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MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 30

by Tom Allen

The Superbook (LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 19) by Andromium, a laptop ‘shell’ for a smartphone, reached Kickstarter last month. It has now passed several goals, one of which means that users …

Shoppers Wowed by Rotating Display

by Isaac Oburu

NanoLumens developed a rotating display for the Charlestown Square Shopping Centre in New South Wales, Australia. The display was a double-sided 4mm-pitch portrait unit, measuring 2.4m x 4.3m. It used a rotating mount from …

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AMC Brings Modularity to Industrial PCs

by Tom Allen

Analytik & Messtechnik GmbH Chemnitz (AMC) is a German company that has just launched a new 12.1″ industrial panel PC. The TPC-1282T features five-wire resistive touch and IP66 protection on its front. AMC has …

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Reuters: EC Will Approve Vodafone/Liberty Deal

by Tom Allen

A report by Reuters claims that the European Commission is set to approve the merger of the Dutch operations of Liberty Global (Ziggo) and Vodafone (Liberty and Vodafone (Finally) Go Ahead). People familiar with …

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Leader Monitor Used at Cinematography Training Centre

by Isaac Oburu

Leader’s LV5490 multi-screen signal monitor was chosen for a digital motion picture training centre in the UK. The centre is located on the campus of a production studio near Heathrow airport. Leader said that …

Japan Meets 8k Deadline

by Tom Allen

Highlights from the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony were played on the channelJapan began 8k broadcasts on the 1st August – five days before the Olympic Games. NHK is running the satellite channel, …

HTC Expands VR Investment

by Tom Allen

HTC says that eight new firms have joined the VR Venture Capital Alliance (VRVCA), which aims to support the growth of the VR industry. The VRVCA’s funding is now expected to increase from $10 …

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Innolux Increases Area Shipments

by Tom Allen

During its recent financial results announcement, Innolux said that it shipped more than 7 million m² of panels in Q2’16, increasing 24.4% QoQ, with ASPs of $289 per m². 472,800 m² were small- and …

Simulated PS Neo Shows Console’s UHD Merits

by Tom Allen

Eurogamer has run tests on a simulated Playstation Neo to assess the console’s UltraHD gaming performance. Of course, the console has not launched yet, so Eurogamer used an AMD RX 480 GPU (likely the …

Under the Radar; Garmin Nautix Augmented Reality Headset

by Norbert Hildebrand

For some unknown reason we all missed the introduction of the Garmin Nautix augmented reality headset completely. First announced in February at the Miami International Boat Show; the device is now available from Garmin. …

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Zytronic Touch Sensors Chosen by Nilfisk

by Isaac Oburu

Zytronic’s procap touch sensors have been chosen by Nilfisk’s Car Wash Business Unit, a manufacturer of retail car wash units, to implement a user interface for its Wap WaschBär self-service car wash systems. Consistency …

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LG V20 to be Launched With Android Nougat

by Isaac Oburu

LG is planning to launch a new smartphone, the V20, with Android 7.0 – aka ‘Nougat’. It is officially the first phone to be announced with v7.0 of Google’s software. The new smartphone is …

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