Vol 21 - Issue 38

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Fnac to Open Smaller Stores

by Super User

French electronics retailer Fnac plans to open seven new smaller stores by the end of year, including three in Portugal and two in France. The move is part of Fnac’s strategy to focus on …

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Acer Signs with Herweck

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Acer Liquid smartphones and Iconia tablets are now available in Germany through Herweck.

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Samsung Sets Gear S Launch Window

by Super User

Samsung’s Gear S will be launched in the USA in the autumn, the company has announced. An exact date and pricing have not been shared yet.

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Barco Looks to Star Quality to Sell Escape Systems

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Barco is working with musical artists Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga to promote its panoramic, three-screen cinema concept, Barco Escape (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37). Their performance at the Grand Palace in Brussels, …

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AMD Has “Teradici Without Chips”

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AMD was showing how its professional graphics boards can support UltraHD and the firm was demonstrating the FirePro W9100 GPU card running dual Dell 3840 x 2160 displays, although up to three can be …

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ViXS Bullish on UltraHD and HEVC

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Vixs was in a positive mood at IBC, as it had been at CES, as it has currently the “only fully working UltraHD HEVC chip in production”. The XCode 6400 chip is in five …

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AOC Spotlights Gaming and Resolution at Gitex

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2014 will mark AOC’s (stand C8-30) second attendance of Gitex Technology Week (12th – 16th October in Dubai). First seen at the PCR Boot Camp this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 20), AOC’s …

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Ingram Micro Chosen by Dell in UK

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Ingram Micro has been chosen by Dell to offer its entire portfolio of products in the UK. Ingram Micro has already been distributing Dell products elsewhere in the world but this is the first …

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Asustek Selects Exertis Micro-P

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Exertis Micro-P in the UK has been appointed as exclusive distributor for Asustek’s 3G and soon-to-be-released 4G smartphones.

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HUD Solution Sought by Aerospace Supplier

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A new request has been posted on Ninesigma, asking for proposals for head-up display equipment for aviation use. Ninesigma request #1,251,795 has been posted by an aerospace supplier. Companies are asked to develop a …

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Christie Takes Simulation Roadshow to Ohio

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A simulation display solutions roadshow, highlighting Christie projectors, will run on 8th October in Dayton, Ohio. Registration is free; visit http://tinyurl.com/om3dpel.

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Canon Positions Displays & Cameras for Rec 2020 Colour

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Canon made a lot of noise about supporting Rec 2020 colour with its DV-V3010 UltraHD monitor, via a firmware upgrade (and reported in Large Display Monitor). As we suspected, this means that the monitor …

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