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I had a chance to get a demo of the software for creating interactive content for digital signage and other applications at CEW. This X2O platform is from X2O Media, Inc. (Montreal, Quebec), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Barco NV (Kortrijk Belgium) since its acquisition in March, 2014. I got a thorough explanation and demonstration of … Read more
At Customer Engagement World (CEW) the players in digital signage meet the advertisers, content creators and ad agencies to discuss progress and trends in the industry. The key aspect is how to engage the customer. I had a chance to talk to the CEO of the Digital Signage Association, Paul Flannigan, about the changes and … Read more
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings is reported to be considering options for its European business, having been approached with offers for the unit by private equity firms. According to a Reuters report, CVC Capital Payments Ltd has been named as one of the firms which has contacted Clear Channel with an offer for the European business, … Read more
NPD DisplaySearch’s Q3 smartphone results – specifically regarding top Chinese vendors – indicate the outlook for the market as a whole, writes Tina Teng in a blog post (http:/ /tinyurl.com/q962w2d). Smartphone shipments reached 305 million units in Q3, up 8% YoY. As regional markets continue to shift, market share rankings are also changing. The top … Read more
Details of eMagin’s final R&D contract – part of the $6.8 million awarded to the company last month (Display Monitor Vol. 21 No 41) – have been announced. $750,000 will go towards the development of ‘an advanced backplane technology’ for the company’s OLED microdisplays. The funding comes from the US Army’s RDECOM CERDEC Night Vision … Read more
Emagin Corporation narrowed its third quarter net loss to $1 million from $4.5 million a year earlier, though turnover declined 9.9% to $5.7 million from $6.3 million. The company’s net loss for the first nine months of the year also narrowed, declining to $3.7 million from $5.3 million for the corresponding period of last year. … Read more
Engage Productions’ Flux Innovation Lounge, in London, has undergone a refit with nine new LG displays. The 55″ screens form an interactive wall in the venue. An 84″ UltraHD touch display and three additional 55″ displays are also present. The Lounge also features a new wearable technology zone and a permanent Oculus Rift installation.
The use of gesture user interfaces was discussed by several speakers at TGM. Presenters from AMS and XYZ Interactive addressed the hardware and software necessary to implement gesture user input systems. For its part, AMS develops and manufactures proximity sensors, as well as 2D and 3D gesture sensing modules, based on light emitters and both … Read more
IDTechEx has released a new report focusing on metal oxide (MO) backplanes. These are in use by both Sharp and LG (IGZO), and are being prototyped by Chinese companies such as BOE. 7km² of MO backplanes will be used by the OLED industry in 2024, enabling a $16 billion market for display modules. The LCD … Read more
Kumar Chinnaswamy, general manager of wireless charging at Intel Experiences Group, has said that smartphones using wireless charging solutions from Intel will be available early next year. The technology is also forecast to reach tablets and laptops in the second half of 2015. Certifications for several smartphones are “ready to go” according to Chinnaswamy. Display … Read more
Geoff Walker, in his role as Senior Systems Architect at Intel, delivered a keynote entitled Interactive Computing Devices and Applications Based on Intel RealSense Technology. In explaining why Intel is pursuing its perceptual computing initiative, Walker made several points including, “If computers become ubiquitous and pervasive, we must be able to interact with computing as … Read more
There will be 4.9 billion connected ‘things’ (such as ATMs and airline check-in machines) in use next year, up 30% from 2014, and 25 billion by 2020. These figures come from Gartner, which says that the Internet of Things (IoT) has become ‘a powerful force for business transformation’; its impact ‘will be felt across all … Read more
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