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Sensor Enables Colour-Changing Touch – Without Touch

by Tom Allen

A team from Stuttgart’s Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research and LMU Munich has developed materials for ‘touchless’ touch control. In a nutshell, the electrical and optical properties the materials used change when …

NEC Scales Content for Faster Set Up

by Tom Allen

NEC Display Solutions of America has introduced two large-format displays, designed for 24/7 use in video walls. Both 55″ products (X555UNS and X555UNV) use S-IPS panels and can be used in landscape and portrait …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| NEC| Video Walls| Vol 22 - Issue 41

On the Road With Vivitek

by Tom Allen

Vivitek’s new DH558 DLP projector is a portable model, designed to be moved around and set up in a new location with minimal fuss. Weighing 2.3kg, the unit features quick on/off (despite the use …

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Siliconcore and Mitsubishi in Dubai

by Tom Allen

SiliconCore is to launch a front-accessible LED display system at Infocomm MEA – which takes place in Dubai from the 19th – 22nd October (stand TA-E10). The solution will be showcased with a Magnolia …

Enter the Ring With DirecTV

by Tom Allen

AT&T now owns DirecTVDirecTV has launched a virtual reality app, for owners of the Samsung Gear VR or any Google Cardboard viewers. Big Knockout Boxing shows highlights from the 27th June BKB fight at …

DigiLED Introduced to USA at LDI 2015

by Tom Allen

UK-based DigiLED has launched itself in the US market, with the opening of a local office. The company will be at the LDI 2015 show (19th – 25th October) in Las Vegas, to meet …

Amazon Seeks to Launch Online TV Service

by Tom Allen

According to Bloomberg, Amazon is looking to create an online pay-TV service. The company is said to have contacted broadcasters such as CBS and NBC Universal about channel carriage. Discussions are still in an …

Tags:Amazon| Comcast| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 22 - Issue 41

IHS Predicts Nine Times Rise in QD Share

by Tom Allen

IHS has published a report on the wide colour gamut display market. This market is expected to grow from 2.8% of total display demand in 2015, to 25% in 2020 (WCG Displays Represent Quarter …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 41

by Tom Allen

Panasonic‘s curved UltraHD TVs (Panasonic Goes All-Out With UltraHD) are now being shipped in Europe. The CR850 starts at £1,480 ($2,290); the CR730 starts at £1,080 ($1,670); and the CR430 starts at £960 ($1,485). …

BenQ Eases Large-Venue Installation

by Tom Allen

Four new high-brightness dual-lamp projectors have been added to BenQ America’s ‘Integrator’s Choice’ lineup. The new Colorific models are designed for large venues; they feature multiple installation options, such as HDBaseT compatibility. The projectors …

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Australia is First With AOC Monitor

by Tom Allen

A new AOC monitor has been announced in Australia and will be released to the rest of the world some time this year. However, product data has not been made available yet. The C2783FQ …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 22 - Issue 41

OLED-Info Pushes New Knowledge Base

by Tom Allen

OLED-Info has launched a new OLED information repository called the OLED Auditorium. The space hosts an online library of OLED presentations; lectures by “leading experts”; a virtual online conference; and networking opportunities. An annual …

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