Vol 22 – Issue 08 – Page 12

Epson Expands 3LCD With Laser Option

by Tom Allen

Epson emphasised its support network with Coverplus 365: the next generation of its service programme. Installation customers signing up to Coverplus will be able to contact trained Epson employees for support at all stages, …

ISE 2015 Roundup

by Tom Allen

3M Touch was showing its latest 55″ procap touch monitor being used as a tabletop. The sensor technology is metal mesh (presumably 3M’s own – Man. Ed.) and can support up to 80 touches. …

LG Scales Up Signage Efforts

by Tom Allen

While LG’s stand was very large, there were only a few new products. We were extremely glad to see that the company’s massive 3D video wall didn’t make an appearance this year – it …

Christie Overcomes Lamp Limitations

by Tom Allen

I was impressed by the image produced by Christie’s new Roadie 4K45 (Christie Breaks DLP Brightness Record), which – despite using just one lamp – projects at 45,000 lumens. It is said to be …

Gefen Races Towards UltraHD

by Tom Allen

Gefen was attracting a lot of attention with its racing simulator – part of a partnership with Silicon Image – which attendees could compete on to record the fastest lap times. As well as …

Matchstick Hits Delay

by Tom Allen

The launch of the Matchstick Firefox OS-based streaming stick has been delayed until August, the company has announced. Matchstick will use the time to sort out a DRM system, and change to a faster …

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Shield Successor Set for March Debut

by Tom Allen

Fudzilla claims that Nvidia will release a successor to the Shield tablet this year, powered by its new X1 processor (which follows 2013’s K1). Expected to be announced in March, the tablet will have …

eDP v1.4a Sets Stage for 8k Notebooks

by Tom Allen

VESA has published the newest Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) standard, v1.4a. The standard incorporates Display Stream Compression (DSC) v1.1, enabling resolutions up to 8k. As well as higher resolution, the higher data transfer speed of …

OLEDs Drive Metal Oxide Backplane Adoption

by Tom Allen

7km² of metal oxide backplanes will be used in the global OLED industry in 2024, according to IDTechEx, enabling a $16 billion market at the module level. These components will also be in desired …

FlatFrog Shows Curved Touch System

by Bob Raikes

FlatFrog of Sweden was one the most interesting companies for us at ISE. We have been reporting on the firm since 2010 and the company was one of the highlights of last year’s ISE. …

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Clear Channel TV Arrives in GRR Airport

by Tom Allen

Clear Channel Airports’ Clearvision in-airport TV network has been installed and is now broadcasting in the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Michigan. As well as programming, the network is an additional advertising method …

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2014 Signage Trends Continue to 2015, Says OVAB

by Tom Allen

European digital signage trends from 2014 will continue into this year, says Ovab Europe, which runs the Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI). Last year entry-level signage was important to the industry in the …