Vol 24 – Issue 23 – Page 6

Microsoft Surface Laptop Scores Zero for Repairability

by Alan Spencer

The teardown experts, iFixit gave Apple’s new MacBooks a very poor 1/10 score for repairability, but now Microsoft has gone one worse with its new Surface Laptop which gets zero out of 10, meaning …

Dolby Gets to 100 in Cinema

by Bob Raikes

Dolby said that has added ten new titles to the list of films that support Dolby Cinema, bringing the total to 100 by January 2018. This brings the total of titles announced in 2017 …

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National Air and Space Museum Uses Zytronic Touch

by Yvette Raikes

Zytronic of the UK has supplied an 84″ Zybrid touch sensor to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington. It allows multitouch for up to six visitors to design, customise and launch …

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GFU Surveys German Consumers on TV

by Bob Raikes

The GFU in Germany has released the results of a couple of surveys of Germany consumers, covering their appreciation of marketing terms in TV and the plans for the change to DVB-T2. The first …

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DNP to Supply FMM Products to BOE Display

by Alan Spencer

Japan’s Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) has reportedly signed an agreement to supply BOE Display with fine metal masks for patterning OLED materials. This follows the news that DNP has terminated the exclusivity of its …

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Sony to Launch a 77″ OLED in July for $20,000

by Alan Spencer

Sony is to launch a 77” OLED TV which will be available in US stores in late July. The Sony XBR-77A1E will retail at $19,999 and will be available from Best Buy, Amazon and …

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IDC Bullish on AR & VR

by Bob Raikes

IDC has forecast that AR and VR headset sales will grow with a CAGR of 57.7% from just under 10 million units to just under 100 million by 2021. VR headsets have led much …

Global LED Demand to Show Mild Growth

by Yvette Raikes

Worldwide LED demand is expected to show mild growth in the second half of 2017, according to Everlight Electronics chairman Robert Yeh, as reported by Digitimes. He went on to say that 2018 would …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Freedeo Raises Lawsuits Against GetD and Le-Vision

by Alan Spencer

Freedeo has announced that it has launched lawsuits against the parent companies of GetD and Le-Vision for patent infringement on the polarized 3D cinema system that they are currently manufacturing and sell. The lawsuits …

Varjo Announces High resolution VR Solution

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Finnish start- up company Varjo (meaning shadow in Finnish) emerged from stealth operations by announcing a high resolution head mounted display system that far exceeds, by their measurements, any other AR / VR …

Why I Stopped Using Multiple Monitors – A Single Monitor Manifesto

by Bob Raikes

Many developers believe multiple monitors improve productivity. Studies have proven it, right? Well, keep in mind, many of those studies are commissioned by monitor manufacturers like Dell and NEC. ? Despite the fact that …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Ergonomics| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Sony Appoints Weissenburger for Cinema Business

by Alan Spencer

Sony Professional Solutions Europe has appointed Damien Weissenburger to spearhead the company’s theatre solutions business that serves cinema chains and independent screen owners. Weissenburger takes over from David McIntosh who now heads up Sony’s …