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Dell Introduces Its Most Comprehensive and Reliable Education Solutions Portfolio Ever

February 12, 2015 by Helen Vince

Dell has announced a range of new additions to its state-of-the-art portfolio of education solutions to enhance the learning experiences of students around the world: the Dell Chromebook 11; Venue 10 and Venue 10 Pro tablets; Latitude 11 Education Series laptop and the Dell Interactive Projector S510. These new products join a great education portfolio … Read more

SES Brings Ultra HD Demo Channel to UK and Ireland

February 12, 2015 by Helen Vince

SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) announced that its Ultra High Definition (UHD) demonstration channel is now available in the UK and Ireland. Broadcast via ASTRA 2E at 28.2 degrees East, the new channel will simulcast the UHD demonstration channel that is currently at SES’s primary European orbital position of 19.2 … Read more

LGD Succeeds in Doubling Flexible Capacity

February 12, 2015 by Tom Allen

Universal Display has revealed some details about LG Display’s flexible OLED capacity. During a conference call with investors, UDC said that LGD’s current monthly capacity is 14,000 substrates from its G4.5 fab – more than double the 6,000 substrates it was producing in 2014 (Display Monitor 21 No 5). UDC says that LGD is using … Read more

10 Million French TVs Affected by MPEG-4

February 12, 2015 by Tom Allen

As many as 25% of older French TVs could be affected by the country’s switch from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4, says GfK. The firm estimates that about 10 million of the 40 million sets sold pre-2008 will not be able to decode a TV signal compressed with an MPEG-4, and will need to be changed.

SES Brings Demo Channel Across Channel

February 12, 2015 by Tom Allen

SES Astra has extended its UltraHD demo channel for continental Europe to the UK and Ireland. It is broadcast using UltraHD Phase 1 specifications and encoded in the HEVC Main 10 standard. Analyst Comment At ISE, we spoke to someone demonstrating HEVC who said that they had returned a number of the TV sets they … Read more

Freeview Rebrands for Connected Future

February 12, 2015 by Vanessa Browning

Freeview, the UK’s most-watched digital TV service, has undergone a major rebrand in preparation for a new product launch that will introduce a mass market connected TV offer. The Freeview logo and visual identity have been refreshed to reflect the platform’s evolving service and will be introduced across Freeview’s product portfolio and brand marketing. The … Read more

CopTrax Introduces SmartGlass for Law Enforcement

February 12, 2015 by Norbert Hildebrand

While the Google Glass device has been pulled from the consumer market, Google did state that it will still supply the device for corporate applications. CopTrax, a wireless solution for video capture and upload of video files for law enforcement has announced the integration of augmented reality glasses into its product range. The device is … Read more

Modularity May be Key for Wearable Devices

February 12, 2015 by Phillip Wright

Trellie, a developer of wearable technology, has announced a partnership with a large jewelry manufacturer to incorporate the firm’s modular smart jewelry technology in its products. The firm’s product concept is illustrated in the photo of a ring with Trellie’s electronics module. Trellie believes that jewelry consumers will purchase various pieces of jewelry or handbag … Read more

Calibre Gets Evangelical About Scaling

February 12, 2015 by Tom Allen

A new scaler for digital signage LED videowalls was released by Calibre UK. The LEDView325DS is designed to be cost-effective while also providing high-quality scaling (CEO Tim Brooksbank is particularly outspoken on this topic). It is a hardware-based solution, not software, providing image resizing along each edge, independently. Per-input colour calibration is also a feature, … Read more

CTouch Has Fun Prototypes

February 12, 2015 by Tom Allen

CTouch specialises in large touch displays, and had new models in two lines, as well as several prototypes. The entry-level units are called Laser, although this is only a brand name – the screens are LCD. 60″ and 70″ units already exist, and an 84″ UltraHD model is being added. It features two HDMI ports … Read more

Paris Metro Station Features LED

February 12, 2015 by Tom Allen

The La Défense metro station in Paris was fitted with new LED tiles from Barco at the end of last year. Located in the central hall, the 46 m² display uses 134 of Barco’s V4 series (4mm-pitch) tiles. It was installed by system integrator Serelec, with a DV-100 image processor and Athena scaler.

Barco Result 12/02/2015

February 12, 2015 by Helen Vince

Barco has released its full year results, saying that net profit for the year more than halved to €27.8 million from €59.4 million a year earlier, which the company attributed to an increased tax rate and restructuring charges. Barco’s turnover for the year declined to €1 billion from €1.2 billion in the previous year.