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Prysm Brings LPD to Texas

by Tom Allen

Prysm has installed a 7m² Cascade 190 laser-phosphor video wall at the headquarters of IT integrator GDT, in Dallas, TX. The company’s new customer experience centre, described as ‘Epcot-like’, was built with the display …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Prysm| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 35

FlexTech Alliance Secures $75 Million DoD Funding

by Helen Vince

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded FlexTech Alliance $75 million in federal funding to establish and manage a Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII) for Flexible Hybrid Electronics. The award will be made over …

Tags:Flexible Devices| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 35

Connected TV Ownership Rises in USA

by Tom Allen

46 million internet homes in the USA now own a connected TV device, according to the NPD Group, equal to about half of all households. Smart TVs are a driver: 45% of TVs sold …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 35

Japanese Art Gets Contemporary Twist With Panasonic

by Tom Allen

Panasonic has enabled one of the largest-ever water screen projections in the world, outside the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, earlier this month. 16 of Panasonic’s PT-DZ21K projectors were used to support a Kabuki …

DirecTV Launches 4k STB

by Tom Allen

DirecTV has launched an UltraHD set-top box. The 4k Genie Mini can be used to access DirecTV’s UHD content library, including films and documentaries. Compatible TVs must feature an HDMI connection capable of supporting …

Apple TV Service Hits Delay

by Tom Allen

The long-rumoured IPTV service from Apple was set to be launched this autumn. However, according to Bloomberg it has been delayed until 2016. Slow licensing talks to content owners such as CBS and Fox …

Tags:Apple| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Conversion of NYC’s Public Payphones to Begin Soon

by Tom Allen

The plan to convert New York City’s public payphones – now largely obsolete – into internet access centres (10,000 Touchscreens for New York) will begin this year. Each of the new kiosks will be …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Controversy Surrounds Spectrum Auction Rules

by Tom Allen

The USA’s FCC has approved rules surrounding the spectrum incentive auctions. These include bidding procedures and repacking some broadcasters in thee duplex gap after the auction. Following the decision, the NAB has issued a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Professor Examines Vertical Transistors for OLEDs

by Tom Allen

A professor at Kent State University, in the USA, has received a grant to continue development of a combined LED and organic transistor, which could be used in flexible displays. Bjorn Lussem received $180,000 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Verizon Trials 10Gbps Delivery

by Tom Allen

Verizon has said that its R&D arm has finished testing a fibre optic broadband system, which could reach speeds of 10Gbps – the intent being distribution of UltraHD video content. Currently, streamed UHD video …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 33

by Tom Allen

The Roku TVs from Haier America, which we saw at CES, have been launched in the USA. These models, in 32″, 43″, 49″ and 55″ sizes, integrate the Roku smart TV system directly. They …

400,000 Customers Leave US Pay-TV

by Tom Allen

Image: Reuters The top 10 pay-TV providers in the USA lost 400,000 subscribers in Q2’15, according to Informitiv’s Multiscreen Index. This wipes out a small gain earlier in the year, although still represents less …