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 …

Eizo Shakes Off Legal Proceedings

by Super User

Earlier this year, German media claimed that Eizo (Eizo Japan and Eizo GmbH in Karlsruhe) had blocked the business activities of IT company S-Cape GmbH. S-Cape alleged that Eizo had ‘poached’ its employees and …

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Nvidia and VMware Bring Workstations to Chromebooks

by Super User

Google and VMware are working with Nvidia to bring workstation-level graphics to Chromebooks. VMware’s Blast software and Nvidia’s Grid (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 3) virtual GPU technology will be used to deliver a …

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Berlin Plans DVB-T2 Trial

by Super User

A DVB-T2/HEVC trial is to take place in Berlin this autumn. It will test network parameters – including an encryption system – and manufacturers will also be able to test their products.

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Chinese Production to Rise on Growing LTPS and Oxide Demand

by Super User

73% of all high-resolution LTPS and oxide-TFT LCD smartphone displays will be purchased by Apple and Chinese brands this year. NPD DisplaySearch says that the demand for these displays is boosting LTPS LCD capacity …

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Wide Colour Gamuts Are Prevalent at Touch Taiwan

by Super User

A variety of new panels with high-end features were shown at Touch Taiwan at the end of August.The focus of AUO‘s presence was its curved displays. The company introduced 42″ – 85″ curved UltraHD …

Loewe to Keep Manufacturing in Germany

by Super User

Loewe has announced that it now intends to maintain its manufacturing base in Germany, having signed a strategic deal last year with Hisense to produce the major hardware components of its products in China. …

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Windows 9 Will Ditch Metro

by Super User

Russian tipster Wzor has said that the enterprise version of Windows 9 will be released without the Metro (tile-based) UI. The source also said that Windows 9 would support a 3D mode and Windows …

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Brazilian Tender is Criticised

by Super User

Anatel, the Brazilian communications regulator, has opened a tender to provide mobile broadband services in the 700MHz band. The frequency is currently used for broadcast services. In response the Association of Brazilian broadcasters (Abert) …

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