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Foxconn Chair Supports Tariff Elimination

by Tom Allen

Terry Gou, chairman of Foxconn, has said that the Chinese government should drop tariffs on LCD products shipped from Taiwan, from 5% to 0%. Korean makers do not pay these tariffs, so such a …

Tags:China| Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 22 - Issue 49

Tricolor Brings UHD to Russia

by Tom Allen

An UltraHD package is now being broadcast by Tricolor TV in Russia. Subscribers to Tricolor get access to the two channels, which consists of films, documentaries, sports and entertainment programmes, at no extra cost. …

NextFlex is Born

by Tom Allen

In August, the FlexTech Alliance received funding from the US Department of Defense (DoD) to establish and manage a Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII) and Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE MII) (FlexTech Alliance Secures $75 Million …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 48

Showcase Claims Europe’s Tallest LED Display

by Tom Allen

Showcase AVi has been involved with the design of two large LED screens in the UK: one in London and the other in Tamworth. The first screen, installed this summer, is at Audi’s showroom …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| LED| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 48

QD LCDs Will Dominate Flexible Barrier Market

by Tom Allen

IDTechEx has predicted that flexible barrier film market will be worth $850 million by 2026. Interest will mainly be driven by quantum dot (QD) LCD displays and flexible OLED displays, both of which require …

Tags:Barrier Layers (Films)| IdTechEx| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 48

And Finally… – Vol 22 No 48

by Tom Allen

The samurai: master warriors; fearless fighters; and, according to NTT Docomo, absolute rulers of Candy Crush. A new video, aiming to raise awareness of the risks of texting while walking, has some useful information …

Toshiba Enables DVI Pass-Through in TD-E

by Tom Allen

Toshiba’s original TD-E range of mid-size signage monitors was shown at Technology Exposed 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 38). The company has now developed the second generation, which will be launched this year. …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| toshiba| Vol 22 - Issue 48

Tech Data Needs New Netherlands Chief

by Tom Allen

Henk Snijder, country director for Tech Data in The Netherlands, has left the company for personal reasons. He will be temporarily replaced by Els Demeester.

Smithsonian Brings Nature to the Living Room

by Tom Allen

Smithsonian has launched a new UltraHD service in the USA: a nature streaming service called Smithsonian Earth. At launch, it is available for $4 per month, exclusively on the Roku 4 player in UltrahD. …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 48

A Touchscreen Technology that Can Determine the Angle of Your Finger

by Arthur Berman

Qeexo, Co. (Mountain View, CA), a spin out of Carnegie Mellon University, has developed an algorithm that allows a device to estimate the angle of the user’s finger relative to the plane of the …

Displays, Drones and VR in Canada

by Tom Allen

Multiple methods are being developed to work with virtual reality, most involving an additional wearable, or some form of external camera. But what if the interaction became physical? The Human Media Lab of Queen’s …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 48

Sony Redesigns Laser Chassis

by Tom Allen

Building on its work with the VPL-FHZ55, Sony’s first 3LCD laser projector, the company has developed a new, brighter replacement. Designed for multiple environments, including education, corporate and medical use, the VPL-FHZ57 (Sony Shares …

Tags:Installation Projectors| Large Display Monitor| LCD Projectors (3LCD)| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 48