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Brightsign Celebrates Recent Introductions

by Tom Allen

Brightsign rolled out a significant update to its media player portfolio in December, with new models in the HD and XD lines, and a completely new range, the LS players, was announced. The LS …

Tags:Brightsign| Digital Signage| HDMI| HTML5| ISE 2015| Large Display Monitor| Media Players| Vol 22 - Issue 08

New Toshiba Portégé R30-A and Portégé Z30-A models

by Tom Allen

Extending its ultrabook range, Toshiba has announced three new Portégé models: the Z30-A-1CC, Z30-A-1CK and R30-A-191. Each uses a metal body and has up to 12 hours of battery life (nine hours on the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| toshiba| Vol 22 - Issue 08

UK Retail Sales in January Up 1.6%

by Helen Vince

Total UK retail sales rose 1.6% in January, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. This compares with a 5.4% rise in January 2014 but was above the 12 month average of 1.4%. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail Data| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Portrait Displays gets a mention

by Bob Raikes

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored the HP DreamColor Display and its developers with the Scientific and Engineering Award (Academy Plaque) for the impact it has made in film, providing affordable, …

Tags:Back Panel| Colour Grading| Desktop Monitors| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Portrait Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 08

UltraHD and Continuity Arrive With HbbTV 2.0

by Tom Allen

HbbTV 2.0 has been released by the HbbTV Association. New services are expected to be introduced beginning in 2016. The 2.0 specification adds support for standardised UltraHD content delivery, using HEVC; HTML5 user experiences; …

Tags:Europe| HbbTV| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Qualcomm Fined $975 Million by China’s NDRC

by Helen Vince

Qualcomm says it has reached agreement with China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) regarding the Chinese authority’s investigation of Qualcomm under China’s anti-monopoly law (AML). The NDRC found that Qualcomm was in violation …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Price Fixing| Qualcomm| Vol 22 - Issue 07

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Beamr Promises Reduced 4K Stream Requirements

by Norbert Hildebrand

When it comes to 4k/UHD displays, nobody argues about clearer and more impressive imagery. In today’s market, native UHD content is typically only available through online streaming, as there is no physical media available …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 08

EdTech Conference Season Kicks Off in U.S.

by Len Scrogan

3D in Education The US EdTech conference season kicks off at the start of the year with strong events in Florida and Texas. As usual, I found myself amply entertained at the FETC 2015 …

Tags:3D software| Education| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Vivitek Focuses on Specific Applications

by Tom Allen

The focus at Vivitek was less on products and more on applications. Large venue and education projectors are showing the most growth, while the portable Qumi series is growing at a slower rate; this …

Tags:DLP Projectors| HDBaseT| ISE 2015| Lamps| Large Display Monitor| MHL| Projectors| Vivitek| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Partnership Promotes Mapping at Optoma

by Tom Allen

Optoma was not introducing many new display products, but did have an impressive panoramic projector prototype. The unnamed model had an ultra-short throw ratio, pure laser light source and a 21:9 aspect ratio, producing …

Tags:audio| DLP Projectors| ISE 2015| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Mapping & Cartography| Optoma| Panoramic Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Sony Invests in Lasers

by Tom Allen

Laser projection is a big part of what Sony does in the B2B space these days; 40% of the company’s B2B range uses a laser light source. Business director Damien Weissenburger also said that …

Tags:3LCD| ISE 2015| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| LCD Projectors (3LCD)| Media Players| Short Throw| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Epson Expands 3LCD With Laser Option

by Tom Allen

Epson emphasised its support network with Coverplus 365: the next generation of its service programme. Installation customers signing up to Coverplus will be able to contact trained Epson employees for support at all stages, …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Epson| ISE 2015| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| LCD Projectors (3LCD)| Projectors| Vol 22 - Issue 08