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France Requires Repair Labelling

by Tom Allen

France has passed a law requiring ‘repair labels’ on all electronic devices. The labels will describe how easy the devices are to repair, and for how long spare parts will be available. Next year, …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Repair| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Research Reports Look at Gestures and Materials

by Tom Allen

Two new paid reports have been released; we have a summary of both, as well as a link to the relevant website. An analysis of the gesture recognition market for smart TV is available …

LGD Plans $800 Million OLED Investment

by Tom Allen

According to Korea’s Donga Ilbo newspaper, LG Display will build a new small- and medium-sized OLED display plant in its home country. The company will invest up to KRW900 billion ($800 million) in the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| OLED Fabs| Vol 22 - Issue 28

AT&T’s DirecTV Acquisition Close to Approval

by Helen Vince

Sources have told Reuters that AT&T’s planned acquisition of DirecTV is close to being approved by the US Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The two companies have been in negotiations for …

Iiyama Rounds Out XU Line

by Tom Allen

Iiyama’s XU monitor family has been expanded with the introduction of two new models, with a further unit to follow in August. Designed for multi-monitor applications, the Prolite XU2490HS-B1 (23.8″) and XU2590HS-B1 (25″) have …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Iiyama| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Daktronics and Screen Vision Light Up European Games

by Tom Allen

The world’s first European Games were held in Baku, Azerbaijan, last month. Massive LED display systems for the event were installed by Daktronics, and LED modules from Screen Vision were used for the closing …

Intel Shakes Up Management

by Helen Vince

Aicha EvansIntel has announced a series of leadership and organisational changes. Intel president Reneé James is to leave the company and take up an external CEO role in January 2016. Aicha Evans, general manager …

Tags:Intel| Large Display Monitor| People| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 22 - Issue 28

AUO, Innolux Dismiss Merger Rumours

by Helen Vince

AU Optronics (AUO) and Innolux have dismissed further rumours that the two companies are considering merging, citing differences in market strategy, technology, patents and management. The two companies were reported to have been considering …

Samsung To Begin Mass Large OLED Production This Year

by Tom Allen

Samsung unveiled new OLED displays at Retail Asia Expo last month (Samsung Debuts Mirror and Transparent OLEDs). Now, Korea’s Digital Times claims that Samsung Display will start mass production of these products on the …

Hoffman: We Must Solve Content/Vendor Disconnect

by Tom Allen

The EBU’s Hans Hoffman has warned electronics makers about the ‘dangers’ of moving too fast with UltraHD TVs. During a presentation at the TVBEurope 2020 conference, in London, Hoffman said that makers’ short-term goals …

Baseball Match to be Shot in 8k

by Tom Allen

Six 8k cameras will be in use at an upcoming baseball game in mid-July. The Seattle Mariners vs New York Yankees game will be filmed and broadcast (although not to the public) in the …

Infocomm Loves Christie

by Tom Allen

Christie took home six Infocomm awards after the US event. Awards went to: • Velvet LED tile – Readers Choice award for ‘Favorite Video Wall Product’ – Rave magazine • Velvet LED Apex Series …