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Christie Introduces Lightweight 30K Lumen Projector

by Matthew Brennesholtz

At the upcoming ISE in the Amsterdam RAI February 10 -12, Christie Digital will officially introduce its latest projector targeting the Rental and Staging market, the Boxer 4K30 projector. This projector is a 3-DLP …

Waveguide-based Displays Maturing for Augmented Reality Applications

by Chris Chinnock

One of the most attractive ways to create an augmented reality image is to simply have a thin, transparent waveguide in front of the eye that can display the desired images or symbols. AR …

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Technologies For Flexible AMOLEDs

by Norbert Hildebrand

A new article published by SID – Information Display discusses the challenges and barriers for creating the flexible AMOLED used in LG’s G Flex smartphone. The article describes the solutions LG developed to make …

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Computacenter Sells Recycling Business to Arrow

by Vanessa Browning

Computacenter has signed an agreement with Arrow Electronics to sell its IT disposal and recycling business, RDC, for £56 million ($85.3 million). RDC is considered to be one of Europe’s largest IT recycling firms …

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Pebble Doubles Sales Since March

by Tom Allen

Pebble has hit a new milestone, having sold its millionth smartwatch on 31st December last year. The figure doubles what Pebble reported in March 2014, thanks to price cuts and the addition of new …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 06| Wearables

Pico Projectors Migrate From DLP to Lasers

by Tom Allen

Markets and Markets has released a new research report (http://tinyurl.com/l2occhu), predicting that the pico projector market will be worth $9.32 billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 39.82%. Pico projectors are expected to become …

Sony Preparing UltraHD Playstation

by Tom Allen

The Playstation 4 and Xbox One disappointed when they were launched, with no mention of UltraHD gaming. We’re still not there, but a bright spot has appeared for fans of the format. According to …

Travelcenter Chooses Adflow Platform

by Tom Allen

The Adflow advertising platform has been chosen by Travelcenters of America (operator of the TA and Petro Stopping Centers brands) to be deployed nationwide. Adflow has been installed at 160 truck service centres and …

Tags:Automotive| Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Pay-TV Doubles in MENA

by Tom Allen

Pay-TV homes in the MENA region will double between 2010 and 2020, to 21.3 million, according to Digital TV Research. 18% of households in MENA legitimately paid for TV signals last year, set to …

Sharp Names UK Visual Solutions Manager

by Helen Vince

In the UK Sharp has promoted Angela Townsend to the role of sales manager for visual solutions. Townsend joined Sharp last year as key account manager having previously worked for Sony and Epson.

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Fireworks at ISTE 2015

by Len Scrogan

While BETT has recently concluded, the groundwork is just now being laid for the June-July ISTE 2015 educational technology conference, with the fireworks taking place in Philadelphia this year. Last year, this conference was enjoyed by …

Tags:3D display| 3D printing| Education| Stereo 3D| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Spark II Revisits the Selfie Cam

by Tom Allen

Infosonics’ ‘Verykool’ S5015 smartphone focuses on the art of the selfie. The phone, also known as the Spark II, features an 8MP rear camera with dual flash and 5mp front camera, with auto focus and …

Tags:Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 06