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Christie Promotes Two Executives

by Helen Vince

George Scheckel Christie has announced two promotions within its senior sales and business development team. George Scheckel is promoted to the position of senior director of entertainment solutions, Americas, while Bryan Boehme is promoted …

Tags:Christie| Large Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 22 - Issue 21

LG Sticks Large OLED to Wall With Magnets

by Tom Allen

LG Display has developed an OLED TV panel so thin and light that it can be held on a wall with magnets. LGD’s existing 55″ OLED panel is 4.3mm thick – the new panel, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| OLEDs| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Exertis Acquires Computers Unlimited

by Helen Vince

Exertis’ parent company DCC Technology has acquired Computers Unlimited (CU) for £24 million ($37.2 million). The Ireland-headquartered consumer distributor has offices in London, Paris and Barcelona and operates four business units that target premium …

S6 is Slower than S5 to Reach 10 Million Mark

by Tom Allen

Despite Samsung’s predictions (Samsung Expects Big Things of S6), sales of the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones have been slower than those of the Galaxy S4 or S5. A ‘high-ranking Samsung official’ has …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Ricoh Adds Brighter ‘Standard Install’ Line-up

by Tom Allen

Ricoh’s new business and education projector range is extensive, to suit many different applications. The line-up, of seven new DLP models, includes “desk edge”, short throw and standard installation models. The desk edge projectors …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Samsung Regains CEE Tablet Lead

by Tom Allen

Shipments of tablets and hybrid devices in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) fell more than 20% YoY in Q1. IDC says that Russia and Ukraine’s poor economies and the strength of the US dollar …

US Appeals Court Orders Cut to Samsung’s Fine

by Helen Vince

A US federal appeals court has upheld a jury’s finding that Samsung infringed Apple’s patents but has ordered a trial court to reconsider the level of damages awarded against Samsung. It is three years …

Italian Final Shot in UltraHD With ‘Better Pixels’

by Tom Allen

Italy’s Coppo Italia cup final, between Juventus and Lazio, was captured in UltraHD HDR, at 50fps. The match was shot by DBW Productions, from Rome, who said that it was the first time that …

Ramping Up to InfoComm

by Matthew Brennesholtz

On Thursday, May 14th I attended the Sapphire Marketing Road Show in New York City. This road show gave attendees a chance to see the products and technologies offered by some of Sapphire Marketing’s …

Tags:Crestron| Infocomm 2015| Projectors| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Crestron Continues its Investment in 4K

by Chris Chinnock

At the Sapphire Marketing event in New York last spring, Crestron talked about switching 4k/30 signals and its 4k certification program. At the same event this year, Crestron focused on 4k 60 fps describing …

Watch the Storage on SSD

by Bob Raikes

Of course, we concentrate on displays here, but we couldn’t help noticing this story (http://tinyurl.com/mfebxgw) about the speed at which SSD loses data, especially at higher temperatures. Frightening information!

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| storage| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Dynamic Focus on 46″ Full HD Public Displays V22 Issue 21

by Vanessa Browning

This week we are highlighting LCD Public Displays in the 46″ Full HD category covering sizes 43.5″ to 48.49″ with 1920 x 1080 resolution. There are 9 brands featured in the advertising. Samsung is …

Tags:dynamic focus| Large Display Monitor| Pricing| Vol 22 - Issue 21