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Prism Sees Use in E Ink Sculpture

by Tom Allen

An interactive sculpture was constructed in Chicago for the SEGD Nexpo (4th – 6th June), using E Ink’s Prism colour-changing product (E-Ink Shows Prism Displays for Architectural Applications). ‘eFlow’ was built by Ueberall International, …

Tags:Back Panel| E Ink| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 24

Christie Brings Life to Dead Sea Scrolls

by Tom Allen

Christie technology was used at the California Science Centre Discovery Ball this month, to showcase the Dead Sea Scrolls and their history. A two-storey projection-mapped display – using eight projection screens and 14 projectors …

Tags:Back Panel| Christie| Large Display Monitor| Mapping & Cartography| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Toshiba Celebrates Five Decades of US Operations

by Tom Allen

Toshiba America is celebrating 50 years of operations in the USA this year. Toshiba entered the market in 1965.

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| toshiba| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 23

E Fun Promotes ‘Affordable’ Hybrids

by Tom Allen

Two new Intel-powered tablets are now on sale at Walmart in the USA, from E Fun. Both are hybrid models running Windows 8.1, with a detachable keyboard. The tablets feature micro-HDMI and micro-USB ports, …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 23

3M Finds 90% of Consumers Desire Better Visual Quality

by Tom Allen

A survey by 3M has found that 90% of Americans still expect ‘significant technology upgrades’ when purchasing new LCD electronic devices. Many consumers are looking for better visual quality. 62% of device owners said …

Tags:3M (MMM)| Colour Quality| display quality| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 23

CRT Firms Agree Antitrust Settlement

by Helen Vince

Several Asian CRT manufacturers have reached a settlement with a US court to pay approximately $528 million to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging that they conspired to fix prices. The companies named in …

Tags:CRT| Hitachi| Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| Philips| Price Fixing| Samsung| toshiba| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Nanosys Achieves EPA Approval

by Tom Allen

Nanosys says that it is the first quantum dot manufacturer to complete the USA’s Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New Chemicals Programme review process. Approval of this process enables Nanosys to continue its production scale-up …

Tags:Environment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nanosys| Quantum Dots| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 23

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 23

by Tom Allen

The Geforce GTX 980 GPU, Nvidia‘s newest flagship, is now even more powerful. The company has updated the card in the form of the new GTX 980Ti, with support for UltraHD gaming at an …

Tags:Android| Consoles| Game Playing| GPUs| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Nvidia| sharp| Sunlight Readable Displays| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 23

US Navy Places New Production Order With Kopin

by Tom Allen

Kopin has received a production order for its high-brightness colour microdisplays, for use in helmet-mounted displays in the US Navy’s MH-60 helicopters. The number of displays that have been ordered was not disclosed.

Tags:Back Panel| Kopin| Microdisplays| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Even a Binned Apple-1 Fetches Thousands

by Tom Allen

This is a tale of highs and lows. A woman in the USA recently took several boxes of her departed husband’s possessions along to a recycling centre in California. Unknown to her, one of …

Tags:Apple| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Recycling| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Aaxa Leads April Pico Projectors in USA

by Tom Allen

PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in April. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘pico and personal’, ‘mainstream’ and ‘4,000+ lumen’. Asus’ S1 topped the pico and personal …

Tags:Asus| Epson| Hitachi| InFocus| Large Display Monitor| NEC| Optoma| PMA Research| Projectors| sony| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 23

AMD Takes Responsibility for 1535 Broadway

by Tom Allen

AMD has revealed that the massive digital sign unveiled in Times Square last year (New Times Square LED Sign Could Be Largest in the World) is driven by its own Firepro professional graphics cards. …

Tags:AMD| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 23