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Vorsprung Durch Samsung

by Raverstead

Audi showrooms in the UK are using Samsung’s Gear VR headset to demonstrate the features of the new Audi TT. Wearers can investigate the interior of the car and be taken for a drive. …

Tags:Automotive| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Acer Monitor Named ‘Best of What’s New’

by Raverstead

Acer’s XB280HK UltraHD gaming monitor has won a Popular Science 2014 ‘Best of What’s New’ award, in the hardware category.

Tags:Acer| Back Panel| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45

And Finally – CNN Lets Down Microsoft

by Raverstead

Ouch. Microsoft is going to be very upset with CNN, we feel. After (presumably) paying for the Surface Pro 3 tablet to be used during programming, the presenters were found to be using the …

Tags:Apple| Back Panel| iPad| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Engage Expands Flux Lounge

by Raverstead

Engage Productions’ Flux Innovation Lounge, in London, has undergone a refit with nine new LG displays. The 55″ screens form an interactive wall in the venue. An 84″ UltraHD touch display and three additional …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 46| Wearables

Samsung Presents Golden TV at Christie’s Auction

by Raverstead

Samsung has designed and released a one-off version of its curved 78″ UltraHD TV. The product, covered in gold lacquer paint, will be auctioned by Christie’s during the company’s autumn auction in Hong Kong, …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Samsung Wins Big in Innovation Awards

by Raverstead

Several companies have received International CES Innovation Awards. Acer and ZTE were named for the Aspire R 13 Series of convertible notebooks and ZTE’s mobile hotspot projector, while Dell took a ‘Best of’ award …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Dell| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 21 - Issue 45| Vuzix

LED Screens Vie for Position at Brandenburg

by Raverstead

Earlier this month Germany celebrated 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, with six massive LED screens, on rails, moving around Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate. Each screen was 11m x 4.8m, with a …

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Celebrating 20 Years of Playstation

by Raverstead

The 3rd December marked 20 years since the release of the first Playstation console in Japan. It was followed by the PS2 in 2000, PS3 in 2006 and, seven years later, the PS4 in …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 48

LGD CEO Wins Top Award

by Raverstead

CEO of LG Display, Han Sang-beom, has won the Gold Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit award. It is presented for contribution to Korea’s display industry, and is the top award in Order of …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Korea| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Shipment Milestone Reached by Maxlinear

by Raverstead

Maxlinear has now sold more than 10 million of its MxL608 DVB-T2 tuners worldwide. Demand has been strong in ‘all markets’ using the DVB-T2 platform, the company said.

Tags:Back Panel| DVB-T & T2| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Tuners| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Metz Named as Quality Brand of 2014

by Raverstead

Metz has been named as ‘Quality TV Brand of 2014’ by Testberichte.de, in Germany. The company’s TVs consistently scored above-average in tests, leading to the award – for the third time in three years. …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Germany| Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 48

3D Print Your Own Computer

by Raverstead

3D printing has been getting more and more advanced, but we didn’t think we’d reach this level quite yet. The world’s first 3D-printed laptop, the Pi-Top has been successfully funded on crowdsourcing sight IndieGoGo. …

Tags:3D Printers| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45