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Media Markt is trialing a new drive concept in Germany, in a bid to strengthen its multi-channel strategy. The electronics retailer is reported to be the first in Germany to launch this format, which will see customers being able to order goods online or by phone, to collect from the drive outlet within an hour. … Read more
In Germany, Systeam has added new products to its portfolio from Lenovo and Eiki. The distributor is now offering Lenovo’s PCs and Eiki’s videoprojectors to customers throughout Germany.
HP has announced a plan to reduce the carbon emissions from its product portfolio by 40% by 2020, compared to 2010 levels (‘product portfolio’ in this case including notebooks, tablets, desktops, mobile computing devices, workstations, printers and servers). HP recently received the highest disclosure score possible in the CDP S&P 500 Climate Change Report 2014: … Read more
The Dell Cast device is now available in the UK. Similar to a Chromecast for business users, the Dell Cast is an HDMI dongle that enables multimedia content to be streamed from a tablet to a larger screen.
Israel’s Mantis Vision has worked with Flextronics to develop a tablet specifically designed to create content in 3D: the Aquila. The 8″ tablet uses Mantis Vision’s MV4D core 3D engine and camera control SDK. Depth-sensing components are built in to enable 3D data acquisition. Depth maps can be created using the tablet’s 13MP main camera, … Read more
Earlier this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 34), a Chromecast-like dongle called the HD-10, for Windows Phone devices, was leaked by Windows Phone Daily. Microsoft is now going further down that road with the Wireless Display Adapter, which will mirror everything from a Miracast-enabled Windows 8.1 or Android device to another screen. The Adapter … Read more
The ‘Cheek to Cheek: Live!’ concert by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga will be streamed in UltraHD later this year on Amazon’s Instant Video service. LG, the official UltraHD sponsor of the concert, said that the event is ‘the world
Global PC shipments will reach 299 million units this year, down 0.1% from 2013, according to Taiwan’s MIC. Shipments have been bolstered by replacement demand for Windows XP units. The majority of desktop PC shipments have been commercial units, and overall desktop volume is estimated at 130 million units this year – up 3.1% YoY. … Read more
Shipments of 9″+ LCD panels continued to rise in August to a new record level, NPD DisplaySearch’s David Hsieh has said in an interview. These ‘large-area’ LCD panel shipments totalled 13.36 million m
We had heard, earlier this month, that Samsung was readying itself to leave the German notebook market (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37) – but now it turns out that that wasn’t all the company is exiting. According to PC Adviser, Samsung is gearing up to leave the European portable PC business altogether. The low … Read more
Ceatec Japan will take place between 7th and 11th October this year in Chiba City. Sharp will be at the show, centering around the theme of ‘Discover Good Life’. Sharp’s stand (Hall 1, L02) will be divided into four areas. First will be the smart home, making use of renewable energy and Internet of Things … Read more
A new mode, supporting DisplayPort, has been published for the new USB-C standard (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 47). VESA and the USB 3.0 Promoter Group have announced ‘DisplayPort Alternative Mode’; it will enable a USB-C cable and connector to deliver DisplayPort AV performance (up to and exceeding UltraHD resolution); USB 3.1 data; and up … Read more
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