DPI Wins Specialist Projector Award
After being shortlisted for the AV Awards (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 31), Digital Projection has picked up the ‘Specialist Projector of the Year’ (5,000+ lumens) prize.
German Partners Invited to Philips Training
TP Vision is inviting its reseller partners in the DACH countries to training days, between 13th and 17th October. The subjects of Android and UltraHD are the main focus, but curved TVs and Ambilight will also be discussed. The training will be held in Hamburg, Berlin, Leipzig, Dortmund, Cologne, Frankfurt am Main, Nuremberg, Stuttgart and … Read more
HbbTV Symposium to Run This Month
The HbbTV Association and the French HD Forum are running the HbbTV Symposium: Europe 2014, from 8th – 9th October. HbbTV developments, across a range of topics, will be discussed at the Espace Landowski in Paris.
OLED Inventors are Citation Laureates
Ching Tang and Steven Van Slyke are former Eastman Kodak employees, commonly credited with the invention of the OLED. They have been named by Thomson Reuters as two of this year’s 26 Citation Laureates, for their part in the technology’s development. The list of Citation Laureates has successfully forecast 35 Nobel Prize winners since 2002.
San Francisco College Chooses Hitachi
Multiple Hitachi projectors have been installed by the City College of San Francisco. Although the main model installed has been the CP-AW312WN, Hitachi’s CP-WX8255, CP-WX8240 and CP-X3030WN models are also being used around the campus. Eventually, the College aims to install projectors in every classroom.
Barco to Sell Defence & Aerospace Unit to Esterline
Barco confirmed this week that it has reached an agreement with US-based aerospace and defence group Esterline Corporation to sell its Defence & Aerospace division. The sale, which covers both shares and assets, is valued at
Changhong to Close PDP Business?
Changhong Electric, the last significant manufacturer of plasma display panels for TV use, continued to halt trading in its stock this week, leading to speculation that the company may finally have decided to end PDP production. The company suspended training on the Shanghai Bourse on 15th September and in a regulatory filing last weekend said … Read more
Huawei Woos France With Investment
Huawei is to invest
Intel Pays $1.5 Billion for Stake in Chinese Chip Maker
Intel has acquired a 20% stake in China’s Tsinghua Unigroup, a state-owned company that owns China’s second and third largest chip designers, Spreadtrum Communications and RDA Microelectronics. Intel spent $1.5 billion to acquire the stake, which it says will enable Intel to increase its presence in the smartphone and tablet markets. China’s Ministry of Industry … Read more
JVC & Kenwood Merge US Operations
JVC Americas and Kenwood USA have merged their US operations to form a single subsidiary. The merger completes a process that was first announced in April, and is designed to enhance operating efficiencies and spur innovation throughout the company. The two entities will consolidate their business and financial resources under the new company, though JVC … Read more
Dynamic Focus on 19″ LCD Monitors
This week we are highlighting LCD monitors in the 19″ standard aspect ratio (5:4) category. There are 16 brands featured in the advertising with Philips, Acer and Iiyama the top three advertised brands. In France, Philips leads with Iiyama and Samsung in joint second. In Germany, Acer leads Philips and Fujitsu, while in the UK, … Read more
Invidis Digital Signage Conference
Florian Rotberg started the event by talking about his company, Invidis, which organises the conference. One of the key things that Invidis does is to track the “mood” in the digital signage industry and works with OVAB on this. Over recent years, the range of countries has been increasing . Oliver Schwede covered the market … Read more
