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Philips Breaks Records With iF Design Wins

by Tom Allen

The iF Design Awards in Germany honour products with outstanding design, and Philips broke records by taking home 52 of them this year. Products were recognised in all five categories: Product, Communication, Packaging, Interior …

Tags:Back Panel| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Philips| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Fortune Names Canon as Admired Company

by Tom Allen

Fortune magazine has named Canon as one of the world’s most admired companies. Fortune calls this list the ‘definitive report card of corporate reputations’. Canon ranked highly in innovation, social responsibility and long-term investment …

Tags:Back Panel| Canon| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 10

AOC and MMD Take Philips Monitors to PCR Boot Camp

by Tom Allen

AOC/MMD will show its new Philips monitors at the PCR Boot Camp in the UK. Taking place in Whittlebury Hall on 14th May, the event will be used to showcase ultrawide and high-resolution displays.

Tags:Back Panel| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| UK (United Kingdom)| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Sony Records and Distributes UltraHD Across the UK

by Tom Allen

Sony is extending last year’s partnership with the National Theatre Live movement in the UK, and will help to distribute four productions, filmed in UltraHD, to Vue cinemas around the country. Over the next …

Tags:Back Panel| Cinema| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Sony Enjoys Huge Console Success

by Tom Allen

More than 20.2 million Playstation 4 consoles have been sold to date, Sony announced at the recent Game Developers’ Conference – that’s an increase of 1.7 million since January. According to a Nielsen poll, …

Tags:Back Panel| Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| PlayStation| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 10

AOC Sponsors Ireland’s Gaming Tournament

by Tom Allen

AOC is the official sponsor of Ireland’s G-Series 2015 gaming tournament. The tournament consists of three major events (G-Series 4, 5 and 6), plus sub-tournaments and side events. AOC is providing 14 of its …

Tags:Back Panel| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 22 - Issue 10

US Navy Chooses Argon to Replace Legacy Screens

by Tom Allen

Sonar experts in the US Navy have chosen colour LCD displays from Argon Corp to replace old CRT screens in use on submarines. Argon’s ARD17 17″ rugged military-spec display will be used to upgrade …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| LCD displays| Military & Defence| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 10

B&O Suffers From 90-Year Itch With Love Affair

by Tom Allen

Bang & Olufsen is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year with a special ‘Love Affair Collection’ of products, all produced in a new Rose Gold colour. The Beovision 11-46 (with Beoremote One) and Avant …

Tags:audio| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Virgin Trials Sony Smartwear

by Tom Allen

Virgin Atlantic has taken on Sony’s Smartwear wearable range, and is trialling its use for real-time communications. The company will use Sony’s Smart Eyeglass SED-E1 (developer edition) and the Smartwatch 3, as part of …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| sony| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Qualcomm Enhances Mercedes’ Track Performance

by Tom Allen

Qualcomm has entered a multi-year agreement to act as the technology partner of the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team. The companies will work together to develop connected car technologies to enhance Mercedes’ track performance, …

Tags:Automotive| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Vol 22 - Issue 10

And Finally… – Vol 22 10

by Tom Allen

Larry Shaw was the first person to celebrate Pi Day, in 1988Maths-lovers, rejoice – you get to live through an event happening just twice every 100 years – as long as you use an …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 10

AMPAS Honours SMPTE Members

by Tom Allen

Members of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) have received several Scientific and Technical Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Oscars were presented to Larry Hornbeck …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| SMPTE| Vol 22 - Issue 10