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Advantech Joins DSS Europe

by Tom Allen

LED maker Advantech has announced that it will be exhibiting at the Digital Signage Summit Europe this year. The event takes place in Munich on the 23rd and 24th June.

Loewe Enters Affordable TV Space

by Milos Pavlovic

Loewe, the premium German TV brand now closely allied with Hisense, has previewed a new TV series. Known as the Loewe One, it will be the company’s first series with ‘mainstream’ pricing. 40″ and …

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RuggON Produces First Passport-Reading Tablet

by Tom Allen

A durable Windows tablet called the PM-311B, prioritising a visible image under direct sunlight, has been introduced by RuggON. With 850 cd/m² of brightness, optical bonding and anti-reflection/anti-fingerprint coatings, RuggON says that the tablet …

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Medion’s Mid-Range Tablet Features HDMI

by Tom Allen

Medion of Germany has produced a new 10.1″ tablet, which will be sold in Aldi stores from the 2nd June. Known as the P10506, the tablet has a metal chassis and features a micro-HDMI …

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PCs and Tablets Move Towards Hybridisation in Europe

by Tom Allen

Ultraslim convertible and detachable products enjoyed significant growth in the Q1’16 PC and tablet market in Western Europe, says IDC. These products took 18.4% of total consumer PC and tablet shipments and 21.9% of …

Samsung and Igel Produce Thin Client Displays

by Tom Allen

Samsung, working with Igel, has expanded its thin client monitor line, releasing a new unit in two sizes. The TC2x2L line (21.5″ TC222L and 23.5″ TC242L) run Linux and use Igel’s Universal Management Suite …

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ASE and SPIL Discuss Holding Company

by Tom Allen

Following the failure of takeover talks earlier this year (ASE Fails in SPIL Bid), Advanced Semiconductor Engineering and Siliconware Precision Industries are discussing the possibility of forming an industrial holding company. Both companies have …

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Vivitek Provides Installation Options

by Tom Allen

Vivitek has expanded the D3000 range of DLP projectors with a new model for the corporate and education market. The DH3331 features a DICOM Simulation mode and compatibility with Vivitek’s NovoPRO wireless collaboration solution. …

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Christie Builds Big in Vegas

by Tom Allen

Christie says that it has claimed the top spot in the indoor video wall market, providing its Velvet LED tiles to the world’s largest such display. The Westgate Las Vegas resort is now using …

Steljes Goes Under

by Tom Allen

Steljes, the distributor of brands including Epson and BenQ, has gone into administration. The company told CRN that it has been unable to service its overheads, following its separation from Smart (VividTouch from Steljes …

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Lack of PC Replacements Drove AIB Market

by Tom Allen

Jon Peddie Research states that the add-in graphics board (AIB) market increased in Q1’16, despite the overall PC market falling. AIBs, more commonly called graphics cards, carry discrete GPUs, and are used in desktop …

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Enabling the Future of Personal Media

by Tom Allen

Graham Mills was the next speaker; he is the co-founder and chair of Personal Media Platforms. This is a collaborative project, with three key goals. It hopes to enable the personal media industry to: …