Volume 21

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TI Power Chip for Wearables is Wireless

by Super User

Texas Instruments (TI) has announced a number of devices addressing the power requirements of mobile and wearable devices. As nice as some of these new gadgets are, they still need power to run. The …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Power Supplies| TI (Texas Instruments)| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21

HP Minimises Storage to Lower Cost

by Super User

The HP Stream 7 and Stream 8 are new 7″ and 8″ tablet PCs with full cloud connectivity. While local storage is minimal (32GB, expandable with micro-SD), each has access to 1TB of Microsoft …

Tags:Cloud Computing| HP Inc| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21

Ouigo Innovates with Slabs of Glass

by Super User

Ouigo is a Taiwanese company that has an unusual technology. The company has developed a glass-based tiled projection screen. It can be used in any arbitrary tiled configuration and allows a projector to be …

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

Kiosk London Exhibitors Praise Quality Over Quantity

by Super User

Every year, HF Media & Events organises two shows in one: Kiosk London and Digital Signage London, which take place in London’s Barbican Centre. It is a small event, and two hours were more …

Tags:Digital Signage| EPD (Electrophoretic)| Kiosks| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

Evonik and Holst Centre Commercialise Soluble TFTs

by Super User

Evonik and the Holst Centre have been working on a new semiconductor technology called iXsenic S for the last two years. The soluble Oxide-TFT material is now being used in mass production by ‘a …

Tags:Holst Centre| Large Display Monitor| Metal Oxide| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

Samsung to Market 60GHz Wireless in 2015

by Super User

Samsung has said that it will commercalise 60GHz wireless products next year. Data transmission speeds are as much as five times faster than today’s Wi-Fi (4.6Gbps). A 1GB film can be transferred in ‘less …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21| Wi-Fi| WiGIG

Blackberry Returns to Classic Form Factor

by Super User

A leaked image, apparently of the Blackberry Classic smartphone, shows a return to the company’s traditional physical keyboard form factor. Image source N4BB claims that the phone will have a 3.5″ LCD screen; 720 …

Tags:BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

Samsung Partners With RFU

by Super User

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 …

Tags:ClearChannel| Large Display Monitor| LED| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Serbians Told Date to Apply for Free STB

by Super User

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 …

Tags:DTV| Europe| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Sharp Strengthens European Management

by Super User

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

Tags:Large Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| sharp| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

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