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LDM Product Roundup Vol 21 Issue 45

Asus’ Eeebook X205 laptop (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36) is now available in Germany. Several LG products are now available. The 34UC97 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 33) curved 34″ LCD monitor is being sold in the USA and Europe for $1,300. Additionally two videowall units, the 55LV75A and 55LV77A (Display Monitor Vol 21 … Read more

MDM Product Roundup Vol 21 Issue 44

Acer describes the Aspire Switch 12 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 35) as a two-in-one notebook, rather than a hybrid tablet, because of its 12.5″ size. The product has 1920 x 1080 resolution, a kickstand and magnetic keyboard, much like Microsoft’s Surface tablets. An IPS panel with optical bonding is used in the design, as … Read more

MDM Product Roundup Vol 21 Issue 47

A variety of tablets have been unveiled by Acer for the Taiwan market. These are the Iconia One 7, Iconia One 8 and Iconia Tab 10, as well as the Iconia Talk S (supporting 4G voice communication). The price of Amazon’s Fire Phone (32GB) has been cut by $250 in the USA. An unlocked version … Read more

Product Roundup Vol 21 Issue 48

A set of portable dome projection displays has been released by Barco. The TD series is available with one, three or five projectors: the F35 and F50 on the single-projector models (TD-135, TD-150); F22 or F50 on the three-projector models (TD-322, TD-350); and F22 on the five-projector model (TD-522). Dell‘s P2415Q and P2715Q LCD monitors … Read more

zzz Product Roundup2

The BL3201PT monitor from BenQ (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37) is now available in the USA. It is known as the BL3201PH and costs $1,100. A new variant on LG’s 34″ curved widescreen LCD monitor (34UC97, Display Monitor Vol 21 No 33) has been revealed. The 34UC87 has an adjustable stand and lower refresh … Read more

Perch Shows Projection Based Digital Signage Solution

Digital Signage – Perch is a New York based company focusing on creating a point of product display solution. While this is nothing new in general, Perch uses a combination of technologies to provide a unique experience. The system uses a projector in combination with a Kinect camera to transform every flat surface into a … Read more

TigerDirect Jumps on Virtual Reality Bandwagon

Virtual Reality – Major distributor TigerDirect sees virtual reality as getting ready to take off, so they are now starting to offer head-mounted display (HMD) systems to support the trend. At its annual Tech Bash held November 7th in Miami, it highlighted the GO HMD from ImmersiON-VRelia. The GO HMD will be exclusively distributed by … Read more

Automotive Technologies Drive Innovation at the 2015 International CES

CES 2015 – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced the launch of the Vehicle Intelligence Marketplace at the 2015 International CES®. Owned and produced by CEA, the 2015 CES, the global gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies, will run January 6-9, 2015, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Vehicle Intelligence … Read more

DPAA Video Everywhere Summit Says Digital Advertising is Taking-Off

DPAA – The DPAA (Digital Place Based Advertising Association) organized The Video Everywhere Summit on November 4 in New York City. The conference addresses the advertising industry, agencies, advertisers and digital signage networks (digital out of home networks) and furthers the growth of the entire industry. The conference looked at changes in the industry and best practices, with … Read more

Large Format Display Applications at TGM 2014

Large Display, User Interface – Touch Gesture Motion 2014 in Austin, Texas, October 28-30, 2014, offered several presentations involving large format display applications.  A key observation by several presenters and attendees at TGM 2014 was that the emerging availability of mass market 4K displays is driving increased interest in applications of touch interfaces to large format … Read more

Synaptics Driving Touch Display Driver Integration

Mobile Display – Patrick Worfolk, CTO, Synaptics delivered a talk on the firm’s views and approach for touch and display driver integration at Touch Gesture Motion 2014 in Austin, Texas, October 28-30, 2014.  Worfolk commenced his presentation reporting that the firm’s FY14 revenue will be approximately $1.6 billion as Synaptics’ delivers its touch technology to the smartphone, … Read more