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Pixels, a European distributor of digital media players and AV systems, supplied 50 BrightSign media players for the Digital Revolution exhibition at London’s Barbican Centre. Digital Revolution is described as an immersive exhibition of art, design, film, music and videogames and when it closes on 14th September, the exhibition will tour the world. A spokesman … Read more
Apple’s much anticipated media event is not scheduled to take place until 9th September and no-one can be sure what the company will be announcing, but that hasn’t deterred some Apple fans from camping outside the flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. One couple claimed to have been waiting since 31st August, … Read more
Vue Entertainment International is upgrading around 400 of its Sony 4k projection systems across Europe to Sony Digital Cinema 3D. The conversion process is expected to take three to four years and will be rolled-out in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Denmark in both Vue and Cinemaxx branded cinemas.
Acer is reported to have set up a venture capital fund as it seeks long-term investments to strengthen its technology development. Acer Venture Capital manages more that NT$1 billion ($33.5 million) and is overseen by an investment director who was brought into the company to manage the fund. Acer’s chairman and founder, Stan Shih, was … Read more
Microchip Technology, of the USA, has approached UK-based Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) with an acquisition offer. CSR announced that it had rejected Microchip’s preliminary offer as too low, according to the EE Times. Microchip has until 25th September to announce a new offer.
LG Display (LGD) held an opening ceremony earlier this week for its first overseas LCD panel fabrication plant in Guangzhou, China, expanding its presence by adding to its existing module assembly plant in the city. LGD plans to mass produce 40″ and above LCD TV panels at the new 8.5G plant, which will be operated … Read more
Microsoft’s EVP of Devices Stephen Elop has said that the company is getting close to mass production of large-screen touch displays, using technology it gained through its acquisition of Perceptive Pixel (PPI) two years ago (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 28). Elop was speaking at Microsoft’s Australian Partner Conference earlier this week and although he … Read more
This week we are highlighting LCD monitors in the 17″ standard category. There are 10 brands featured in the advertising with NEC Displays, Iiyama and BenQ the top three. In France, Iiyama was top followed by Lenovo in second and Acer, HP and NEC Displays in joint third. In Germany, Iiyama leads followed by NEC … Read more
This has been one of my famous “busy” weeks – merging the Large Display Report and Display Monitor in the same week that IFA has started may have been a little ambitious! Never mind, as I finish editing in the press room at IFA, it looks as though we have a good issue. Thanks to … Read more
Visualplanet will show an interactive touch sensor that can be applied to ‘any non-metallic surface’ at Midwich’s Technology Exposed on 17th and 18th September. The Touchfoil is a clear, large-format procap film. It will be demonstrated at the show enabling two-point touch on an 80″ shop window. The foil will be applied to the inside … Read more
IFA kicks off with a press event (although to try to get them all in, several are held before this one!). The format is much the same each year, so we’ve cut our report a bit shorter this time! IFA is 90 years old today, having started in 1924. There have been huge developments from … Read more
Acer was the first press conference and CEO Jason Chen started by saying that sales in Germany were double in Q2 2014 and in Austria, it was closer to 3X business. Chen said that he believes that Acer is “on its way back”. In the future, Acer will run a “Back to School” event each … Read more
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