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New Flexible Films for Touch Screen Applications Achieve Longer Lasting Display

Today, touch screens are everywhere, from smart phones and tablets, to computer monitors, to interactive digital signage and displays. Many touch screens are made of layered thin (billionths of a meter thick) films of indium-tin oxide, an inorganic material that is electrically conductive, which allows electrical signals to travel from the “touch” to the edges … Read more

VIA to Show Low Cost Android Digital Signage Player

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Via Embedded, a division of Via Technologies Ltd. (New Taipei City, Taiwan) announced on March 4th that it will demonstrate its two low-cost (Under $200) Android media players at Digital Signage Expo (DSE 2015) in Las Vegas March 11 – 12 (Booth #1845). The new unit, the VIA ALTA DS 2 will drive either two … Read more

Sony to Phase Out US Retail Stores

Sony is to phase out eight of its remaining 10 Sony stores in the US and expand its retail presence through the dealer channel by rolling out 100 more Sony Experience in-store locations. The stores will close over the course of the next fiscal year, with Sony’s Los Angeles and New York outlets being the … Read more

Serbia is Not Prepared for ASO

Delegates at a roundtable discussion on digitisation and cable TV in Serbia have been told that as many as 43% of the population are still unable to receive digital TV signals. 100,000 digital receivers will be distributed to citizens for free, but this will not cover everyone who needs one. Analogue switch-off is scheduled for … Read more

Pay-TV Climbs in Portugal

Figures from Portuguese regulator Anacom show that there were around 3.35 million pay-TV subs in the country at the end of 2014; a 5.7% YoY increase, and representing a 56.5% penetration rate. Cable remains the most popular distribution platform, with a 40.8% share. xDSL/IP follows (22.6%), with fibre (18.7%) and STH (17.9%) in third and … Read more

AOC Continues eSports Sponsorship

AOC will be the official monitor provider to the ESL UK Premiership eSports competition. Covering teams from the UK and Ireland over three seasons, qualifiers began in late February. The finals, for games including League of Legends and Counterstrike, will take place at MCM Comic Con between 22nd and 24th May.

Smart Watches are Smart – but are they Sensible?

I’m still trying to convince myself that some combination of features and design elements can make smartwatches a large-volume consumer category. Moto 360 (Photo: Ron Amadeo)In 2014, manufacturers shipped 720,000 Android Wear watches according to Canalys – a very modest number for a consumer product – with the Moto 360 being “the clear leader” despite … Read more

Canatu Film Used in 3D-Shaped Touch Sensor

With Schuster Group and Display Solutions AG, Canatu has developed a 3D-encapsulated touch sensor, for the automotive industry. It is being used to build a button-free, 3D-shaped multitouch display for in-car use. A prototype of the display supported five-point touch, realised using Canatu’s Carbon Nanobud (CNB) in-mold film, which is stretchable (to 120%) and has … Read more

KOE Europe: Compact 10.1″ TFT features WUXGA resolution

Industrial display manufacturer KOE has announced the introduction of a new 10.1-inch TFT display module featuring WUXGA (1920 x 1200 pixels) resolution. The TX26D202VM0BAA has a pixel pitch of 0.11325mm (w) x 0.11325mm (h), which equates to a pixel density of 224ppi (pixels per inch). The 10.1-inch display module is further evidence of KOE’s aim … Read more