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Barco Lights up Nanjing YOG Opening Ceremony

by Super User

Barco was chosen as the exclusive projection and video processing provider for the opening ceremony of the second Summer Youth Olympic Games, held in Nanjing, China last month. The designer for the lighting and …

Tags:Back Panel| Barco| China| Large Display Monitor| Large Venue Projectors| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Cambrios Still on a Rising Wave

by Super User

We met with John LeMoncheck, CEO of Cambrios and, as he was at CES earlier in the year, he was very positive about the developments in the Cambrios ClearOhm silver nanowire developments. The company …

Tags:Cambrios| IFA 2014| Large Display Monitor| Silver Nanowire| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Epson Learns From JVC With New Laser Model

by Super User

We were told at IFA that Epson would be launching a very high-end laser projector at CEDIA, and details were made available just before the show began. It turned out that our source had …

Tags:CEDIA 2014| Epson| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

IFA Products See UK First With Midwich

by Super User

Technology Exposed will take place this month. Always a great event for the FPD trade, this year will see the UK introductions of a number of products launched at IFA, as well as some …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Switchers| Technology Exposed 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Asus Beats Competitors in Smartwatch Stakes

by Super User

Asus did not have a stand at IFA, but did take the stage at a pre-show event to introduce its latest products. It beat LG, Sony, Samsung and Apple to the post with a …

Tags:Asus| IFA 2014| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Samsung Passes Printing and Picture Certifications

by Super User

The 31.5″ UD970 monitor (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 3), from Samsung, has been certified by Underwriters Laboratories, T

Tags:Back Panel| Colour Critical Monitors| Fogra| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Rovi Introduces Personalised Discovery Solution in Europe

by Super User

Before the show, our reporter caught up with Rovi’s Charles Dawes to discuss the company’s presence at the show. We had heard at CES that Rovi was seeking to sell its DivX business, and …

Tags:EPGs| IBC 2014| Large Display Monitor| Rovi| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Footfall Across UK Fell 1.1% in August

by Super User

Footfall in August was 1.1% down year on year, down on the 0.6% fall in July and below the three-month average of a 0.8% decline, according to the latest report from the British Retail …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Retail Data| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Stockholm Street Furniture Handled by JCDecaux

by Super User

The main contract to operate street furniture throughout Stockholm has been awarded to JCDecaux. Lasting for 10 years, the contract covers the design, installation and maintenance of 300 city information panels; 50 columns; 55 …

Tags:Digital Signage| JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| Sweden| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Huawei Rises to Phablet Space

by Super User

We missed Huawei at IFA, but the company announced two new smartphones called the Ascend Mate 7 and Ascend G7. The former features a 6″ display (1920 x 1080), aluminium chassis and octa-core processor …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Streaming Video Popularity Almost Equals Broadcast

by Super User

The popularity of streamed video is now almost equal to broadcast, according to Ericsson. The organisation says that, in 23 countries, 75% of people watch streamed content several times a week, compared to 77% …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| TV Reception| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

HDMI: Infocomm is Protecting Trademark Offenders

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HDMI Licensing has accused Infocomm International, the trade show organiser, of knowingly encouraging trademark violations. As well as this, the body has actively protected direct infringers, the HDMI organisation claimed in the US Federal …

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