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Huawei to Reveal New Phone in London

by Tom Allen

Jerry Huang, director of communications at Huawei, has revealed that the company will not launch a new phone at MWC, instead focusing on wearables. The next addition to the company’s premium P-Series (likely to …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 06| Wearables

Czech Republic Speaks Against Spectrum Reallocation

by Tom Allen

The Czech Telecom Office (CTU) has said that it is in favour of keeping the 470-694MHz band reserved for terrestrial TV services. The regulator does not support dividing or solely allocating the spectrum for …

Tags:Czech Republic| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Samsung Changelog Suggests Large OLED

by Tom Allen

An update to Samsung’s Milk Music application accidentally showed compatibility with a new device listed as the Tab S Pro. Samsung’s original Tab S models, in 8.4″ and 10.5″ sizes, were the company’s first …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Samsung| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Blind People See The Light With eSight’s OLED

by Tom Allen

A US company called eSight has developed glasses using OLED displays that bring sight to people who are registered legally blind. The glasses use a high-speed camera and patented video processing software as well …

Tags:Back Panel| Eyewear| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Archimedia Supports HDR and UltraHD

by Tom Allen

Archimedia’s Atlas media player has been updated to v3.1.1, enabling playback of UltraHD content at 60fps. HDR and multiple formats are also supported.    

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Media Players| Mobile Display Monitor| Software| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Nanolumens Takes on Boston Arena

by Tom Allen

40 of Nanolumens’ Nanoslim displays have been installed in the TD Garden arena in Boston, with more to come as part of a two-year renovation project. The rollout includes the world’s first major installation …

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

Hannspree Micro PC receives CeBIT Preview Innovation Award

by Tom Allen

Hannspree’s Micro PC (Hannspree Licenses Windows for Micro PC Stick) has been recognised as the ‘most innovative product’ at the CeBIT preview events in Hamburg and Munich.     

Tags:Back Panel| Hannstar (Hannspree)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PCs| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Amazon Result 06/02/2015

by Helen Vince

Amazon.com Inc. reported a net profit of $214 million in Q4, on turnover of $23.1 billion, compared with a net profit a year earlier of $239 million and turnover of $21 billion. For the …

Tags:Amazon| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 06

NTT Trials Smartphone-Signage Links

by Tom Allen

NTT Communications is testing information sharing between smartphones and digital signage, using communication technology based on the Websocket and WebRTC protocols. Users will be able to download sightseeing- and disaster-related information from signage installed in …

Tags:Digital Signage| Japan| Large Display Monitor| NTT Docomo| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Airport Chooses AG Neovo

by Tom Allen

The latest addition to AG Neovo’s public display clientele is Taiwan’s Kaohsiung International Airport. Taiwan’s second-largest international airport has had 42 of AG Neovo’s 46″ PN-46D displays installed, forming four videowalls around the site. Two …

Tags:Back Panel| Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Video Walls| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Meta AR glasses

Meta AR Secures $23 Million in Series A Funding

by Norbert Hildebrand

We have reported before on Meta Augmented Reality as a developer of augmented reality glasses. The California-based company was founded in 2012 and has raised $2 million in its Kickstarter campaign, selling 1,500 AR …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Financial Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 06

US Military Develops Iron Man Suit

by Norbert Hildebrand

The US military (DoD) is looking to develop an iron man suit for its special forces units. It states that the new TALOS  (Tactical Assault Light Operators Suit) is also very helpful in other …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Military & Defence| Mobile Display Monitor| Sensors| Vol 22 - Issue 06