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The Void Creates VR War Games…And Dragons

by Tom Allen

The Void, a Utah-based start-up that’s been operating in secrecy for some time, has created what could be loosely called ‘Laser Quest for VR’. The company builds physical areas (Gaming Pods) that roughly mirror …

Tags:Back Panel| Game Playing| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Large Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Data Modul Prepares for Shipping Show

by Tom Allen

Data Modul is preparing for the NorShipping show in Oslo (2nd – 5th June, stand C01-01a), where it will show a range of marine monitors and panel PCs from 7″ – 26″. The company …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| LCD displays| Maritime| Mobile Display Monitor| Nordics| Rugged Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Sharp Tours America

by Tom Allen

Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America has begun a tour of the USA, which will last until mid-June. The team will meet dealers to discuss industry trends, show products and outline future plans. …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| sharp| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 19

GSMA’s MWC Shanghai Runs With IICF 2015

by Tom Allen

The GSMA (Groupe Speciale Mobile) has announced a partnership with the Shanghai International Information Consumption Festival. This year’s GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai will run concurrently with the SIICF, on 15th – 17th July …

Tags:Back Panel| China| Events| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Fotoniks Integrates BAE HUD

by Tom Allen

BAE Systems and Turkey’s Fotoniks are to work together to develop and deliver aircraft display systems. Fotoniks will work to integrate BAE’s LiteHUD head-up display into the HUD system for the Hürkuş training aircraft …

Tags:Aviation| Back Panel| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Shapiro Named As Tech Titan

by Tom Allen

The president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, Gary Shapiro, has been named as a 2015 Tech Titan by Washingtonian magazine. Tech Titans are ‘the most influential and exciting people in the local …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| CTA (was CEA)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Britain’s First Cinema Screen is Reopened

by Tom Allen

The Regent Street Cinema in London – the location of the first public cinema screening in the UK – has re-opened its doors. It is almost 120 years since the inaugural showing, which featured …

Tags:Back Panel| Cinema| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 19

PS4 Reaches UK Milestone

by Tom Allen

GfK Chart-Track data shows that 2 million units of Sony’s Playstation console have been sold in the UK to-date. The console has been on sale for 18 months – reaching the 2-million-unit mark faster …

Tags:Back Panel| Consoles| Large Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Barco Chosen for Danish Multiplex

by Tom Allen

Nordisk Film Biografer, a Nordic film developer, has chosen Barco’s DP4K-60L projector to be used in the main screen of its multiplex in the Field’s shopping centre in Copenhagen. The new 1,500-seat cinema complex …

Tags:Back Panel| Barco| Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Nordics| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Christie Updates GM’s Experience Centre Video Wall

by Tom Allen

Christie projectors have been chosen to modernise a video wall at GM’s Vehicle Engineering Centre. The upgrade, replacing nine non-Christie projectors, uses two Mirage 4K25 projectors, using Christie Twist and AutoCal for automatic blending …

Tags:Back Panel| Blend & Warp| Christie| Large Display Monitor| Projectors| Video Walls| Vol 22 - Issue 19

DailyDOOH Returns to London

by Tom Allen

DailyDOOH will hold its Media Summit on 19th May, during London Digital Signage Week 2015. The focus this year will be on the impact of mobile technology on global cities. More than 200 participants …

Tags:Back Panel| Digital Signage| Events| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Samsung’s Hero Phone Becomes A Little More Heroic

by Tom Allen

Samsung, continuing its partnership with Marvel Entertainment (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 25) will release an ‘Iron Man edition’ of its Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone within a month. The phone’s cover will feature an …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 19