Vol 24 - Issue 12

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Misco Sold to Hilco Capital

by Bob Raikes

Systemax has sold its European Technology Products Group which includes the long-established Misco UK to Hilco Capital, which specialises in underperforming or failing businesses. It has previously bought HMV, the UK retailer, and Staples …

Tags:Distribution| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Lawsuit Filed Against High-Tech Fast-Food Chain

by Alan Spencer

Eatsa, a San Francisco fast-food chain, enables customers to pick up their orders in something resembling a giant vending machine. The company has run into trouble because the orders are normally placed using interactive …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| QSRs & Menu Boards| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 12

GM Insists on Digital Signage for US Brands

by Alan Spencer

According to a report in Automotive News, General Motors is insisting that from 2018, US dealers of their vehicles, must use digital signage to advertise the GM brands, Chevrolet, GMC and Buick. Automotive Broadcasting …

Tags:Automotive| Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Galaxy S8 To Support External Displays?

by Bob Raikes

It looks as though a German website, Winfuture, may have got an edge on information about the Samsung Galaxy, which is due to be officially launched on Wednesday 29th. The site apparently has press …

Tags:Android| Smartphones| USB| Vol 24 - Issue 12

BrightSign Collaborates on Series 3 Players

by Alan Spencer

BrightSign is launching its Series 3 range of digital signage media players at DSE2017 in the US this month (although we’ve been covering them for some months!). Signagelive, ComQi and Four Winds Interactive have …

Tags:Brightsign| Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Media Players| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Sim2 UST TV can be Embedded into Furniture

by Bob Raikes

Sim2 will show its Sim2xTV, an ultrashort throw projection system at the Salone del Mobile in Milan. It is available either as a stand-alone cased display, or for integration into furniture, with only a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Projectors| Sim2| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Media Broadcast ‘Magic Night’ Goes to Plan

by Bob Raikes

Media Broadcast of Germany said that it was ready for ‘Magic Night’, the switchover of the German DVB-T system to DVB-T2 overnight on the 29th of March. The company said that there were 327 …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Verizon Trials the SES UHD Service

by Alan Spencer

SES and Verizon have announced a collaborative agreement aimed at driving the development of UHD delivery solutions for Verizon Fios subscribers throughout the US. Verizon, plus others, are trialling SES satellite-based UHD. Verizon will …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SES| UltraHD| Verizon| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Atomos Records 4K60p on Bright Monitor

by Bob Raikes

Atomos has announced a new field (on camera) monitor and recorder, the Ninja Inferno, which can record 4Kp60 content (4:2:0 8 bit) and can accept signals from camera such as the Panasonic GH4 / …

Tags:Field Monitors| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 12

LG Launches Signage Design Competition

by Alan Spencer

LG Electronics has launched a Signage Design competition for innovative professional designers and architects. This is the first competition that the company has launched and its aim is to push the boundaries of artistic …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| OLEDs| Stretched Displays| Vol 24 - Issue 12

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Panasonic To Sell LCD Line, Restructure Digital Cameras

by Bob Raikes

The Nikkei reports that Panasonic will sell off one production line from its LCD panel business at its Himeji plant. It is also looking to restructure five other businesses. It will exit the domestic …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Panasonic| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Leyard Adds Colour Control from Portrait Display

by Bob Raikes

Leyard has introduced two new video wall monitors under the Planar Clarity Matrix name. The new MX46HDX and LX55HDX models join the MX55HDX, which also has a tiled bezel width of 1.7 mm and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Leyard| Planar| Video Walls| Vol 24 - Issue 12