Vol 21 - Issue 40

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Learning about 3D (Part 2)

by Len Scrogan Don't Use

3D in Education – In last month’s article, Learning about 3D (1), we explored one of Google’s free resources for learning about 3D – Google Trends. In this article, we continue our efforts by diving …

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UltraHD: A Race To The Bottom?

by Pete Putman Don't Use

4K – On September 23, Vizio rolled out its new line of UltraHD TVs at an art gallery in lower Manhattan. We’d been expecting these to show up ever since pricing was announced way …

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LG is Making Progress in OLED Manufacturing

by Helen Vince

OLED – TechRadar reports that LG has made considerable progress in its OLED TV manufacturing. This report is based on an interview with K I Kwon, president of LG Electronics UK. This  follows our article “LG …

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Lenovo Adds New Horizon Touch Computers

by Matt Brennesholtz Don't Use

Monitors/All-in-Ones – At the Pepcom Event on September 29th, I had a chance to talk to Lenovo about its two new all-in-one touch screen computers that had been introduced earlier in the month at …

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Thales Upgrades Tiger Simulator with Barco F35 Projectors

by Matt Brennesholtz Don't Use

Tiger Helicopter operated by the Australian Army Professional Projectors – On September 5th, The Thales Group (Neuilly sur Seine, France) announced that it had successfully delivered a significant upgrade to the Australian Tiger helicopter …

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NFC World Congress, Apple Advance NFC

by Matt Brennesholtz Don't Use

Mobile Displays – While Apple has received a lot of press for its introduction of near field communications (NFC) in the iPhone 6, this is not the only NFC news worth hearing. The NFC …

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The Planned Portal Smartphone is both Flexible and Wearable

by Raverstead

Smartphone – The goal of the team at Arubixs (San Francisco, CA) is to “create a device that combines advanced smartphone technology with the convenience and mobility of smart watches and fitness trackers”. The device …

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Colour TVs Now 63 Years Old

by Super User

The last week of September – the 28th, to be precise – marked the 63rd anniversary of colour TVs arriving in US stores. The first model was the CBS-Columbia – produced partly because the …

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GDS Brings Massive Digital Floor to Kazakhstan

by Super User

Not content with a regular videowall, the Museum of the Republic in Kazakhstan has chosen to have a video floor installed. Global Display Solutions supplied more than 900 screens for the project, all of …

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Large Panel Shipments Rose 4.3% YoY in September

by Super User

A total of 22.7 million large panels were shipped in September, from Taiwan’s four major panel manufacturers. This was just under 1% lower than the previous month but represented a year on year improvement …

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Sony’s Professional OLED Supports Rec.2020

by Super User

Sony’s professional OLED monitor that we saw at IBC last month (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 38) – the BVM-X300 – has been confirmed for a February 2015 availability date. As well as high …

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Mid-Size Macbook Held Back by Low Yields

by Super User

A 12″ Macbook Air is being produced, in low quantities, by Quanta Computer, say Asian sources. Output is scheduled to increase beginning next month. The product is said to have a touchscreen and has …

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