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European Signage Outlook is Positive for 2015

January 2, 2015 by Bob Raikes

The Italian Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI) for November/December rose significantly from the previous September/October poll. According to OVAB Europe, the index grew 16.57 points to a ‘slightly positive’ level. Italy’s current digital signage business situation is unclear; 35% of respondents rate their situation as good and the same number rate it as poor. … Read more

Big Things Expected From QDs and Plastic Displays

January 2, 2015 by Bob Raikes

A new Nanomarkets report states that quantum dots have now been developed far enough that they are a threat to OLED technology. ‘Market Opportunities for Quantum Dots: 2015 to 2022’ (http://tinyurl.com/qb8qdnr) shows that 2014 was a breakout year for QDs, which reached significant penetration levels in mobile displays. According to Nanomarkets, the QD market will … Read more

A4WP Partner Programme Speeds Rezence Adoption

January 2, 2015 by Bob Raikes

Witricity has announced a new Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) partner programme, which will make it easier for companies to integrate wireless power technology into their products. The new programme includes reference designs, training and WiTricity’s A4WP patent portfolio license. It is intended for use by OEMs and ODMs seeking to create products with Rezence … Read more

TCO Prepares for New Generation

January 2, 2015 by Bob Raikes

TCO Certified critera are updated every three years, and 2015 marks the next update. Preliminary work has begun to assess potential criteria and structural updates. TCO Certfied Displays will be the first updated critera, with a draft (for comments) released in February/March. Drafts of other product categories will be released in early May. The TCO … Read more

Dynamic Focus on 24″ Wide LCD Monitors V22 Issue 1

January 2, 2015 by Bob Raikes

This week we are highlighting LCD monitors in the 24″ Wide category, covering 16:10 models and sizes from 23″ wide to 24″ wide with resolution of 1920 x 1200. There are 13 brands featured in the advertising, with Philips the top advertised brand across all three countries, followed by NEC Displays in second and Asus … Read more

Eurofins Invests in Digital TV Labs

January 2, 2015 by Bob Raikes

Eurofins, a laboratory group, has acquired Digital TV Labs (DTVL), the UK- and China-based media and device testing organisation. DTVL will continue to offer its services to customers, but the move will also extend the group’s global reach and enable investment in new products and services.

AMD Saves GPU Power With ‘Dynamic Frame Rate Control’

January 2, 2015 by Bob Raikes

A new feature for AMD’s Radeon graphics cards is being developed, known as ‘Dynamic Frame Rate Control’ (DFRC). The feature, which will be enabled by an coming Catalyst driver update, is able lower GPU power usage by limiting in-game framerates. These framerates are manually set by the user, which (as far as we know) has … Read more

Asian Vendors Leave Russia

January 2, 2015 by Bob Raikes

Following Apple’s withdrawl from Russia (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 50), Asus, Acer, Micro-Star International (MSI), Gigabyte and Lenovo have all followed suit. The companies have stopped selling their notebooks in the country due to the rapid devaluation of the ruble.

SD&A Registration Now Open

January 2, 2015 by Bob Raikes

Registration is now open for the annual Stereoscopic Displays and Applications conference. Running between the 9th and 11th February in San Francisco, the conference focuses on 3D in the video space, with keynotes by Sony and the University of Newcastle. Register at http://www.stereoscopic.org/register.

Santa Flies Virgin

January 2, 2015 by Bob Raikes

Virgin celebrated its partnership with Microsoft before Christmas in a very special way. Passengers on flight VS11 from Heathrow to Boston were each presented with a Windows tablet and a visit from Father Christmas himself. A special app (‘Festive Flight’) allowed passengers to access a Santa Tracker as St Nick went on a ‘trial run’, … Read more

Panasonic Returns to E-Luminate

January 2, 2015 by Bob Raikes

From the 11th – 15th February, Panasonic will be sponsoring the 2015 e-Luminate Festival in Cambridge, UK. A projection will be mapped onto the King’s College Chapel, using Panasonic projectors and the technical expertise of 3D projection specialist Ross Ashton.

Europe Loves AOC’s Gaming Monitors

January 2, 2015 by Bob Raikes

AOC enjoyed several positive reviews across Europe in November, specifically for its gaming monitors. The G2460PQU won a gold award from Germany’s Gamersphere.de, while the U2868PQU and the U3477PQU saw many reviews from top-tier publications in Benelux. These includes Chip and PCM in the Netherlands and PC Gamer and Micro Mart in the UK.