Vol 24 – Issue 11 – Page 7

Stretched Display Now Available for Rent

by Bob Raikes

Gahrens + Battermann of Bergisch Gladbach in Germany said that it is has put the Samsung SH37F stretch display into its rental inventory. The company highlighted in a press release that the display is …

GelTouch To Get to Market in 2018

by Bob Raikes

We reported on GelTouch Technologies from Berlin in a Display Daily (GelTouch Enabled Touchscreens May Eventually Provide “Buttons-on-Demand”) a couple of years ago and this week the company was planning to show its technology …

Tags:Haptics| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch| Vol 24 - Issue 11

Waitrose Runs LCD shelf edge Trial

by Bob Raikes

High end UK supermarket, Waitrose, is undertaking a 12 week trial of shelf-edge labelling that is using specially cut-down full colour LCDs that can show video. The trial will take place at the Trumpington …

Tags:Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs)| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 11

First UK 1.5mm Samsung LED Installed

by Bob Raikes

Samsung’s 1.5mm LED product has now been installed in the UK for the first time by Viju, a visual communications specialist, for Land Securities, the largest commercial landlord in the UK. The 2.8m x …

ProDVX Meeting Room Display Has 24/7 Support

by Bob Raikes

Dave Haynes at Sixteen-Nine.net estimates that there are 55 companies that are selling some kind of display to be used outside or around meeting rooms. He picked out one from ISE last month that …

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Daimler Trucks Has 110′ Video Wall

by Bob Raikes

Four Winds Interactive has installed a 110′ (33.53m) video wall in the headquarters of Daimler Trucks North America in Portland, Oregon. The wall has 59 portrait displays and is designed to be used for …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| USA| Video Walls| Vol 24 - Issue 11

Philips P5 Processor Explained

by Bob Raikes

If you are interested in the details of the latest Philips P5 processor (Philips Updates on 2017 Sets & HDR Plans), a video has been posted showing a talk given by Philips to explain …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Philips| TVs (TV Sets)| Video Processors| Vol 24 - Issue 11

Fingerprints Can be Used for Different Functions

by Bob Raikes

At the recent Wearable Technology Show in London, the BBC found a smart button that connects to a phone via bluetooth and then detects different parts of each finger which can be programmed to …

Tags:Fingerprint Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 11

Apple Found Guilty of Price Fixing in Russia

by Alan Spencer

Apple has been found guilty of price fixing in Russia by the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS). The Apple subsidiary in the country was accused of telling 16 retailers to maintain the recommended prices of …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Price Fixing| Vol 24 - Issue 11

Buzz Aldrin Launches VR Mars Film

by Alan Spencer

Buzz Aldrin has launched a VR film outlining his plan to get humans to Mars. Buzz Aldrin, was the second man to set foot on the Moon. The film, called Cycling Pathways to Mars, …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 11

NEC Adds Single Control Support to Surface Concept

by Bob Raikes

Richard Wilks who heads the global airport business for NEC. Image:NECNEC did not have any new hardware at the show, as we are so soon after ISE, but had a strong team promoting the …

LG Makes A Move on Airports

by Bob Raikes

This was LG’s first attendance as an exhibitor at PTE and the company had an attractive booth, although it was not in a great position, in a second hall. However, in such a small …