Barco Takes Collaboration to San Diego
Barco is showing its videowall products, collaboration software and controllers at Distributech 2015 (stand #1,539). The show takes place in the San Diego Convention Centre from 3rd – 5th February.
TCL Corporation to Restructure its Businesses
TCL Corporation says it is to restructure its operations into 11 entities, deemed the “7 plus 3 plus 1 structure”, with seven entities focusing on the product businesses, three on the service businesses and one on the venture capital business. Based on the current structure and the addition of new businesses, the firm’s product businesses are … Read more
Daktronics Prepared For Super Bowl
Daktronics installed a massive new digital billboard in the University of Phoenix Stadium, ahead of the recent Super Bowl. The billboard, with a 13mm pixel pitch, measured 17.7m x 50m (a total of 2,900m²!)
Dell Expands Partnership with Tech Data
Dell has expanded its global partnership with Tech Data in the Netherlands, which will distribute Dell Client Solutions through its broadline business and Dell Enterprise Solutions through its TD Azlan business.
BenQ Signs Kuwaiti Distributor
BenQ has appointed Arabian Business Machines in Kuwait to distribute its gaming monitors and video projectors.
Iiyama Installs Procap on Public Monitors
Iiyama has produced four new open frame monitors in the Prolite series, with edge-to-edge glass and procap touch. The new screens (32″ TF3237MSC-B1AG; 42″ TF4237MSC-B1AG; 46″ TF4637MSC-B1AG; and 55″ TF5537MSC-B1AG) feature AMVA or IPS panels and support up to 12 touch points at once. They have an anti-glare coating, so can be used in bright environments. … Read more
Comp Mall Ruggedises Display for Outdoor Use
Comp Mall of Germany has produced a new 19″ panel PC called the WTP-9A66. It is a fanless, sealed unit that is IP66-compliant and enclosed in a stainless steel housing. Intended for applications as a control PC, operator terminal or in MMI/HMI, the unit can be used outdoors as well as inside, and cleaned with high … Read more
XL Video UK Makes Projector Investment
XL Video UK has invested £1.2 million ($1.8 million) in 30 new Barco HDX-W14 projectors, including a quantity of Barco’s TLD+ UST lenses. XL Video also spent £250,000 ($377,500) on a range of new DVI matrices and Modex DVI fibre transmitters from Lightware Visual Engineering.
Metz Still in Business
Insolvency administrators handling German TV manufacturer Metz say that they have succeeded in keeping the business operating since Metz filed for insolvency last November (Metz Files for Insolvency). A restructuring plan has been agreed which will see around 110 of the firm’s 540-strong employee base being offered alternative employment for six months while administrators and … Read more
Samsung Takes Inspiration From Alcatel
Polish blog Android.com/pl claims that owners of Samsung’s Galaxy S6 will be able to use accessories to enhance the phone’s functionality. Similar to Alcatel’s Hero line, the site claims that the S6 will have an E Ink display add-on, as well as modules to track blood sugar and heart rate. A new camera lens can … Read more
Battery Raises Capacity, Withstands 1 Million Folds
Rolled, crumpled or neatly folded into an origami swan, the battery will operate.Jenax of South Korea has developed a new flexible battery, which is as thin as paper. The J.Flex can be folded, twisted and bent while retaining its charge. In tests, the battery was folded more than 200,000 times without losing performance. It is … Read more
Feeling Rich? Invest in a Gold-Plated Phone
Do friends laugh at your plebeian smartphone? Does it just not fit your power-buying, power-dressing lifestyle? How about getting it gold plated? London-based Goldgenie is a start-up that offers what could be called ‘affordable’ plating. The Blackberry Passport can be plated for about £450 ($680), ex VAT, while the larger HTC One M8 will cost £820 ($1,240). Platinum … Read more
