Vol 21 – Issue 34 – Display Daily

Lenovo UK Names New Channel Head

by Helen Vince

Lenovo has hired Andy Bass as the company’s new director of channel and SMB in the UK and Ireland. Bass is set to take over the role from 1st September, having spent the last …

IHS Focuses on HD at FPD Conference

by Tom Allen

IHS will hold its annual US FPD conference at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Santa Clara, California on 14th and 15th September this year. This year’s event will focus on the latest trends in …

Christie Claims First UST Laser Projector

by Tom Allen

Christie has introduced its ‘Captiva’ series – apparently the world’s first solid-state projectors with an ultra-short throw ratio and more than 3,000 lumens of brightness. First seen at Infocomm this year, the DHD400S (1920 …

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ECS’ Tablet ‘Saves Soldiers’ Lives’

by Raverstead

Engineering & Computer Simulations (ECS), in the USA, has finished work on a tablet that helps to train soldiers in delivering aid to their wounded comrades. The Medical Training Command and Control (MTC2) tablet …

Spend Less Time on the Phone and More With Children

by Super User

Reg Bailey, chief executive of UK charity Mother’s Union, has said that British parents are some of the most likely in Europe to neglect their children. Bailey cited a Unicef study, examining the behaviour …

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Samsung Trials New Retail Concept

by Super User

Last week Samsung brought a new retail concept to the UK which it has been trialling in the US. Called CenterStage, the idea was developed by Samsung and Cheil Worldwide

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Large iPad Rumour Springs Back to Life

by Super User

There have been multiple claims of a 12″+ iPad, beginning last summer (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 31) but disappearing late last year. Now, Bloomberg has revived the rumour mill, saying that preparations are …

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Microsoft Denies Overheating Issue

by Super User

Despite some models appearing to show an heat warning, the Surface Pro 3 does not overheat, Microsoft has said. Some of the Core i7 models have been found to show a thermometer icon instead …

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Metal Oxide Backplanes Enable $16 Billion Module Market

by Super User

7km² of metal oxide backplanes will be produced for the OLED industry in 2024, says IDTechEx. In a new report (http://tinyurl.com/k9mb9gj), the firm writes that this will enable a $16 billion display module market. …

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Samsung’s TV Monitors Combine Best of Both

by Super User

Samsung’s newest TVs, the 24″ T24D310ES LED and 28″ T28D310ES LED, aim to cover all the ways in which users can receive content: be it broadcast TV, PC or console games, Blu-ray films, an …

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Analysts Say Samsung Faces Q3 Profit Slump

by Super User

Analysts in South Korea have lowered their expectations for Samsung’s third quarter profit because of the tough market conditions in which Samsung operates. They cite falling ASPs, the absence of any major product launches …

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Tarox Offers LG Videoprojectors

by Super User

German distributor, Tarox, is now offering videoprojectors from LG throughout Germany.