Volume 21

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125 Years of Nintendo

by Super User

Nintendo has celebrated its 125th anniversary. From humble beginnings creating ‘Hanafuda’ playing cards in Kyoto in 1889, the company took 70 years to introduce the videogames that it is known for today. Arcade machines …

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Mantis Vision Designs for 3D Content Creation

by Super User

Israel’s Mantis Vision has worked with Flextronics to develop a tablet specifically designed to create content in 3D: the Aquila. The 8″ tablet uses Mantis Vision’s MV4D core 3D engine and camera control SDK. …

Tags:3D Acquisition| 3D Content Creation| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21

Blackberry Porsche Design Raises Premium Partner Flag

by Super User

Meet Blackberry’s answer to the Note 4 and iPhone 6: the Porsche Design P’9983. Boasting a glass-weave rear, ‘glass-like’ keys on the keyboard, a sapphire lens on the rear camera and the Porsche logo, …

Tags:BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21

Digital Cinematography at Canon Hollywood

by Super User

David Stump will present an overview from his book, Digital Cinematography — Fundamentals, Tools, Techniques, and Workflows at the Canon Hollywood Center on 23rd October. Stump will focus on the tools and technology of …

Tags:Back Panel| Cameras| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

Analytics Measurement and Legal Implications

by Super User

Oliver Schwede introduced a session on analytics measurement and the legal implications of digital signage analytics. Schwede asked Dannel Gasser of Relevance Analytics “What is the role of analytics in the store?”. Gasser said …

Tags:Beacons| Large Display Monitor| Munich Digital Signage Conf 2014| Retail| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

Athene’s FMM Suitable for 500ppi+ OLEDs

by Super User

Japanese semiconductor technology firm Athene has developed a new fine metal mask (FMM) technique, specifically for high-precision OLED production. According to the Nikkei Asian Review, the new mask is both stronger and more durable …

Tags:AMOLED| Japan| Large Display Monitor| Vapour Deposition| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

Acer Aims to Improve EMEA Position

by Super User

Acer’s EMEA president, Luca Rossi, says that the company is determined to improve its position in the European market and to maintain healthy profitability but will not pursue “desperate market share acquisition strategy” to …

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Panasonic’s 14″ Toughbook is Lightest Yet

by Super User

Panasonic says that its new Toughbook CF-LX3 is the lightest 14″ notebook available on the market today. Weighing 1.26kg, the product will run on battery for up to 14 hours. The battery will recharge …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Panasonic| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

Note 4 Owners Discover Screen Gap

by Super User

After rushing to take advantage of Apple’s bending iPhones (http://tinyurl.com/qjdvdjy), the last thing that Samsung wanted was its own manufacturing defect. Even Samsung can’t get everything its own way, however. According to Korea’s IT …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Recalls & Problems| Samsung| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

Vivo…Until Gionee Revamped its Own Product

by Super User

China’s Gionee has gone and outdone itself, beating its previous S5.5 smartphone (holding the record for the world’s thinnest model) with the 5.1mm-thick ELife S5.1 (thinner than my mousemat! – TA). Like the S5.5, …

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Vivitek Signs Edumax in Norway

by Super User

Vivitek has signed a distribution agreement for its projectors with Edumax in Norway.

Tags:Business Projectors| Distributors| Large Display Monitor| Norway| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21

Large Panel Shipments Rose 4.3% YoY in September

by Super User

A total of 22.7 million large panels were shipped in September, from Taiwan’s four major panel manufacturers. This was just under 1% lower than the previous month but represented a year on year improvement …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Taiwan| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21