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Germany’s Prelonic has devised a top-indicative electrochromic (EC) display, which can be printed on paper or cardboard. A bottom-indicative display appears behind the substrate – they have previously been developed on transparent materials like glass. However, to use cheaper materials, Prelonic worked on a top-indicative unit which is printed on top of the ‘substrate’. Because … Read more
Samsung led the flat-panel TV market for the 34th consecutive quarter in Q2’14, taking a 31.8% market share. This was a 1.2 percentage point QoQ rise, said NPD DisplaySearch. LG Electronics’ share fell 0.4 percentage points in Q2, to 16.5%, while Sony and Hisense garnered 8.5% and 5.2% shares, respectively. Throughout the first half of … Read more
A report by TechNavio, on the worldwide UltraHD market (http://tinyurl.com/o2ada4b), says that UltraHD TV market will grow at a 106.8% CAGR between 2013 and 2018. Only LCD and OLED TVs will have UltraHD as a feature – not CRT or plasma models. ‘Most’ LCD TVs will have UltraHD resolution in the coming years, says TechNavio; … Read more
Archos will show new Android and Windows Phone mobile devices in hall 12, at stand 103. The 50B Platinum (£100 ($165)) is an Android 4.4 smartphone with a quad-core processor and IPS panel. The 5″ device will support dual SIM cards. It will be launched alongside the 45C Platinum, which does not have confirmed specifications … Read more
A variety of new panels with high-end features were shown at Touch Taiwan at the end of August.The focus of AUO‘s presence was its curved displays. The company introduced 42″ – 85″ curved UltraHD LCD TV panels, with a wide colour gamut. The 65″, 75″ and 85″ had a 4,000R ‘golden’ curvature and 120Hz framerate.For … Read more
Hitachi Europe has named Kazuo Abe as its new managing director. He succeeds Kiyoshi Yamamoto who has been appointed senior project manager, Urban & Energy Solutions Division, Infrastructure Systems Company, Infrastructure Systems Group in Hitachi, Ltd.
Leader Instruments has appointed Koichi Fukugawa as market development manager for Europe. His principal responsibility will be to work with regional development manager Richard Heath in expanding Leader’s presence in Europe and to strengthen support for the company’s distribution channels.
Martin Winkler, who left his job as head of Sony Germany’s business in February (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 6), has been appointed senior VP of LG Electronics’ consumer business in Germany.
Specially designed for areas requiring constant cleaning, Advantech’s FPM-7151W is IP66-certified. The 15.6″ LCD monitor is protected against both dust and jets of water. It is also slim (420 x 269 x 48mm), for environments where space is an issue. In addition, it supports 10 touch points (procap technology) and can operate in temperatures between … Read more
Canon’s newest LV projectors all feature a filter-free design and long-life (6,000-hour in eco mode) lamp, to prolong their lifetime and reduce maintenance. The five models (LV-WX300, LV-X300, LV-S300, LV-WX300ST and LV-X300ST) are 1DLP units with a six-segment colour wheel, all of which can output 3,000 lumens of brightness and have a 2,300:1 contrast ratio. … Read more
Iiyama’s XB3070WQS is a 30″, colour-rich LCD monitor. Covering 146% of the sRGB gamut, 109% of Adobe RGB and 104% of NTSC, the unit is intended for professional photographers, graphic and web designers. The gamut coverage is achieved by fitting the monitor with a GB-r-LED backlight, which is said to enable a wider, richer range … Read more
LG announced a new monitor series at ISE this year, and the range has now been launched in Germany. The LS33A digital signage displays, which will roll out to other markets over the next month, are designed to work 16/7. Five sizes (32″, 42″, 47″, 55″ and 65″) are available, which are largely identical. ‘Bridging … Read more
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