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​San Jose Earthquakes Shake Up Fan Experience with Daktronics Displays

The San Jose Earthquakes are aiming to maximize the game-day experience at their new stadium in Santa Clara, California, with the installation of LED video displays designed, manufactured and installed by Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota. The main display features a 13HD pixel layout to provide fans with superior image clarity and contrast of … Read more

Automotive HUDs to Exhibit a CAGR of 27.3% by 2024, says ABI Research

Almost 1/3 of consumer vehicles shipping in 2024 will be equipped with some form of HUD, with the bulk of the growth driven by combiner units. “The lower manufacturing cost and smaller size of combiner HUDs will make this kind of display viable in smaller and more price sensitive vehicles. This growth will be furthered … Read more

EE LLC: A Million PCs and Nobody Knows Its Name

There is a company you’ve probably never heard of whose display technology sits inside a million notebook PCs. Entertainment Experience LLC has developed a total color management system whose mathematical and vision models are embedded in multidimensional look-up tables (LUTs). Current customers include Dell and Quanta, the world’s largest notebook PC ODM. This week, I … Read more

French Signage Continues to Perform

The French signage industry continued to show strong growth in the first two months of 2015, according to OVAB Europe’s Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI). The mood in the French market rose 17.29 base points, to 58.99 points. 88.5% of respondents said that the current business situation was ‘good’ or ‘very satisfying’, and 73% … Read more

DSE 2015 To Showcase World’s Newest Digital Signage Technology

Digital Signage Expo (DSE), the world’s largest international tradeshow and educational conference dedicated to digital displays, interactive technology and digital communications networks, will present the newest, most cutting-edge technology in the digital signage, interactive technologies and out-of-home media industry March 11-12, 2015, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. DSE’s New Product Showcase will feature dozens … Read more

Global M2M Association Eliminates Borders with Seamless Global Connectivity Solution

The Global M2M Association (GMA), a cooperation of six international tier-one operators (Deutsche Telekom, Orange, TeliaSonera, Telecom Italia Mobile, Bell Canada and SoftBank) in the Machine-to-Machine (M2M) market will showcase its revolutionary new Multi-Domestic Service at Mobile World Congress 2015. Jointly implemented by GMA operators, the Multi-Domestic Service is designed to help global enterprises capitalize … Read more

Roadmap Shows Intel’s Skylake in Q3

Intel’s sixth-generation ‘Skylake’ chips will be launched in August, according to a leaked product roadmap. Both the Skylake-U mobile chip and Skylake-S desktop device are set for a launch in Q3’15. The chips are expected to improve the battery life and power efficiency of products, as well as bringing support for wireless charging and WiGiG.

LG: No Change Coming in Smartphone Form Factor

Ken Hong, LG’s director of corporate communications, has told Trusted Reviews that smartphones will look the same for several years to come. Future technologies are too expensive and limiting for mass production, he said, admitting: “The design of phones is restricted by the technology of our component suppliers, so now we can only do what … Read more

Industry Prepares for DSE 2015

Digital Signage Expo is taking place in Las Vegas next month (11th – 12th), and multiple companies will be exhibiting their newest products. These include thin, large, dual-sided, high-resolution, and interactive models. Exhibiting companies will include Christie; Peerless-AV; Flatfrog; NEC; BenQ; GDS; Jiangsu; Lava Computer; Parabit Systems; and ViewSonic. We will have a reporter at … Read more

Asus’ Slim-Bezel Monitor Focuses on Design

Asus’ new Republic of Gamers monitor, the MX27AQ, is a 27″ model with a focus on design and audio quality. It is built using brushed metal and has dual 3W speakers using Bang & Olufsen’s Icepower technology. Asus’ own Audiowizard feature is built into the monitor itself, with four pre-set modes accessed through the OSD. … Read more

Veeco Lowers Encapsulation Expectations

In 2013, Veeco purchased Synos Technology in order to acquire the company’s flexible OLED encapsulation method, Fast-ALD. The technique enables material deposition at lower temperatures (sub-100°) and faster speeds than traditional atomic layer deposition (ALD). Veeco expected a manufacturing ramp last year, following a purchase order from Samsung Display; however, this never materialised. In its … Read more

Sony to Spin-Off Consumer AV Unit in 3 Year Turnaround Plan

Sony outlined its latest three year turnaround plan this week, which will see the company spin-off its video and sound business in October 2015. The unit is responsible for Sony’s home audio products, including Blu-ray disc recorders and players and memory-based portable audio devices. The move follows last year’s decision to sell its Vaio PC … Read more