Eizo Brings Modular Monitor to RSNA
Eizo will show its newest medical monitors at RSNA 2014 (30th November – 4th December in Chicago). The flagship product will be the Radiforce RX850, but the CuratOR operating room solutions will also be on show.
Eizo Dims to Preserve Night Sight
Eizo’s rugged Duravision monitor line has been expanded with two new models, available in touch and non-touch variants. The 10.4″ FDX1003 (with touch: FDX1003T) and 12.1″ FDX1203 (with touch: FDX1203T) are dimmable as low as 0.5 cd/m², to support use in dark environments when preserving night-vision is a must. Each model will operate in 0 … Read more
Eizo Introduces New Brand at Medica
Eizo will showcase its operating room solutions at Medica 2014, which runs between 12th and 15th November in Dusseldorf. Eizo’s new brand, CuratOR, is aimed at these products. New surgical displays and control software – individually customisable – will be on show, such as the new EX270W (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 43). For interventional … Read more
Eizo Upgrades Medical Display With New Backlight
Eizo’s new medical monitor, the RadiForce MX242W, is an upgrade to the MX241W. Now featuring an LED backlight with a long (15,000-hour) lifetime, the unit is multi-modal; it can be used in applications including CR, CT, MRI and endoscopy. Specific calibration is a requirement in medical monitors, so the MX242W is set to DICOM greyscale. … Read more
Electronica Will Feature Components and Displays
Ultra-thin and integrated capacitors will be shown by Fraunhofer IPMS’ Centre for Nanoelectronic Technologies (CNT) (A4.113). The capacitors will have a high capacity and features specially-tailored for industrial applications. A compact capacitor has been developed with Fraunhofer IZM-ASSID and ALD Lab Dresden, for direct IC packaging. The design and features can be adapted for specific … Read more
EMEA Monitor Market Stabilises
Preliminary data from Meko’s DisplayCast market research service show that the Desktop monitor market in Q3 was almost exactly the same as Q3 in 2013 at 8.45 million units. Q3 2013 came out at 8.46 million. Meko believes that this was a positive result considering the difficult economic and political conditions in much of the … Read more
End-of-Year DBCI Falls in DACH
The Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI) for the DACH region has fallen slightly for the November-December period, compared to September-October. The Index, produced by OVAB Europe, was down from 54.55 to 54.15. However, this is such a small change that the current business situation is still seen as positive by respondents. OVAB’s DBCI covers … Read more
End-of-Year Sales Will be “Critical” For UltraHD
The UltraHD format is driving flat-panel TV sales this year, with revenue in the USA rising 7% YoY, to $668 million, as of the 25th October. Stephen Baker of the NPD Group, which shared the data, said “4K/UHD was still very new to the market during the 2013 holiday shopping season, but we believe it … Read more
Envivio Chosen as Awards Finalist
Envivio has been named as a finalist in the 2014 Fierce Innovation Awards: Telecom Edition. The company was chosen for its Envivio Nuage software-as-a-service video delivery solution.
Estimote Turns Objects Into ‘Nearables’
Estimote is a beacon company that has taken the technology to a new form factor: stickers. These ‘tiny super beacons’ were announced in August but have just begun to be shipped. The Estimote Stickers have a battery life of around a year and are backwards-compatible with the company’s SDKs, apps and cloud service. Beacons add … Read more
FCC Delays TV Spectrum Auction until 2016
The FCC has now announced a delay of its auction of UHF spectrum until 2016. Through an announcement in late October, the Commission is apparently reacting to a move by broadcasters to block or delay the planned 2015 auction proceedings. Earlier this year, the FCC released a Report and Order (“RO”) adopting rules to implement … Read more
Flexible Displays Will Grow 900% in 2015
The flexible display market (those that can be bent and folded when active, and are manufactured on flexible substrates and/or using flexible processes) will grow 900% next year, compared to 2014. Charles Annis of DisplaySearch writes that this rise is being enabled by growth in flexible manufacturing capacity, as both LG Display and Samsung increase … Read more
