Vol 24 – Issue 01 – Page 2

Billy Lynn To Be First 60 fps UHD Blu-ray

by Bob Raikes

There were reports from CES that the movie, ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’ will be the first movie to be released in UltraHD with 60fps as it was captured at 120Hz. For more on …

Ströer Now Reaches 100 Malls in Germany

by Bob Raikes

Ströer of Germany said it has now got digital signage in 100 shopping malls in the country, with 39 displays in the “LP12 Mall of Berlin” bringing the company’s inventory to 3,800 displays. The …

BenQ Releases X12000 UHD/HLD Projector & Prepares for ISE

by Bob Raikes

BenQ has announced its first UltraHD DLP home cinema projector and claimed to be the first with DCI-P3 support, as it uses the Philips ColorSpark HLD LED technology. The projector produces 2,200 Ansi lumens …

Hamburg Gets Taxis with Advertising

by Bob Raikes

Taxi-Ad will roll out digital advertising on taxis in Hamburg after getting an approval to use the technology. German law does not allow drivers to be distracted, but the company has got an exemption …

Tags:Automotive| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Mood Media Supports Samsung SSP Platform

by Bob Raikes

We missed it at the time, but we thought some of our readers would still be interested to know that Mood Media has made its MVision signage software available on the Samsung SSP smart …

Tags:Digital Signage Software| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Point Share Provides Interactive Map on Phone Shares

by Bob Raikes

While we were researching an article, we found this useful ‘interactive map’ showing the current market share of mobile phone operators in European countries. If you need the information, published by Point Topic, the …

Tags:Back Panel| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Mobile Phones| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Gloshine LED Used in Honda Launch

by Bob Raikes

Shenzen Gloshine of Shenzen saw 1500 m² of its 4.81mm outdoor LED screens used by Dongfeng Honda in a major car show launch in China on 5th January.

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Vega: AMD’s New Architecture for ‘Virtually Unlimited Workloads’

by Bob Raikes

AMD has announced a new GPU architecture called Vega that is for PC gaming, professional design and machine intelligence. AMD said that these applications need fast access to massive amounts of memory. The Vega …

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Planar QE Series Supports UltraHD

by Bob Raikes

Planar has announced the QE series of UltraHD displays in 75″, 86″ and 98″ sizes. The series includes an embedded signage player and multi-touch options. Displays support up to 3840 x 2160 at 60Hz …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Planar| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 01

BenQ Makes Zowie Zone for eSports Centres

by Bob Raikes

BenQ has released the Zowie Zone which it describes as a ‘complete ESports experience’ and will be made available to gaming centres around the world. Features include accessible ports and height adjustment. A single …

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Acer Chromebook 11 N7 Is Mil Spec Ruggedised – for Classrooms!

by Bob Raikes

Acer knows that students are tough on technology – its latest Chromebook, the 11 N7 (C731) is built to military specifications (MIL-STD 810G), but is intended for education customers. The device has an 11.6″ …

Everlight Loses Nichia LED Patent Appeal

by Bob Raikes

The court of appeal in Düsseldorf, Germany, has confirmed that Everlight and its German subsidiary were in breach of Nichia’s patents, so Everlight’s appeal against the early decision in favour of Nichia has been …