, the V4i and V6i feature 4mm and 6mm pixel pitch, respectively, and combine the renowned Barco … Read more

Ad-Skipping Company Develops STB to Enable Service

US-based Skipr is developing an Android TV STB with a pass-through function for cable TV. Skipr’s primary offer is an ad-skipping service, redirecting viewers to alternative programming. However, at first this only worked with an Android app and cable and satellite signals, so Skipr developed its own box. The unit will have UltraHD video support … Read more

Sharp Denies JDI Merger Rumour

Sharp has denied reports that it is considering merging its display business with Japan Display Inc. (JDI), saying that it believes its technology has an advantage over its competitors. Reuters quoted Norikazu Hohshi, the head of Sharp’s device business, as saying, “Looking at our overall display business, including our medium and large-sized screen operations, we … Read more

Ateme Claims to Double HEVC Processing Speed

Ateme has developed a new transcoder that is claimed to double HEVC file processing speed. The Titan File is applicable to both large and small screens; it ‘improves…video quality and bandwidth efficiency’ of content delivery to TVs, tablets, smartphones, consoles and PCs over managed networks or the internet. The transcoder can be used for VoD … Read more

Gefen Takes Signal Switching to Next Level with the Launch of its New Multi-Format Processor

Connectivity solutions provider Gefen ups its switching game with the release of its new Multi-Format Processor (EXT-MFP). This simple to use, single box solution provides ample source switching, format conversion with automatic scaling and independent digital and analog audio routing with comprehensive mobile control options. It is ideal for any installation supporting a mix of … Read more

Mersive Launches the Solstice Pod and Announces New Solstice Pricing

Mersive, a leading provider of software-based collaboration solutions, today announced the newest addition to its product line, the Solstice Pod, a turnkey wireless media streaming solution for improved collaboration in meeting rooms and classrooms. By combining Solstice software with a cost-effective, high-performance hardware platform, the turnkey solution can be offered at breakthrough prices – $799 … Read more

HD Guru Compiles Samsung UltraHD Pricing

HD Guru has managed to find prices for all of Samsung’s 2014 UltraHD TVs. These ‘JU’ models are separate to the UN65JS9500 ($8,000) that was introduced at CES. The top-end is the JU7500 series (UNxxJU7500), which are curved. These TVs have a 120Hz refresh rate, edge-LED backlight with local dimming, Samsung’s ‘Wide Colour Enhancer Plus’, … Read more

Sharp’s Touch Registers Brush Strokes

In an event at its headquarters in Tokyo, Sharp has demonstrated a capacitive touch technology that is sensitive enough to register individual brush strokes. Photo credit: IDG News ServiceA special brush, with capacitive fibres, was used by Sharp staff at the demonstration to ‘draw’ on a 70″ LCD display. They wrote a series of Chinese … Read more

Online Non-Food Sales Grew 8.3% in February

According to the latest report from the British Retail Consortium and KPMG, online sales of non-food products in the UK grew by 8.3% in February compared to a year earlier. The proportion of non-food sales purchased online was 17.5%, which is an increase of 0.9% over February 2014. The BRC said that there were some … Read more

Fraunhofer Stacks OLEDs for Colour Tunability

Fraunhofer COMEDD has developed colour-tunable OLED lighting panels, and showed them off at the recent LOPEC event in Munich, Germany. Photo credit: OLED-InfoColour tunability is the feature most desired by lighting designers after flexibility, according to Fraunhofer. The organisation uses a stacked approach, with blue and yellow emitters on top of each other. This means … Read more