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Sharp to Raise $1.8 Billion with Public Offering?

by Andrew Fenn

Nikkei reports that Sharp will raise $1.8 billion through a public offering, with the fundraising round scheduled to conclude in July. The publication writes that the funds raised will be used “to purchase Sharp’s …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Investment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Zytronic Touch Sensor Tech Deployed in Santander’s WorkCafé Branch Concept

by Andrew Fenn

UK-based Zytronic has announced that its multi-touch projected capacitive technology (MPCT) touch sensors have been installed in Santander’s WorkCafé, a half-bank, half-café style branch concept currently exclusive to Chile. It has now been implemented …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 25 - Issue 22

BeIN Media Chooses Metrological to Develop Its New TV App

by Andrew Fenn

Dutch TV application provider Metrological has been selected by BeIN Media, a pay TV operator based in Qatar, to develop a new TV app for its hybrid satellite, IP legacy and OTT television services, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 22

NextVR to Deliver NBA Final Highlights Again in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

For the second consecutive year, NBA Digital and NextVR will offer fans free on-demand VR highlights of the 2018 NBA Finals, presented by YouTube TV. NextVR also announced the public availability of a new …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Automotive IQ Releases Two New Reports

by Andrew Fenn

Automotive IQ has released a couple of free reports. “Machinery and man: Interact at your peril” explores the benefits and breakthroughs occurring in automotive human-machine interface. Additionally, Dr Alexander Meschtscherjakov from the Centre of …

Tags:Automotive| Back Panel| HMI| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Rumoured LCD Notch Design iPhone Delayed Until November?

by Andrew Fenn

The 6.1″ LCD iPhone rumoured for release later this year could miss Apple’s usual September launch window, instead releasing two months later in November, according to a report from Korean publication “The Bell”. It …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Intel Reveals Low-Power Display Technology for Laptops

by Andrew Fenn

Intel has revealed its new laptop power management technology at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, which targets the component that saps the most energy — the display. The company claims the new 1-watt LCD panel …

Tags:Innolux| Intel| Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Samsung Predicts Automotive AMOLED will Grow to 3 Million Units by 2022

by Andrew Fenn

According to OLED-Info, Samsung has predicted that the automotive display market will grow at a CAGR of 9% between 2018 and 2022, with OLED displays for automotive applications growing significantly faster — from 100,000 …

Tags:Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 25 - Issue 22

ANQ Develops Digital Signage Platform with Facial Recognition Tech

by Andrew Fenn

UK-based digital retail communications firm ANQ has used facial recognition technology from Omron Electronic Components Europe to create a digital signage platform that allows clients to deliver tailor-made content to their customers based on …

Tags:DOOH| face recognition| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Microsoft Ultra HD Movies Service Taken to Task

by Andrew Fenn

4K.com recently posted a big write-up of Microsoft’s Ultra HD content service for Windows 10 and Xbox One, highlighting its pros and cons. The article complements the service’s selection, commenting that the number of …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Kabelnoord Selects Amino Video Platform for Fibre Rollout

by Andrew Fenn

Dutch cable operator Kabelnoord has announced it will deploy Amino’s Move end-to-end multiscreen video platform to enable it to offer what it describes as “next-generation TV services” as part of a major rollout of …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netherlands| Vol 25 - Issue 22