Vol 21 – Issue 47 – Page 11

Bus Beacons in Proximity Advertising

by Raverstead

In the fast evolving world of DOOH (digital out of home) advertising, UK based Exterion Media announced a unique six month beta project in proximity advertising that targets a Norwich, UK bus line. It’s …

Multi-function Display Shipments Rising, Says DisplaySearch

by Raverstead

Demand for multi-function TFT-LCD displays in the automotive instrument cluster is accelerating. According to DisplaySearch, shipments of these products will grow 48% YoY in 2014, to reach 30.2 million units. Further growth will see …

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Sony to Cut TV and Smartphone for Gaming and Imaging

by Raverstead

Sony plans to cut its TV and smartphone portfolios over the next three years. The move will be made to cut costs, with the company looking to the Playstation and image sensor businesses instead. …

EBU Issues Frequency Reports

by Raverstead

The EBU has issued two new reports. The first deals with DVB-T2 frequency and network planning (http://tinyurl.com/p5hjbbe), while the second is concerned with Single Frequency Networks (http://tinyurl.com/oaymv77).

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DisplaySearch: 4K/UHD Panels Help LCD Panel Market to Grow

by Raverstead

Display manufacturers have not had much reason to be happy over the last few years, with decreasing panel sales and lower prices, it has seemed hard to make any kind of profit. Lately the …

Kairos Makes Mechanical Watches Smart

by Raverstead

Kairos is trying to keep everyone happy by transforming old mechanical watches into ‘smartwatches’ (of sorts). The ‘Tband’ (currently being funded on Indiegogo) is a new strap with a rigid section containing the electronics …

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Germany Receives Wuaki

by Raverstead

Streaming video service Wuaki.tv has been officially launched in Germany, following a beta test starting in October. The service is available on connected TVs from Samsung, Panasonic and LG, as well as iOS and …

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Canon Targets 2015 for Medical Colour Display

by Raverstead

Canon is displaying a prototype medical monitor at RSNA 2014 (30th November – 4th December). The unit is a high resolution colour display for mammography images. The 30″, 10MP (4096 x 2560) display uses …

TCO Certified Part of German Manufacturing Criteria

by Raverstead

TCO Development has signed an agreement with the Office for Procurement of the German Ministry of the Interior (BeschA), to make TCO Certified part of a new code of conduct for IT manufacturing. The …