Volume 21

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Mitsubishi Stays in Play With Cubes

by Super User

Last year, we met with Mitsubishi at Gitex just after the company had announced its major display division re-structuring. This year, the company had the same size booth again highlighting its continued presence in …

Tags:Gitex 2014| Large Display Monitor| Mitsubishi| Video Walls| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

Mitsubishi Begins New Cube Rollout at Infocomm

by Super User

A new slimline DLP projector cube has been unveiled by Mitsubishi Electric at Infocomm MEA. The VS-60HS12, like the newest 70 Series cubes, uses an LED light source with an average 50,000-hour lifetime. The …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mitsubishi| Projection Cubes| Video Walls| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

TCO Phases Out Old Criteria

by Super User

As TCO Development updates its TCO Certified criteria, older versions are phased out. Several documents will be retired in 2014: * TCO ’03 Displays FPD (1st December) * TCO ’06 Media Displays (30th November) …

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Osram Takes on Nanoco QDs for LEDs

by Super User

Nanoco has signed a 12-month agreement with Osram, to supply quantum dots (QDs) for LED lighting. LED lights are generally less ‘warm’ than incandescent bulbs, but are very long-lasting. QDs are a way to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Lighting| Mobile Display Monitor| Nanoco| Quantum Dots| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

960 x 540 is New Nokia Resolution

by Super User

A dual-SIM Windows Phone smartphone from Nokia has passed through the USA’s FCC. The ‘RM-1090’ (or possibly RM-1091) is roughly the size of the Lumia 830, with a 5″ display and 960 x 540 …

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Samsung Partners With RFU

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The UK’s Rugby and Football Union (RFU) has entered into a three-year partnership with Samsung. Through the agreement, Samsung will install more than 700 Smart Signage digital displays at Twickenham Stadium, with more at …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Smart Digital Signage| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Clear Channel Shares Play London Details

by Super User

We have heard back from Clear Channel regarding its new ‘Play London’ digital launches (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 38). Part of the work consists of rebranding the existing LD6 network of 100 digital …

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Serbians Told Date to Apply for Free STB

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A deadline of 30th June 2015 has been set to apply for a free (government-subsidised) set-top box in Serbia. Demand for digital receivers, which is currently low in the country, is expected to increase …

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Sharp Strengthens European Management

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Sharp Electronics Europe has announced three new appointments to its European management team. Tetsuji Kawamura has been appointed chief marketing officer and president of Sharp Electronics Europe. Within Sharp

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IT Challenges

by Super User

We have another bumper issue for you. I’ve been back in the office this week, catching up with lots of things that needed doing after five event visits in the same number of weeks. …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Software| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Ipsos Analyses WiFi Signals to Measure Loyalty

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Ipsos Retail Performance is trialling a new footfall-tracking solution with UK chain Argos. The Ipsos Retail Performance Shopper Mobile system uses WiFi and Bluetooth signals from mobile devices to gather metrics on a store’s …

Tags:Argos| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

JDI Claims 2-3 Times Improvement in Cold IPS Speed

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Japan Display (JDI) has developed a new LCD display using an IPS panel, with a drive method enhancing the response speed. Response speed is said to be between two and three times faster than …

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