Vol 21 - Issue 41

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ODHitec Looks for Distributors

by Super User

ODHitec is a specialist display supplier from Korea that has been working on high brightness sunlight-readable technology and also transparent displays. It had an impressive demonstration of the ability of its special 3.5″ to …

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Kiosk London Exhibitors Praise Quality Over Quantity

by Super User

Every year, HF Media & Events organises two shows in one: Kiosk London and Digital Signage London, which take place in London’s Barbican Centre. It is a small event, and two hours were more …

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TCO Phases Out Old Criteria

by Super User

As TCO Development updates its TCO Certified criteria, older versions are phased out. Several documents will be retired in 2014: * TCO ’03 Displays FPD (1st December) * TCO ’06 Media Displays (30th November) …

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Osram Takes on Nanoco QDs for LEDs

by Super User

Nanoco has signed a 12-month agreement with Osram, to supply quantum dots (QDs) for LED lighting. LED lights are generally less ‘warm’ than incandescent bulbs, but are very long-lasting. QDs are a way to …

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960 x 540 is New Nokia Resolution

by Super User

A dual-SIM Windows Phone smartphone from Nokia has passed through the USA’s FCC. The ‘RM-1090’ (or possibly RM-1091) is roughly the size of the Lumia 830, with a 5″ display and 960 x 540 …

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Panasonic Highlights Projection & UltraHD

by Super User

Panasonic was in the main Gitex area rather than in the Infocomm space. The first product we looked at was the ET-D75LE90 ultra-short throw lens that the company showed at Infocomm – this was …

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Acer Removes Flicker From Prosumer Models

by Super User

Acer’s prosumer CB display range, which began with the CB280HK (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 30), has grown with the addition of the CB270HU and CB290C. Both feature Acer’s flicker-free backlight technology, sRGB gamut …

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Evonik and Holst Centre Commercialise Soluble TFTs

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Evonik and the Holst Centre have been working on a new semiconductor technology called iXsenic S for the last two years. The soluble Oxide-TFT material is now being used in mass production by ‘a …

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Samsung to Market 60GHz Wireless in 2015

by Super User

Samsung has said that it will commercalise 60GHz wireless products next year. Data transmission speeds are as much as five times faster than today’s Wi-Fi (4.6Gbps). A 1GB film can be transferred in ‘less …

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Blackberry Returns to Classic Form Factor

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A leaked image, apparently of the Blackberry Classic smartphone, shows a return to the company’s traditional physical keyboard form factor. Image source N4BB claims that the phone will have a 3.5″ LCD screen; 720 …

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Philips Promotes Soft Blue – AOC Looks to Mobile

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MMD had a single booth, but with Philips monitors on one side and AOC on the other. On the Philips side, there was nothing since our meeting with the company at IFA (confirmed by …

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AOC’s USB Monitor is Very Portable

by Super User

AOC’s new ‘myConnect’ monitor is a 17.3″ model targeting users of portable PCs such as netbooks. Like last year’s E1659FWU (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 32), it is designed to enable these workers to …

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