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NAB Cancelled

What They Say I was just looking around for my last WBS article today, when in popped a PR statement from Grass Valley lamenting the cancellation of the NAB Show. We reported a couple of days ago on Sony pulling out and Canon and Panasonic What We Think When Japan Inc pulls out of a … Read more

JOLED Display Adopted for Newly-Announced ASUS OLED Monitor Targeted for HDR Content Creators

JOLED Inc., an OLED display expert and manufacturer of OLED by printing method, announced today that their OLED display panel has been adopted for ASUS ProArt Display OLED PA32DC, a brand-new monitor by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (hereafter ASUS), a Taiwan-based international computer hardware and consumer electronics company. ASUS said in their official announcement: The ProArt … Read more

Toppan Significantly Improves Aerial Touch Display and Doubles Viewing Angle

Toppan, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, developed an original aerial touch display in October 2020, meeting needs for contactless touch panel operation. While verification of feasibility for full-scale commercial availability is being conducted, Toppan has now developed a next-generation model with a significantly expanded viewing angle and improved … Read more

Right To Repair Rules Will Extend Lifespan Of Products, UK Government Says

What They Say New ‘right to repair’ rules have been brought in in the UK that include the obligation to supply spare parts for TVs. The new rules apply to products bought from Thursday, but manufacturers have a grace period of up to two years to make spare parts available. Anything other than simple spares … Read more

LG Thin-clients Feature Built-in RFID

What They Say A couple of months ago, LG added RFID readers to its -All-in-One Thin Client workstation (24CN670N) workstation that is aimed at healthcare applications. The technology has been designed to be compatible with Imprivata digital identity solutions, a leading platform (LG said) supporting secure access management and digital workflows in the healthcare market. … Read more

LG DVLED ‘Extreme Home Cinema’ Wall-sized Display Line Redefines Luxury Home Theater Experience

LG Electronics announced its first-ever Direct View LED (DVLED) display series designed specifically for high-end residential installations, the LG DVLED Extreme Home Cinema. LG’s foray into the super-luxury residential display segment combines the company’s years of building premium consumer electronics, keen understanding of affluent consumers and deep expertise as an innovator of DVLED technologies. LG … Read more

Sharp NEC Display Solutions Introduces NC1803ML Blue Laser Projector

Sharp NEC Display Solutions, a global leader in the projector and display market, announced the availability of the NC1803ML laser projector in its digital cinema projection series. The NC1803ML is the ideal projection solution for theaters with small and medium screens, offering an improved replaceable laser module and laser light source lifespan of up to … Read more

Optoma Debuts Advanced Remote Management Solution for Audio Visual Displays

Optoma, a world-leading manufacturer of large visual display products, and the No. 1 DLP brand in the Americas*, announced its new Optoma Management Suite (OMS)™, an intuitive display management solution to streamline operations by monitoring, diagnosing and controlling audio visual displays via a local area network and wireless connectivity from a single platform and location. … Read more

Strategy Analytics: The Smart Speaker Market’s Recovery is in Full Swing as Shipments in 2Q21 Surged to Record Levels

The smart speaker market in calendar 2Q21 surged to new heights as consumers and brands adapt to the ongoing pandemic, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics’ Smart Speakers and Screens service. Even with the looming specters of supply chain challenges, component shortages, and the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus hanging over the … Read more