Vol 22 – Issue 10 – Page 7

BigLED Brings Large Display to Large Retail Park

by Tom Allen

A 20m² videowall has been installed in Kiel, Germany, by BigLED. Situated in the largest retail park in the Schleswig-Holstein region (Ostseepark Schwentinental), the display is built on top of the ‘Die Küchenshow’ store. …

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Digital Projection Signs New Distribution Partner

by Helen Vince

Digital Projection has signed Custom AV Distribution as its exclusive UK distributor for the residential and custom install sector. CAVD will now offer the full range of precision projectors directly to its network.

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Apple Prepares to Spring Into Action

by Tom Allen

Invitations have been sent out to an Apple event on 9th March – widely thought to be the launch platform for the Apple Watch, which is set to be shipped in April. Unlike other …

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Large-Screen Trend Continues, as Vendors Struggle to Differentiate

by Tom Allen

Smartphones with screens up to 5.6″ will become mainstream this year, says GfK. The prediction follows a spike in sales of larger handsets in 2014, as consumers replaced their older 4″ and 4.5″ smartphones. …

ZTE Hard Codes to Lower CPU Load

by Tom Allen

A new quad-core set-top box, running Android 4.4, has been launched by ZTE worldwide. The B760H plays both IPTV and OTT content using dedicated hardware. 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless communication is also supported.

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LG Leads UltraHD Panel Share

by Tom Allen

LG Display was the largest supplier of UltraHD panels in the world in Q4’14, shipping 1.86 million units and taking a 27.9% market share. According to IHS DisplaySearch, LGD beat second-place Innolux, which shipped …

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KAIST Keeps Power Draw Low in Eye-Tracking HMD

by Tom Allen

Image credit: NikkeiThe Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a head-mounted display, which combines object recognition, eye-tracking and augmented reality (activated by blinking!). The ‘Smart Glass’ uses a different chip …

Barnes & Noble to Split Businesses

by Helen Vince

Barnes & Noble is to separate its education business from its retail and Nook digital units, creating two independent, publicly-traded companies. At the end of last year, Barnes & Noble bought Microsoft’s stake in …

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Motorola Goes the Custom Design Route

by Tom Allen

Motorola has added its Moto 360 smartwatch to the Moto Maker service. Using Moto Maker, customers can customise their watch with different casings, straps and faces. Photo credit: Wired Analyst Comment This might not …

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Slovak Telekom Enjoys Massive TV Growth

by Tom Allen

In 2013, Slovak Telekom ended the year with just under 200,000 subscribers for its TV services. The company expanded significantly in 2014, ending the year with almost 470,000.

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UK TV is Unchanged in 2014

by Tom Allen

Traditional TV use was very slightly down in the UK in 2014, with 98.4% of viewing done on TV sets, compared to 98.5% in 2013. Viewing on mobiles was up a similar amount, from …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TV Viewing| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 10

And Finally… – Vol 22 10

by Tom Allen

Larry Shaw was the first person to celebrate Pi Day, in 1988Maths-lovers, rejoice – you get to live through an event happening just twice every 100 years – as long as you use an …

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