Vol 21 – Issue 44 – Display Daily

Plus Selects eD’system

by Raverstead

Japan’s Plus has chosen eD’system to distribute its projectors and interactive whiteboards in the Czech Republic.

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Hitachi’s Starboard Whiteboards With eD’System

by Raverstead

ED’system is distributing Hitachi’s Starboard interactive whiteboards in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

U-Touch Selects TD Maverick Across Europe

by Raverstead

TD Maverick has entered into a European partnership with U-Touch, to distribute its touch frames in the region.

Zweib Brings Christie to Europe

by Raverstead

Zweib GmbH is now offering Christie’s D4K3560 3DLP projector for rental across Europe.

And Finally…. a Thumb Extender!

by Raverstead

And finally… The age-old (ok, two-year-old) problem: you have a large new smartphone, but can’t reach the top of the screen. Worry no more thanks to Thanko of Japan, which is selling a ‘thumb …

G Flex Mini’ Spotted in Factory Visit

by Raverstead

A journalist from Israeli website YNet recently visited LG’s phone factory in Korea, and appears to have spotted an unannounced model. The reporter wrote that it “seems like the G Flex…only smaller”. LG did …

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NEC Result 05/11/2014

by Raverstead

NEC Corporation returned to profit in the second quarter of its current fiscal year, reporting a net profit of ¥22.6 billion ($196.6 million), which compares with a net loss in the same period a …

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SEMCA Names Interim USA President

by Raverstead

Sharp Electronics Marketing Company of America (SEMCA) has announced the appointment of Jim Sanduski as interim president, following the sudden departure of John Herrington, who had been president of SEMCA for more than four …

UK Retailers are Positive About Christmas

by Raverstead

A survey of 300 UK retailers by Barclays has revealed that almost 70% believe that the Christmas trading period this year will be better than last year’s. This compares to 52% who felt the …

KPN Loses DTT Subscribers

by Raverstead

KPN’s DTT platform in the Netherlands, Digitenne, is believed to have dropped below 500,000 subscribers. In KPN’s recent results, the Digitenne figure came under the heading ‘Other TV homes’ (508,000), which also included analogue …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Netherlands| Terrestrial (DTT)| TV Reception| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Ziggo Maintains Market Share

by Raverstead

Dutch cable provider Ziggo had a market share of 62.5% in Q3’13. While the company’s total TV customers dropped by 18,000, to 2.76 million, the total homes passed in the Netherlands also fell. Because …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| Netherlands| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Crocus Senses Flexing

by Raverstead

Crocus Technology, based in Switzerland, has developed a sensor solution for flexible displays, built on its Magnetic Logic Unit (MLU) technology. MLU is a CMOS-based architecture using magnetic fields. The new solution can detect …