BenQ Adds CPI in Greece
BenQ has signed CPI in Greece to distribute several of its products, including BenQ’s wireless Full HD kit, the QCast dongle and the quick wireless kit.
Sony Swaps LCD for OLED for Morpheus’ 2016 Release
One year ago (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 12), Sony took the stage at the annual Game Developers’ Conference and introduced Project Morpheus: a head-mounted display, intended to be used as a companion device to the Playstation 4 console. At this year’s GDC, Sony unveiled a new version that swaps the original LCD display for … Read more
Sony Records and Distributes UltraHD Across the UK
Sony is extending last year’s partnership with the National Theatre Live movement in the UK, and will help to distribute four productions, filmed in UltraHD, to Vue cinemas around the country. Over the next 12 months, 83 Vue sites will show the content, which will be captured using Sony’s F55 cameras and distributed physically via … Read more
JCDecaux Commits to Finnish Expansion
This summer, JCDecaux will extend the Helsinki transport system’s advertising network, with a further expansion in 2016. The news follows JCDecaux’s winning of a seven-year contract for the installation and operation of digital and analogue advertising media at Helsinki City Transport. The existing network is currently Finland’s third-largest; JCDecaux plans to make it the largest … Read more
Panasonic Assists in Combating Californian Sun
CommCinema, an American company, has created a permanent outdoor display near the University of Southern California that, unusually, uses a DLP projector rather than LEDs. As well as bright sunlight, the south-facing display has to combat reflected light from the surrounding buildings. The company eventually chose to use a Supernova Infinity screen from DNP, tilted … Read more
Aopen Appoints Medium UK
Aopen’s digital signage solutions are now available from Medium UK, including the DE3250 for tough environments and the DE67-HAI for dynamic interactive applications.
Sony Enjoys Huge Console Success
More than 20.2 million Playstation 4 consoles have been sold to date, Sony announced at the recent Game Developers’ Conference – that’s an increase of 1.7 million since January. According to a Nielsen poll, the Playstation 4’s higher native resolution was the top reason that people have been choosing Sony’s console over Microsoft’s Xbox One.
Large TVs Boost TFT-LCD Area Shipments
Increasing consumer demand for large TVs, UltraHD TVs and high-end monitors drove a double-digit increase in large-area TFT-LCD panel area shipments last year, according to IHS DisplaySearch. There was moderate growth in shipments, revenue and area in 2014. 9″+ shipments were up 4% to 721 million units, while overall shipment area grew 13%. Revenues climbed … Read more
Apple Passes Samsung to Take Smartphone Market Lead
Worldwide smartphone sales reached 367.5 million units in Q4’14, rising almost 30% YoY. Gartner’s data shows that Apple displaced Samsung as the market leader – a spot that the Korean company has held since 2011! In 2014 overall, smartphone sales exceeded 1.2 billion units, up 28.4% YoY and representing 66% of global mobile phone sales. … Read more
Sharp Considering Options for its Future
Sharp says it is considering various possibilities based on drastic reform of its business but has not yet made any specific decisions. The announcement came after various sources reported that the company planned to close three of its LED factories in order to cut costs. The company was due to hold talks with its main … Read more
HMDs Will be Most Popular AR/VR Form Factor, Says ABI
The markets for augmented and virtual reality are poised for growth, with new devices and content being introduced regularly. According to ABI Research, head-mounted displays will be the most common AR/VR devices, although AR will still see many varied form factors as the technology is used in more applications. Three product categories are defined by … Read more
EBU Discusses DTT Spectrum Protection
The EBU has released a factsheet about the effect that 700MHz mobile services could have on the DTT platform. The sheet also contains information on the protection of DTT services in the sub-694MHz range. Access it at http://tinyurl.com/p3lj98y.
