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IBM-Lenovo Deal was 10 Years Ago

by Tom Allen

Lenovo has marked the 10-year anniversary of its acquisition of IBM’s PC business. The move helped the company to evolve from a China-only PC maker to a global PC vendor. Lenovo celebrated the sale …

Tags:Back Panel| IBM| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 22 - Issue 19

TP Vision Campaign Promotes Android TV

by Tom Allen

Customers in Germany buying an Android-based Philips TV from the 7000, 8000 or 9000 series are now able to return it with no questions asked. TP Vision is running the campaign until 30th June, …

Tags:Android| Back Panel| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Philips| TPV (TP Vision)| Vol 22 - Issue 19

TV Connect Celebrates Winners

by Tom Allen

The winners of the TV Connect awards have been announced. Held at London’s Gherkin, the awards recognised efforts to continue to transform the industry. Winners included Swisscom AG’s Swisscom TV 2.0 (Best Multiscreen TV …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV (Television)| TV Connect 2015| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 19

3D TV: Not All That New

by Tom Allen

The first 3D TV broadcast in the USA was aired 62 years ago, on 29th April, 1953, by ABC. The operator was granted permission by the FCC and undertook the work with its affiliate …

Tags:3D TV| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Wortmann Takes Industry Award

by Tom Allen

Wortmann AG’s Terra Pad 1061 Pro was chosen to receive an Industry Award at the recent Hannover Messe show in Germany.

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18| Wortmann (Terra)

Tattoos? Apple Doesn’t Want to Know

by Tom Allen

As well as the tight supply chain issues, the rumours of failing components and the online-only orders, the Apple Watch has hit another snag: it won’t work if you have a tattoo. At least, …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 18| Wearables

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 …

Tags:Apple| Aviation| Back Panel| iPad| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Panasonic Takes TVs to High End

by Tom Allen

Panasonic will attend High End 2015, in Munich, between 14th and 17th May. In Hall 3 (C115/C116), the company will show its newest UltraHD TVs, Blu-ray players, PVR with UltraHD upscaling and connected audio …

Tags:Back Panel| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Anga Com Replaces STB Vendors

by Tom Allen

Anga Com 2015 will take place in Cologne, Germany from the 9th – 11th June, and bookings have exceeded expectations. 440 exhibitors from 35 countries have booked space so far. Anga Com managing director, …

Tags:Back Panel| Broadcast| Cable| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| STBs| Vol 22 - Issue 18

DisplayLink Dock Accepts Multiple Device Types

by Tom Allen

At the recent Interop Las Vegas Expo, DisplayLink showed a dock that connected to a new Macbook, Chromebook Pixel 2 and Windows notebook via USB-C, and existing notebooks, tablets and Android smartphones through USB-A. …

Tags:Back Panel| DisplayLink| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Smartphones| tablets| USB| Vol 22 - Issue 18

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 …

Tags:Aviation| Back Panel| Kopin| Microdisplays| Military & Defence| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 18

LG TV Takes Green Award

by Tom Allen

LG Electronics has won three 2015 Edison Awards – in the Green, Energy Management and Household Environment categories. LG’s curved OLED TV (55″ EC9300) was one of the winners; the others were a heat …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Environment| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| Vol 22 - Issue 18