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Report: PlayStation 5 is at Least Two Years Away

by Andrew Fenn

Sources close to the Kotaku website have claimed that the PlayStation 5 is coming but it may not be until 2020, putting paid to recent rumours that the console could launch as early as …

Tags:Back Panel| Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PlayStation| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Display Equipment Spending and Growth by Technology

DSCC: ​$109 Billion Spending Expected from 2017 to 2022

by Andrew Fenn

From 2017 to 2022, display suppliers are predicted to spend $109 billion, down from the $116 billion predicted last quarter, to meet the demand for larger and higher-resolution TVs and thinner, lighter and flexible …

Tags:Investment| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Production Equipment| Vol 25 - Issue 14

LG Announces May Date for Official G7 Smartphone Reveal

by Andrew Fenn

LG has announced that it will formally unveil its premium LG G7 ThinQ smartphone on May 2nd in New York City, United States and May 3rd in Seoul, South Korea. The company will host …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 15

17.5-Meter-Wide Interactive Video Wall Installed at QUT

by Andrew Fenn

A 17.5-metre-wide (42 m²) interactive digital wall is the centrepiece of HiQ, a new student services hub at Queensland University of Technology. The screen uses gestures enabled by Microsoft Kinect sensors and is complemented …

Tags:Back Panel| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Report: Netflix Offers $300 Million in Regency Takeover Bid

by Andrew Fenn

Netflix has entered a bidding war for Los Angeles-based billboard advertising company Regency Outdoor Advertising, according to Reuters. Citing “people familiar with the matter”, the publication revealed that Netflix has offered $300 million in …

Tags:Advertising| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Outdoor Displays| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Juniper Research: Mixed Reality Apps to Exceed 9 Billion by 2022

by Andrew Fenn

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the total number of Mixed Reality (MR) applications will reach 9 billion by 2022, rising from an estimated 3 billion in 2018, a growth rate …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 14

IHS Teardown Reveals Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus Bill of Materials

by Andrew Fenn

IHS Markit’s teardown of the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus has revealed it has a bill-of-materials cost of $375.80. Of this amount, the device’s 6.2″ Super AMOLED display—featuring a 2960 x 1440 resolution, 529 ppi …

Tags:IHS Markit| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Samsung| Smartphones| Teardowns| Vol 25 - Issue 14

IHS: AR/VR Consumer Content and Apps Market Hit $3.2 Billion in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

There was good progress in the combined VR/AR market in 2017, as a growing user base invested in more content, apps and out-of-home VR entertainment. The global market for consumer AR/VR content and apps …

Tags:Augmented Reality| IHS Markit| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Apple Says No New Mac Pro Until 2019

by Andrew Fenn

In an interview with TechCrunch, Apple’s Tom Boger revealed that the new Mac Pro will not be released until next year. “We want to be transparent and communicate openly with our pro community, so …

Tags:Apple| External GPU (eGPU)| Large Display Monitor| PCs| Thunderbolt| Vol 25 - Issue 14

iFixit Teardown Reveals OIS on All Huawei P20 Pro Cameras

by Andrew Fenn

Ifixit’s teardown of the Huawei P20 Pro has revealed that optical image stabilisation (OIS) hardware is present in all three of the device’s cameras, something that wasn’t clear initially. (Huawei P20 Pro Camera Impresses) …

Tags:Cameras| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Teardowns| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Digital TV Research: Global Pay TV to Gain 95 Million Subscribers

by Andrew Fenn

Digital TV Research forecasts 95 million additional pay TV subscribers between 2017 and 2023 to take the global total to 1.1 billion. Based on forecasts for 138 countries, the number of pay TV subscribers …

Tags:IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| Satellite| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Mediacom Extends Licensing Agreement with TiVo

by Andrew Fenn

TiVo has announced that it has renewed its product and patent portfolio license agreement with Mediacom Communications, a multichannel video service provider in the US. The extension provides Mediacom with access to a range …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Tivo| TV Viewing| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 14