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FCC Wants to Open STB Market

by Tom Allen

Tom Wheeler, chair of the FCC, is circulating a vote for a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which will be voted on by the FCC on the 18th February. The Notice deals with consumer freedom …

Philips Sale of Lumileds Blocked

by Tom Allen

Philips had been intending to sell its Lumileds LED manufacturing business to a China-led private-equity group. However, US authorities have forced Philips to cancel the $3.3 billion deal. Announced in early 2015, Philips was …

Vaio Pushes Into US Market

by Tom Allen

Vaio, the former Sony PC unit which was spun off in 2013 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 27) has announced two new models for the US market. As normal, they have already been released …

Barco to Be Used at Sundance

by Isaac Oburu

Barco, systems will be used in several virtual reality and art installations at the New Frontier exhibition with its large venue projectors and presentation switchers. The 2016 Sundance Festival will take place from January …

Samsung Opens VR Movie Studio in New York

by Isaac Oburu

Samsung has announced plans to establish its own film studio for the production of VR movies and stories in New York. Samsung also announced a long-term partnership with the Sundance Institute with the aim …

Westgate in Vegas Creates Huge LED Display

by Isaac Oburu

RP Visual Solutions and Christie have created a curved array measuring 20 feet (6m) tall, 220 feet (66m) wide and comprising 1,640 2.5-millimeter Christie Velvet LED tiles (more than 65 million pixels). The installation …

RCA Now With UltraHD and Android

by Tom Allen

Activeon of South Korea has announced four new LCD TVs that will be sold under the RCA brand, which it acquired in 2010, in the USA. They will be the first RCA sets with …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 03

HTC announces key promotions

by Isaac Oburu

HTC has announced the promotions of Jason Mackenzie to global executive VP and Andre Lonne, his successor as president of HTC Americas. In Mackenzie’s new role, he will report to CEO, Cher Wang, and …

Giant Clams Offer Clues to Improve Solar Cells, Color Displays

by Isaac Oburu

Researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara have discovered that some species of giant clams produce their white coloration much like the displays used in televisions and smartphones do – by combining red, …

Tags:Optics| USA

NEC’s Ventura Raised to DSF Vice Chairman

by Tom Allen

Richard Ventura, VP of NEC Display Solutions of America, has been named vice chairman of the Digital Signage Federation’s Executive Committee. Ventura will provide strategic direction for the group, which acts as an independent …

NVD Widens Portfolio With Acquisition

by Tom Allen

New Vision Display, in the USA, has acquired OSD Displays: a provider of custom OLED, TFT and STN screens. Going forward, OSD will continue to serve its existing customers as a division of NVD.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Apple Wins Legacy Device Ban

by Tom Allen

A US court has banned the sale of some Samsung devices, after Apple won a legal case against the firm. However, the threat is not be as harsh as it could have been, as …