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NCR Works With Lodata in DACH

by Yvette Raikes

NCR has taken on Lodata Microcomputer to sell POS solutions, including kiosks, in both Germany and Switzerland. A recent survey showed that 71% of retailers in the DACH region plan to renew or update …

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Exertis Wins LG Distribution Deal

by Yvette Raikes

LG’s Smart Hybrid Cooler is being distributed in the UK by broadliner Exertis. The cooler has a built-in 49″ transparent display. When transparent, the contents of the cooler are visible without needing to open …

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Gartner Says PC Vendors Must Change

by Milos Pavlovic

Gartner said that Business leaders of PC vendors face a stark choice and must decide between overhauling their businesses or leave the PC market by 2020. If they decide to stay, they need to …

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Twitter Enters the Video Streaming Business

by Norbert Hildebrand

Twitter announced the release of a new app that allows users of Apple TV, Amazon Fire and Xbox One to view live stream video available anywhere on Twitter. This new app is not only …

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Fraunhofer Developing a 3D Body-Capture Camera System

by Arthur Berman

At recent trade fairs IFA in Berlin and IBC in Amsterdam, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute (Berlin, Germany) showed a new technology that they call “3D Human Body Reconstruction.” …

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AGC Releases Newest Chemically Strengthened Specialty Glass for Mobile Devices

by Bob Raikes

AGC Asahi Glass (AGC) has announced a new, stronger lineup of its Dragontrail series of chemically strengthened glass used globally in smartphones and tablets. Called Dragontrail Pro, the new line features a rounded edge …

Peerless Has Mount for LG 86″ Ultra Stretch Display

by Isaac Oburu

Peerless-AV has announced the availability of a range of mounting solutions exclusively for the LG Ultra Stretch 86BH5C 86″ display, including single to quad totem kiosks and flat-to-wall mounts. The new models are said …

The AAXA M5 Mini Projector Gets to 900 Lumens

by Milos Pavlovic

Aaxa Technologies has a new pico projector, the M5 which uses LED sources and DLP technology to produce 900 ‘LED lumens’ at 1280 x 800 resolution in a unit of 6″ x 6″ x …

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Dixon Exploits Displays to Sell

by Bob Raikes

Dixons Carphone in the UK has worked with designers Rudi Group and media partners, The Creative Engine, to develop a POS system that uses a 2 x 2 video wall to explain technology to …

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Sony’s Flagship ZD9 Now Shipping

by Isaac Oburu

Featuring “Backlight Master Drive” technology, Sony’s flagship TV the Sony ZD9 has started shipping to Europe. Sony hast started by shipping the 65″ to Europe and the 75″ is set to follow in the …

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Digicomm Uses BrightSign & LG for Shark Week

by Milos Pavlovic

Brightsign recently collaborated with a local S.I., Digicomm, to put on a special ‘Shark Week’ at the Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo. There were around 90 displays driven by 42 players to create the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 23 - Issue 37

3D @ ISTE 2016

by Len Scrogan

Some pundits feel that 3D in education has peaked. But it didn’t seem that way at all at ISTE 2016, where 3D technologies evidenced their strongest and most mature presence in the history of …

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