Volume 21 – Page 39 – Display Daily

Epson Hails First Portable Projector With QR Code Connectivity

by Super User

Epson has launched what it describes as the first-ever portable business projector to feature QR code connectivity, the EB-W28. The projector displays a QR code that can be used to connect devices such as …

Liberty Global Extends Shareholder Deadline

by Super User

As expected, Liberty Global has extended the deadline for Ziggo shareholders to accept the company’s offer for the Dutch cable operator, after the European Commission said in August that it needed more time to …

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Toshiba Keeps us Busy

by Super User

Toshiba had its usual stand but now that we’re covering both mobile and large displays, practically everything that the firm was showing was of interest – we were in the hall around 90 minutes, …

CMOS Sensor Enables 100fps Gesture Tracking

by Super User

A Japanese firm, Exvision, has developed a technology for high-speed gesture control using a conventional CMOS sensor. The Exvision Gesture System (EGS) can recognise both of a user’s hands at 100fps, says the Nikkei …

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NEC Daisy Chains Projectors Through Screen Splitter

by Super User

NEC’s new generation of PA-series 3LCD projectors, for corporate and education use in medium and large venues, can be daisy-chained to create an UltraHD image. NEC claims that this feature is an industry first …

Cypress’ Controller Enables Slim Huawei Tablet

by Super User

The Mediapad X1 is Huawei’s 7″ tablet: the world’s thinnest, the company claims, at 7.18mm. USA-based Cypress Semiconductor says that the thin body is partly enabled by its Truetouch Gen5 TMA568 capacitive touchscreen controller. …

Thoughts after IBC and IFA

by Super User

I’m writing this editorial in the plane on the way back from the Munich Digital Signage conference after spending 14 of the last 15 days at industry events. Add an extra day for travel …

Asda to Scale Back Electricals

by Super User

Asda in the UK says it is to scale back its sales of consumer electronics, blaming fierce price competition on goods such as TVs. Asda’s CEO, Andy Clarke, said that some of its larger …

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Newad to Invest $10 Million in Signage Network

by Super User

Newad, a Canadian network operator, plans to have 2,000 screens installed across the country by the end of the year – and another 2,000 by the end of 2016. The screens, all 22″ portrait-orientation …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| North America| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Dell Goes OLED on World’s Thinnest Tablet

by Super User

The ‘world’s thinnest tablet’, the Dell Venue 8 7000, has been announced at the Intel Developer Forum- using an OLED display. The 6mm-thick product has an 8.4″ OLED screen, with 2560 x 1600 resolution …

Dutch Digital Market Slowly Creeps Forward

by Super User

The Dutch digital TV market grew just 0.8% QoQ in Q2’14, according to Telecompaper. Subscribers totalled 6.76 million, from 6.72 million in Q1. The total market, including analogue customers, was 7.71 million, 87.7% of …

CEA Supports Definitions With UltraHD Logos

by Super User

The CEA’s UltraHD logos, which we heard it was working on when the organisation updated its characteristics for UltraHD displays earlier this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 26), have now been released. Developed …

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