Vol 23 – Issue 41 – Page 2

Zytronic and Tangible Collaborate to Detect Table Objects

by Bob Raikes

Zytronic, a specialist in custom designed Projected Capacitive Technology (PCT and MPCT) touch sensors said that, in collaboration with Tangible Display, it is able to offer object recognition capability on its MPCT multi-touch glass …

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Samsung QD Monitor Officially Launched

by Bob Raikes

Samsung Electronics has formally announced the global launch of its newest curved quantum dot gaming monitor. The CFG70 curved monitor, designed specifically for professional gamers, includes enhanced picture quality and player-friendly features for a …

NEC Rewards Partner Success at Display Trends Forum

by Bob Raikes

NEC Display Solutions Europe today revealed the winners of the 2016/17 Display Trends Forum EMEA Partner Awards ceremony, honouring the achievements of its channel partners over the past 12 months. “Our partners play an …

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Industry news from Crystal Projection Screens

by Bob Raikes

Crystal Screens by Luminit LLC, a privately held, high technology company specializing in Ambient Light Handling Projection Screens, has added Image marketing West to its manufacturer rep network for the commercial AV market. Specializing …

Liberty Global Acquires Multimedia in Poland

by Yvette Raikes

Poland’s third largest cable company, Multimedia Polska, has been bought by Liberty Global for PLN3 billion ($762 million). Multimedia’s insurance, gas and energy operations are not included in the deal. Liberty owns UPC Poland …

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SES Adds UHD and 360 VR in the US

by Bob Raikes

SES has done a deal with C4K360 to broadcast the UltraHD channel in North America on the SES-1, SES-3 and AMC-18 satellites at the centre of the orbital arc over North America. C4K360 wants …

Misfit Adds Analogue-face Smartwatch

by Bob Raikes

Fossil bought the Misfit brand last year and now it has released a new analogue watch. The Misfit Phase is now available for pre-order and includes fitness tracking, and call and text notifications as …

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Samsung Gear 360 Now Available

by Bob Raikes

Image:MekoSamsung has announced that the Samsung Gear 360 is now available in retail at $349. The unit has dual lenses and records UltraHD video at 30 fps in MP4 (H.265) format. Storage is via …

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Barco Sales Result 19/10/2016

by Bob Raikes

Barco said that its sales in Q3 were 13.7% up on last year at €261.8 million, but slightly down on the €274.1 million last quarter. New orders were ahead of Q2 at €266.7 million …

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UBI Thinks WOLED Will Take Premium TV Market

by Bob Raikes

UBI Research forecast that OLED TV will become the dominant technology in the premium TV market by 2020, when it believes that the technology will take 68.1% (note the accuracy! Man. Ed.) of the …

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Eutelsat and Telespazio Promote HD & UltraHD

by Bob Raikes

Eutelsat and Telespazio, a Leonardo-Finmeccanica (67%) and Thales (33%) joint venture, have a new agreement to develop HD and UltraHD transmission on Eutelsat’s Hotbird ‘video neighbourhood’ which is centred on Italy and provides coverage …

EIZO Expands Portfolio of CuratOR Surgical Monitors

by Bob Raikes

Eizo has released new new standard models within its portfolio of CuratOR Surgical Panels. The existing selection of models is now expanded to include additional monitor sizes, touchscreen models, and a large screen with …

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