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American Airlines Stays Grounded on iPad Glitch

by Tom Allen

‘Several dozen’ America Airlines flights were grounded at the end of April as the result of an iPad software glitch. Flight plans and pilot manuals are stored on the tablets. The airline said that …

Kopin Chosen for Follow-On Order

by Tom Allen

Kopin has secured a $1.8 million follow-on production order from the US government, for a high-brightness microdisplay. The displays, which will be supplied over a 15-month period, will be used in the F-35 Helmet-Mounted …

FAA Chooses Eizo For ERIDS

by Tom Allen

Eizo’s Flexscan T23 81W touch screen monitor has been chosen by the USA’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), for use in En Route Information Display Systems (ERIDS). ERIDS are used to map flights and manage …

Protected Displays Important for Data Modul

by Tom Allen

Data Modul absorbed Conrac many years ago (Display Monitor Vol 5 No 48); earlier this year, Arrow Electronics announced plans to acquire Data Modul, in turn (Arrow Electronics to Acquire Data Modul). We hoped …

Passenger Terminal Expo 2015 Roundup

by Tom Allen

Unlike its presence at traditional electronics shows, 3M was showing its identity management solutions, rather than touch screens and other components. The company has five huge divisions and multiple sub-divisions in each one, and …

Tender Complete for New Turkish Airport

by Tom Allen

Germany’s Gebr. Heinemann and Unifree Dutyfree have won the tender to provide ‘International Airside Retail’ concessions at Istanbul’s new airport, due to open in 2018. Digitisation is likely to play a major role in …

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User Experience Needs Context and Context Needs Sensors

by Bob Raikes

I’ve had a busy week with a visit to the Electronic Display (ED) conference in Nuremberg, where industrial and automotive applications are the hot topics. With the Mobile World Congress coming up this Sunday, …

Panasonic is Big on B2B

by Tom Allen

This year’s CES focuses on automotive technology, said Joe Taylor, chairman and CEO of Panasonic North America when he took the stage. More than 25% of Panasonic’s North American sales are expected to be …

Abileah Explains Vertical Markets

by Raverstead

Adi Abileah is, these days, an independent consultant in display technology, although readers may know him from his time as Chief Scientist at Planar Systems. He gave a very interesting talk on special vertical …

Displays Proliferate at Newark Airport

by Helen Vince

ipadusaTablets – The Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey will soon feature iPads in United Airline’s Terminal C. This is United’s main terminal at the Newark Airport and is a critical hub for …

Frankfurt Claims Largest Airport Screen

by Raverstead

A 100m² (5.5m x 18.3m) LED screen has been installed at Frankfurt Airport in Germany – making it the largest digital airport advertising space in Europe. We heard (via our friends at Invidis) that …

Lufthansa Takes Off With Surface Pro 3

by Raverstead

German airline Lufthansa will begin equipping its pilots with the Surface Pro 3 tablet from next year, replacing the existing cockpit laptops. More than 5,000 tablets have been ordered, as well as special docking …