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Barco’s Laser Snags BIRTV Award

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Barco’s 6p laser projector, the DP4K-60L, has won an award for its design and performance at the 2014 Beijing International Radio, TV & Film Equipment Exhibition (BIRTV). Judges particularly highlighted the projector’s high framerate …

Tags:Back Panel| Barco| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Valens is Almost Top in Israel

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HDBaseT technology developer Valens has been recognised by Deloitte as one of the fastest-growing companies in Israel. Valens ranked third in Deloitte’s 2014 Technology Fast50 list, which is based on revenue growth over the …

Tags:Back Panel| HDBaseT| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21

Samsung Supports Students at UEL

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4,000 first-year students at the University of East London have been supplied with Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet. The tablets, which have eBooks pre-installed and run customised software, were supplied to aid student learning.

Tags:Back Panel| Education| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

Amazon Chooses Mediatek for Fire HD

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Amazon’s new Fire HD tablets use Mediatek processors, it has been announced. The Fire HD 6, Fire HD 7 and Fire HD Kids Edition (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37) use the MT8135 SoC …

Tags:Amazon| Back Panel| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

HTC Takes The Needle to a Smartphone

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A limited edition HTC One M8 has been created, in partnership with tattoo artists Lal Hardy and Cally-Jo Pothecary. HTC and the artists designed the phone to celebrate the company’s sponsorship of the MOBO …

Tags:Back Panel| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

CEDIA Celebrates 25 Years

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The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) is celebrating its 25th anniversary at CEDIA 2014 this month. Formed in Chicago in 1989, the group’s meetings soon moved to Las Vegas. Today, CEDIA takes …

Tags:Back Panel| CEDIA 2014| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Cypress’ Controller Enables Slim Huawei Tablet

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The Mediapad X1 is Huawei’s 7″ tablet: the world’s thinnest, the company claims, at 7.18mm. USA-based Cypress Semiconductor says that the thin body is partly enabled by its Truetouch Gen5 TMA568 capacitive touchscreen controller. …

Tags:Back Panel| Huawei| Large Display Monitor| tablets| Touch Controllers| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

125 Years of Nintendo

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Nintendo has celebrated its 125th anniversary. From humble beginnings creating ‘Hanafuda’ playing cards in Kyoto in 1889, the company took 70 years to introduce the videogames that it is known for today. Arcade machines …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nintendo| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21

CES Unveiled Returns to Paris

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CES Unveiled Paris, now in its second year, will take place on 22nd October. Speakers will include the CEA’s Shawn DuBravac, Gary Shapiro and Karen Chupka; and panelists Jean-Luc Errant (Cityzen Sciences), Dominique Mocquard …

Tags:Back Panel| CTA (was CEA)| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21

Money to Burn? Consider Vertu’s Bentley Phone

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Luxury phone brand Vertu has partnered with car manufacturer Bentley to produce a new – and expensive – smartphone. For slightly less than the deposit on a small house (

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

BenQ Brings Art to Life

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Four of BenQ’s W1080ST DLP projectors are being used in the ‘Apophany’ art installation in Brooklyn, New York. Designed by artist and filmmaker Carmen Osterlye, the video exhibit will run until the 18th November. …

Tags:Back Panel| BenQ| DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Daktronics’ Displays Chosen for Baku Olympic Stadium

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Daktronics is providing a new LED super-system featuring two HD video displays to the Baku Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan. Each display will feature a 15HD pixel layout and measure 10.97 metres high by …

Tags:Back Panel| CEDIA 2014| Large Display Monitor| LED| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21