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Eight Inc Principal Predicts Retailers will Become More Hands-on

by Andrew Fenn

Professor Julian Lion Boxenbaum, principal of Eight Inc—the architectural design agency behind the original Apple Store—spoke about the growing trend of retailers introducing full-fledged experiences for customers rather than simply displaying their products at …

Tags:Back Panel| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 25 - Issue 13

4DX Hits 500-Screen Milestone

by Andrew Fenn

CJ 4DPLEX has installed its 500th 4DX screen (4DX Theater Updates) with the launch of its newest location at Pathé Belle Épine Cinema in Thiais, France. With this opening, more than 61,000 4DX seats …

Tags:Back Panel| Cinema| Large Display Monitor| PLF (Premium Large Format) Cinema| Vol 25 - Issue 13

Eizo Celebrates 50 Years in the Business

by Andrew Fenn

Japanese visual technology company Eizo is celebrating the golden anniversary of its founding. Originating as an OEM of black and white TVs in rural Japan in the eighties, Eizo began developing and manufacturing monitors …

Tags:Back Panel| Eizo| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 13

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Asus Becomes First Company to Receive UL Environment Validation

by Andrew Fenn

Asus has announced its successful completion of the validation procedure in UL Environment’s Circularity Facts programme, which employs sustainability procedures and standards to quantify a company’s efforts to move operations towards a more circular …

Tags:Asus| Back Panel| Environment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 13

ShelfX Supports 4 Million Transactions

by Bob Raikes

We don’t often report on fridges, but we noted that ShelfX said that it has processed more than four million transactions in its system which allows customers to open the fridge using a credit …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 25 - Issue 13

ICDM Considering SID Support

by Bob Raikes

The ICDM, which is working on display measurement, has a proposal, to be voted on during the SID Display Week in May to get financial support from the SID for a three year period, …

Tags:Back Panel| ICDM| Large Display Monitor| Measurement| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Society| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Digital CRT Tube Resurrected

by Bob Raikes

We spotted an interesting article on a CRT numeric display tube that is called the Nimo. It never really caught on as there were many options at the time – all of which did …

Tags:Back Panel| CRT| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Ten OLED Companies Launch OLED Licht Forum in Germany

by Andrew Fenn

Ten companies and research institutes from the OLED industry have teamed up to launch the OLED Licht Forum, announced at the Light + Building trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany last week. The companies involved …

Tags:Back Panel| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Lighting| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Alibaba and Ford Build Giant Car Vending Machine in China

by Andrew Fenn

A giant cat-themed kiosk has been built in Guangzhou, China. The Super Test-Drive Center is a collaboration between Alibaba and Ford. It’s essentially a car vending machine that provides customers with three days to …

Tags:Automotive| Back Panel| Kiosks| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Ergotron Dual Monitor Arm Wins 2018 iF Design Award

by Andrew Fenn

Ergotron has announced that its HX Desk Dual Monitor Arm has earned the 2018 iF Design Award in the office category. The HX Desk Dual Monitor Arm features a single-post design and a dual-hinge …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Display Mounts| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Nvidia GPU Enables Photo Matching

by Bob Raikes

A group of scientists has developed an algorithm for Nvidia GPUs called FastPhotoStyle that will copy the style from one photograph to another. The results are surprisingly good and the algorithm is said to …

Tags:Back Panel| Digital Photography| GPUs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nvidia| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Radiant Vision Systems to Host Webinar on Sparkle Measurement

by Andrew Fenn

Radiant Vision Systems’ Automotive Business Leader, Matt Scholz, will host a 30-minute webinar called Defining a Sparkle: Measurement Standard for Quality Control of Anti-Glare Displays on Tuesday 3rd April at 12 pm EDT. Topics …

Tags:Anti Glare| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Measurement| Mobile Display Monitor| Testing| Vol 25 - Issue 12