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Video Highlights from I/ITSEC 2014

by Raverstead

We were able to interview several companies during I/ITSEC 2014. Boeing was in the JVC booth at I/ITSEC 2014 showing its updated CRVS (constant video resolution simulator) with a new IG using COTS hardware …

Tags:Christie| Eyevis| Fujitsu| I/ITSEC 2014| JVC| Large Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Vol 21 - Issue 49

CEA Re-Christens UltraHD (Again), Brings Back 4k

by Raverstead

Multiple trade associations have agreed to use ‘4k UltraHD’ or ‘4k UHD’ as common terminology to describe TVs meeting the CEA’s UltraHD guidelines (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 26). As well as the CEA …

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Epson’s Powerlite 97 Appears in All PMA Channels

by Raverstead

PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in September. The company divides the results into three channels: ‘Retail’, ‘Pro AV’ and ‘Distribution (previously PMA tracked by device type rather than channel …

Tags:Epson| Hitachi| InFocus| Large Display Monitor| PMA Research| Projectors| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Larger Size Expands MultiQ’s True-Flat Series

by Raverstead

MultiQ’s True-Flat series has, in the past, been limited to models up to 19″ in size. The company has now expanded this offering with a 21.5″ monitor, which can be used in multiple applications. …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| MultiQ| Pcap (Procap)| Vol 21 - Issue 45

USA Today Tests 4k/UHD TV

by Raverstead

The USA Today has tested a 4k/UHD TV and reported the results in its article “Cutting the Cord: Smart TVs can be the ticket to 4K”. The article summarizes the overall positive results of …

Tags:Cable Cutting (cord cutting)| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Ams Supports Eight-Direction Gestures

by Raverstead

Ams AG has released a new family of chips that integrate six sensing functions, including gesture detection and Mobeam barcode emulation. The chips are part of the TMG399x family. They are intended for use …

Tags:Chips| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch Controllers| Touch Interfaces| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Intel’s New Architecture to Arrive in 2015

by Raverstead

Intel has shared part of its product roadmap for the coming year, showing that both Skylake and Broadwell architectures will get attention in the 14nm space. Core M (Broadwell) products will be launched at …

Tags:Chips| CPUs| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Sales Rise at John Lewis

by Raverstead

Sales in the week ending 6th December were up 10.8% YoY at John Lewis in the UK, to £160 million ($250.8 million). Week-on-week sales were down 10.6%, following the store’s biggest-ever trading week.

Tags:John Lewis Partnership| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail Data| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Fujitsu Forum and Keynotes

by Raverstead

Fujitsu holds an annual “Fujitsu Forum” event in Munich and this is the second year that we have attended. It’s a three day event (one day for press only) and we attended just for …

Tags:Fujitsu| Fujitsu Forum 2014| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Travel Plaza TV’s Displays Designed for High Traffic Areas

by Raverstead

Travel Plaza TV is a digital signage network which works exclusively with 3D autostereoscopic displays. The company currently has 259 installations in 38 states of the USA. The 46″ autostereoscopic displays are lenticular-based units …

Tags:Autostereo 3D| Digital Signage| DPAA Video Everywhere Summit| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NEC| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Another Apple 1 Under the Hammer

by Raverstead

Last month (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 43), Bonhams sold a working Apple 1 computer at auction, for more than $900,000. Now another has appeared at Christie’s auction house, and is expected to be …

Tags:Apple| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PCs| Vol 21 - Issue 44

BLU Shipments Fell in November

by Raverstead

Taiwan’s two major backlight unit (BLU) manufacturers reported sequential falls in shipments and sales in November. Coretronic’s BLU shipments fell 6% month on month in November to 7.7 million units and sales for the …

Tags:Coretronic| Large Display Monitor| LCD Backlights| Mobile Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 21 - Issue 49