Vol 21 – Issue 38 – Page 4

JCDecaux Claims Title With Saudi Screen…

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A new world record has been set by JCDecaux ATA, together with LG Electronics and KKIA. The companies have designed and installed the world’s largest outdoor advertising billboard (taking a Guinness World Record in …

Apple and Samsung See Smartphone Success

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Apple has revealed that 10 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus units were sold during the smartphone’s launch weekend. Samsung also enjoyed a minor celebration recently, having sold the 1 millionth Galaxy S5 smartphone …

Microsoft Works With Miracast

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Earlier this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 34), a Chromecast-like dongle called the HD-10, for Windows Phone devices, was leaked by Windows Phone Daily. Microsoft is now going further down that road with …

Hudl 2 Is On Its Way

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Considering the success of Tesco’s Hudl tablet last year, a second-generation model was always going to be in the works. The supermarket has sent out invitations to a Hudl-related event in London in October. …

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IBC Overview

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This year, the organisers said that attendance at IBC was ahead of last year’s but a couple of people said to me that there seemed to be “less of a buzz” this year. Nevertheless, …

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Expansion Takes Toshiba to Full Commercial Offering

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Toshiba’s new TD-E signage display series is a lower-cost alternative to the TD-Z series. Unlike the TD-Z products, which can run 24/7, the TD-E screens are rated for 16/7 usage and do not feature …

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JCDecaux…And Sets Up in Liverpool Street

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JCDecaux has taken a new London site, Motion@LiverpoolStreet, live. Four landscape-orientation LED screens measure 4.6m x 1.2m and target commuters passing through the station. The screens have a 6mm pixel pitch and 2,000 cd/m

Georgian Tender is Acer’s Largest

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A tender by the Georgian Ministry of Education and Science has been won by Acer. The company will provide the country with up to 47,000 Travelmate B115 notebook PCs. It is the largest tender …

Amazon Takes on Concert Streaming

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The ‘Cheek to Cheek: Live!’ concert by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga will be streamed in UltraHD later this year on Amazon’s Instant Video service. LG, the official UltraHD sponsor of the concert, said …

LG Snips Features for Lower Price

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A new variant on LG’s G3 smartphone is now available in the USA. The G3 Vigor (on AT&T) loses several features, such as the replaceable battery, DLNA and wireless charging, for a smaller form …

Midwich is Product-Light but People-Heavy

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Taking place at Ascot Racecourse, Midwich’s Technology Exposed is not comparable to IFA or IBC, with which it shares a show month – but is aimed at an entirely different audience. The main attendees …

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NEC Eases Videowall Set-Up

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NEC was showing the PX602UL (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 7): a laser-LED hybrid installation projector. The projector features UltraHD video processing and HDBaseT, DisplayPort, HDMI (x2), VGA, USB and RJ45 connections, as well …

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