Vol 22 – Issue 11 – Page 4

NEC’s E905 is for Signage and Conferencing (corrected)

by Tom Allen

NEC’s new Multisync E905 is a 90″ display for video conferencing, with an OPS slot to simplify installation. With a 24/7 scheduler built in, as well as commercial-grade thermostatic cooling capabilities, the unit can …

Protected Displays Important for Data Modul

by Tom Allen

Data Modul absorbed Conrac many years ago (Display Monitor Vol 5 No 48); earlier this year, Arrow Electronics announced plans to acquire Data Modul, in turn (Arrow Electronics to Acquire Data Modul). We hoped …

Passenger Terminal Expo 2015 Roundup

by Tom Allen

Unlike its presence at traditional electronics shows, 3M was showing its identity management solutions, rather than touch screens and other components. The company has five huge divisions and multiple sub-divisions in each one, and …

Samsung Operates in Real Time

by Tom Allen

Every display on Samsung’s stand – which was one of the larger ones at the show, but still much smaller than we are used to seeing from the firm! – featured an in-built SoC …

Passenger Terminals Take Off in Paris

by Tom Allen

We took some time this week – a traditionally slow part of the year, where everything is just ‘ticking along’ – to visit Passenger Terminal Expo in Paris. The show was described to us …

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NEC and Parity Climb to New Heights

by Tom Allen

Several companies focused on face recognition at the show, but I was particularly impressed by NEC’s offering, which is called Field Analyst for Signage. The full version is in use in Japanese airports, and …

Google Opens Shop-in-Shop in London

by Helen Vince

Google is venturing into the UK high street with the opening of a ‘shop-in-shop’ retail space with Dixons Carphone. The first Google shop has opened in Currys PC World in London’s Tottenham Court Road, …

TCL Shipped 4.4 Million Handsets in February

by Helen Vince

TCL Communication shipped more than 4.4 million handsets in February, up 18% year on year. Sales volume of handsets and other products in TCL’s overseas markets increased by 14% to more than 3.9 million …

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Ad-Skipping Company Develops STB to Enable Service

by Tom Allen

US-based Skipr is developing an Android TV STB with a pass-through function for cable TV. Skipr’s primary offer is an ad-skipping service, redirecting viewers to alternative programming. However, at first this only worked with …

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Sharp Denies JDI Merger Rumour

by Helen Vince

Sharp has denied reports that it is considering merging its display business with Japan Display Inc. (JDI), saying that it believes its technology has an advantage over its competitors. Reuters quoted Norikazu Hohshi, the …

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Screen Innovations Joins Azione Unlimited

by Vanessa Browning

Screen Innovations in the US, which specialises in the “two-piece” projection industry (of screen and projector), has joined Azione Unlimited, the education/buying group for custom retailers and integrators.

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Ateme Claims to Double HEVC Processing Speed

by Tom Allen

Ateme has developed a new transcoder that is claimed to double HEVC file processing speed. The Titan File is applicable to both large and small screens; it ‘improves…video quality and bandwidth efficiency’ of content …