Vol 23 – Issue 43 – Page 7

South Africa Starts ASO

by Bob Raikes

South Africa has started the process of analogue switch off with some transmitters due to be switched off as we went to press. The process has been fraught with allegations of corruption in STB …

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Mitsubishi Electric Corporation recorded Q2 net profits down 3% YoY to ¥45.4 billion ($432 million) on turnover which also fell 3% to ¥1.05 trillion ($9.9 billion). For the half year there were profits of …

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Panasonic Launches Rugged Toughpad Tablet For Workers

by Bob Raikes

Panasonic has shown a 10.1″ Toughpad FZ-A2 for a while and is now shipping the product which runs Android 6.0 (including Android for work). It has a 10.1″ 1920 x 1200 resolution touchscreen with …

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Fujitsu Clarifies Lenovo Talks

by Bob Raikes

Fujitsu has confirmed that it is exploring a relationship with Lenovo for its PC business, but has denied that Lenovo will acquire it (Fujitsu In Talks with Lenovo over PCs). The plans look as …

ALSO and Samsung Organise DS Workshop

by Yvette Raikes

ALSO is working with Samsung to present a fifth “Update Now” event, focusing on digital signage. There will be an opportunity to see screens in operations and to learn about usage and technology. Aimed …

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LeEco Releases Prices for Android TVs

by Bob Raikes

LeEco recently leaked four new Android-based TV models (LeEco TV has Dolby Vision). Now it has released pricing. The top of the range uMax85 will sell for $4,999 upon its release and the other …

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More News of LG’s Macbook Monitors

by Bob Raikes

We reported on the Apple launch last week which, effectively, marked the end of Apple as a supplier of monitors for its computers as the company is now only offering products from LG. Now …

LG Sells 1050 Monitors to Orlando Airport

by Bob Raikes

LG has won an order for 1050 displays for Orlando International Airport. 700 are 55″ 0.9mm bezel units that will be used to create a single 1,561 (475 m) wall behind counters. The other …

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Peraso WiGig Dongle is Wi-Fi Certified

by Bob Raikes

Peraso Technologies, which has been developing WiGig technology (Peraso Speeds WiGig Rollout) said that the Wi-Fi Alliance is now testing WiGig products and that the Peraso USB dongle is one of the first products …

Vivitek Appoints Sales Director

by Yvette Raikes

Vivitek has promoted David Zrihen to sales director for Europe, Middle East and Africa, based in France. Zrihen was previously working on brand development in the region. His focus will be on sales strategy …

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MIPI To Run Touch Webinar

by Bob Raikes

The Mipi Alliance will host a webinar on 10th November (http://tinyurl.com/j22rfga) on the “Mipi Touch” specification that it announced in September (http://tinyurl.com/hejwrjr). The specification is under development. “The interface contains a standard command set …

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And finally… Pokemon Go Makes You Healthier!

by Bob Raikes

Augmented reality apparently can be good for your health! A study by a group from Stanford University and Microsoft Research showed that the average Pokemon Go player took an extra 192 more steps per …