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Asset Management is Key in AV-IT Convergence

by Chris Chinnock

So thinks Crestron, as explained by Dan Jackson at the recent Sapphire Marketing event in New York. The days of mix and match with best-in-class AV boxes that are different for every room in …

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MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 21

by Tom Allen

Kyocera‘s 12.1″ LCD module, the TCG121WXLPAPNN-AN20, is now being stocked by Data Modul. It has 1280 x 800 resolution, 500 cd/m² of brightness and a 750:1 contrast ratio, with 170° viewing angles. A 20-pin …

Oculus Ignores Laptops, Apple Users

by Tom Allen

Planning to buy the Oculus Rift? Start upgrading your PC. Oculus VR has released the requirements for the headset, which will need to be tethered to a computer to work. Owners will need an …

BenQ Lowers TCO With Lamp Savings

by Tom Allen

The ‘budget-friendly’ MX570 DLP projector, from BenQ, is said to save power and lower TCO through its eco features. These include SmartEco and LampSave Modes, raising lamp life; and Eco Blank, automatically dimming the …

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Asian Firms Agree to Pay $45M in LCD Case

by Helen Vince

Seven electronics manufacturers have agreed to pay $45 million in settlement charges to Washington state, over their alleged involvement in the LCD price fixing cartel which took place between 1998 and 2006. In 2010, …

Germany Begins €5.6 Million Flexible Glass Project

by Tom Allen

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is launched a new project aiming to develop flexible glass for OLED applications. The Konfect project will receive €5.6 million in funding and will last for …

Ignis Claims HDR Mobile Display

by Tom Allen

While the resolution war has been going on among smartphone makers, other display enhancements have been largely ignored. Ignis aims to correct that oversight with its new ‘True Vision Display’: an HDR AMOLED display …

Tags:AMOLED| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 21

eMagin Shows OLED HMD

by Tom Allen

We learned last year that eMagin was building a VR head-mounted display, using its own 2k x 2k OLED microdisplay (eMagin Building High-Res OLED HMD). Development has now been completed and the company has …

Northamber to Offer Samsung’s Curved Monitors in UK

by Helen Vince

Northamber in the UK has signed a deal to supply Samsung’s range of curved monitors.

Broadsign Rolls Out Shell Network

by Vanessa Browning

Broadsign has been chosen by Shell to deploy a network of 600 screens at its petrol forecourts in the UK and the Netherlands. 200 screens are in operation at 25 sites in the UK, …

Companies Embrace Signage, IDC Predicts Growth

by Tom Allen

The worldwide digital signage market will grow strongly over the next two years, says a new IDC study, although the study was based on US respondents. Increased availability of more flexible, interactive content is …

Tags:Digital Signage| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Xiaomi Smartphones Rise 4 Million YoY

by Vanessa Browning

Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has said that the company shipped almost 15 million smartphones in Q1’15, compared to 11 million in Q1’14.

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