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Daktronics Curves Right Round

by Tom Allen

Daktronics was chosen to design, manufacture and install a curved LED sign encasing an elevator, at NewPark in Newark, California. The main display is 5.2 x 3.9m, with a 6mm pixel pitch. Additional LED …

Tags:Curved Displays| Daktronics| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 09

Sony Seeks User Feedback on Prototypes

by Tom Allen

Sony has announced a new R&D project called the Future Lab Program. The initiative will share concept prototypes with users while they are in the development stage, and seek feedback and inspiration. The first …

Tags:Events| Interfaces| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 09| Wearables

Flextech Hosts Ninth Flexi Awards

by Tom Allen

The FlexTech Alliance has given out five Flexi Awards, in the categories of Innovation; R&D; Leadership in Education; and, a new category, Industry Leadership. It is the ninth year of Flexi Awards. The Innovation …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 09

JPR Hosts Breakfast Briefing at GDC

by Isaac Oburu

Portrait Displays has announced that it will sponsor the Jon Peddie Research (JPR) press briefing breakfast at the Game Developer’s Conference. The breakfast will take place at 8:15 AM on the 16th March, at …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 08

DigiLED Used in Chinese New Year Celebrations

by Isaac Oburu

DigiLED’s Toura LED display was recently used at a Chinese New Year celebration in the US, by GoVision. The LED modules had a 6mm pixel pitch.

Tags:DOOH| Events| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 08

Samsung Wins Patent Appeal

by Tom Allen

A federal appeals court in Washington has overturned a $120 million infringement ruling, made in Apple’s favour, against Samsung. The court said that Apple’s patents on the ‘slide-to-unlock’ feature and autocorrect were invalid, and …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Samsung| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 08

Next Generation Broadcast TV Platform Coming Soon

by Anne Schelle

Hundreds of technical experts are quietly finalizing the next revolution in over-the-air broadcasting, an effort that will soon enable the first Internet Protocol-based broadcast system in the world – the “next generation” TV platform …

Tags:Broadcast| Terrestrial (DTT)| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 08

Cablevision Enjoys 2015 Growth

by Isaac Oburu

Cablevision – the New York-based telco – has said that its 2015 video customer results were significantly improved compared to 2014, with 45,000 fewer losses.

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 08

Robert Visser Honoured by SID

by Isaac Oburu

Applied Materials Inc has announced that Dr. Robert Visser has received a 2016 Special Recognition Award from the Society of Information Display.The award is for his “pioneering research and commercialisation of new display technologies …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Society| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 07

Samsung Pay Continues Global Momentum in 2016

by Isaac Oburu

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., announced that Samsung Pay, the most accepted mobile payment service that works at the majority of merchants today, has reached a global milestone – about five million registered users processed …

Tags:Korea| Mobile Apps| Mobile Phones| Payment Systems| Samsung| USA

FCC Approves STB Proposal

by Isaac Oburu

The USA’s Federal Communications Commission has published a proposal (FCC Wants to Open STB Market) that it says would break down anti-competitive barriers and pave the way for software, devices and other solutions to …

Tags:FCC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 07

NextVR Partners with Fox

by Isaac Oburu

NextVR has announced that it will begin a five-year partnership with Fox Sports, offering fans live VR coverage of US sporting events. Fox Sports’ Daytona 500 VR broadcast will be available free through the …

Tags:Back Panel| Fox| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 07