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Netflix CEO: ‘Traditional TV Will Disappear’

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Redd Hastings, the CEO of Netflix, has predicted that traditional linear TV services will ‘disappear’ within 20 years. Hastings made the comments to French magazine Telerama.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Netflix| OTT Video| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

ITRI Lowers Touch Production Costs

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The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) showcased a new metal mesh production technology at Touch Taiwan last month. The technology is said to feature a ‘one-step’ roll-to-roll method, which can apparently lower production costs …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Metal Mesh| Roll to Roll (R2R)| Touch Taiwan 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Chinese Product Mix Shifts to High-End

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TV makers in China will produce a greater number of high-end units in the second half of 2014, as demand grows in the country. Sources in Asia said that 20% or more of TVs …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Automotive Panels Come From CPT’s Small/Medium Shift

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At Touch Taiwan, Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) president Lin Sheng-chang said that the company plans to increase its automotive display shipments by 33% this year. 7.5 million units were shipped last year, meaning that …

Tags:CPT| Large Display Monitor| Small & Medium Displays| Touch Taiwan 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Wearables Panel Session

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Simon Forrest from Imagination, Ruth Hutchinson from Fitbug and Ulrich Schulze-Althoff from Medisana joined the panel session on wearables. Simon Forrest is from Imagination Technologies which believes it has lots of the elements needed …

Tags:IFA 2014| Large Display Monitor| NPD IFA Conference 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21| Wearable Market

There’s a Sparkle at IFA…

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We’re not talking metaphorically, here – Philips really did make the walls glow. But more on that later…IFA, so far, has been the normal rush of meetings, press events and elbow work (to get …

Tags:IFA 2014| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

DirekTek Signs Wearables Deal

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In the UK, consumer electronic and digital photo specialist DirekTek has signed distribution deals with Garmin and Soleus to supply wearable technology products from each manufacturer.

Tags:Distributors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21| Wearables

Exertis to Acquire Sweden’s CapTech

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Exertis says it is to acquire CapTech Distribution AB, Sweden’s largest independent technology distribution business. The company said last year that its strategy was to expand its geographic footprint across Europe as it aims …

Tags:Distributors| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Peerless AV Chooses Ingram Micro

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Ingram Micro in Germany is now distributing wall and ceiling mounts for video systems from Peerless AV.

Tags:Display Mounts| Distributors| Large Display Monitor| Peerless AV| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Fujitsu Decodes HEVC, Encodes H.264

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The MB8AL2030 (aka HD62) is a SoC supporting HEVC decoding, from Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe. It is intended for use in home entertainment and in-care infotainment systems. An H.264 encoder is also built in. The …

Tags:Chips| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Processors| SOCs| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Intel Enters Octa-Core Market With Enthusiast Chips

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Intel’s Haswell technology has finally reached the highest-end markets that the company operates in. Three chips, known collectively as the Core i7 Extreme Edition, have been launched for overclockers and other enthusiasts. Intel claims …

Tags:Chips| CPUs| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Efficient STBs Save Americans Almost $170 Million

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Around $168 million in energy bills has been saved by American consumers using energy-efficient set-top boxes, according to a new report (the Voluntary Agreement for Ongoing Improvement to the Energy Efficiency of Set-Top Boxes …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Power Consumption| STBs| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21