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IFA to be Opened by LG Display CEO

by Tom Allen

It has been announced that Han Sang-Beom, CEO of LG Display, will present the opening keynote at IFA 2015, in Berlin. The speech will take place on 4th September. Sang-Beom will ask what comes …

Tags:Back Panel| IFA 2015| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Christie Brings Life to Dead Sea Scrolls

by Tom Allen

Christie technology was used at the California Science Centre Discovery Ball this month, to showcase the Dead Sea Scrolls and their history. A two-storey projection-mapped display – using eight projection screens and 14 projectors …

Tags:Back Panel| Christie| Large Display Monitor| Mapping & Cartography| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Canatu’s Film Used in 40µm Package

by Tom Allen

Canatu’s CNB Flex Film has been used to create a complete One-Plastic-Solution (OPS). The solution incorporates a display window, touch sensor and decoratin in a robust package, says the company. The OPS is designed …

Tags:Back Panel| Canatu| Components| ITO Replacement| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 23| Wearables

Acer Takes Four Wins at Computex

by Tom Allen

Acer’s Revo One RL85 (Acer Attempts to Kickstart Notebook Innovation) has won two awards at Computex. The mini PC took home ‘Best Choice of the Year’ and ‘Best Choice Gold’ in the Computer & …

Tags:Acer| Awards| Back Panel| Computex 2015| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 23

HP Chooses Vuzix

by Tom Allen

Vuzix’s M100 smart glasses are being used in HP’s new Visual Remote Guidance Solution. VRG can be used for live collaboration between employees and customers, for voice, video and content sharing. A video can …

Tags:Back Panel| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| HP Inc| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 23| Vuzix

Toshiba Celebrates Five Decades of US Operations

by Tom Allen

Toshiba America is celebrating 50 years of operations in the USA this year. Toshiba entered the market in 1965.

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| toshiba| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 23

LG Watch Receives First Green Product Mark

by Tom Allen

Click to enlargeLG’s Kizon smartwatch, for children, is the first product to receive TUV Rheinland’s Green Product Mark. The Green Product Mark covers not only safety, electromagnetic compatibility and chemical testing of the product …

Tags:Back Panel| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 23

And Finally… – Vol 22 No 24

by Tom Allen

The IoT is getting crowded. Connected wigs, lightbulbs, bras – it’s hard to find a niche. Intel is trying, though, with a connected nappy (diaper, for you Americans) at Computex. When baby has an …

Tags:Back Panel| Computex 2015| Intel| Internet of Things IOT| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 24

Qualcomm Signs Agreement With Allwinner

by Tom Allen

Qualcomm has entered into an agreement with China’s Allwinner Technology, to extend the use of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors in the Chinese connected tablet segment. Allwinner will offer system solution services to OEMs and ODMs …

Tags:Back Panel| China| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 23

US Navy Places New Production Order With Kopin

by Tom Allen

Kopin has received a production order for its high-brightness colour microdisplays, for use in helmet-mounted displays in the US Navy’s MH-60 helicopters. The number of displays that have been ordered was not disclosed.

Tags:Back Panel| Kopin| Microdisplays| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 23

OVAB Confirms Conference Dates

by Tom Allen

This year’s OVAB Digital Signage Conference, in Munich, will take place on the 10th – 11th September, at the Hilton Munich Airport (we plan to attend the event – TA).

Tags:Back Panel| Digital Signage Federation Europe (was OVAB)| Events| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Even a Binned Apple-1 Fetches Thousands

by Tom Allen

This is a tale of highs and lows. A woman in the USA recently took several boxes of her departed husband’s possessions along to a recycling centre in California. Unknown to her, one of …

Tags:Apple| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Recycling| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 23