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TiVo Expands TCL IP Deal Into North America

by Bob Raikes

TiVo Corp has expanded its IP licensing agreement with TCL in the US which allows TCL to build TVs using TiVo in its sets including those running the Roku OS. Since September 2016, TCL …

Parade Adds DisplayPort 1.4 Mux and Demux Products with Jitter Cleaning

by Bob Raikes

DisplayPort specialist, Parade Technologies, has two two new chips that expand options for video transport demultiplexing/multiplexing and signal conditioning for Dual-Mode DisplayPort 1.4 in personal computers, workstations, and other high-resolution video device applications. The …

Foxconn, LG & Samsung, and Netflix on Holiday…

by Bob Raikes

We had our annual publishing break last week, and it looked as though we timed it well, with two big supply chain announcements from Foxconn and LG Display and with huge profits from Samsung, …

Facebook Shows its VR chat rooms

by Bob Raikes

The BBC got invited to try out Facebook’s VR chat room which allow those that want to communicate using avatars. There is a video online here. In the Facebook virtual chatroom, gestures and facial …

Samsung Electronics Announces Second Quarter 2017 Results

by Bob Raikes

Samsung Electronics today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017. Samsung’s revenue for the quarter was KRW 61.00 trillion, an increase of KRW 10.06 trillion YoY, while operating profit for …

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Moto Z2 Force Hits Screen Scratch Issue

by Bob Raikes

Lenovo’s Moto brand has had good news and bad news. Its Z2 Force Android smartphone is reported to be available from all of the four major US mobile operators. The company said that the …

It’s Really Going to Happen – LCD Making to Come to the US!

by Bob Raikes

With a flurry of activity in the US media, Foxconn’s Terry Gou, with support from politicians up to Donald Trump, has announced that the company will build an LCD fab in the USA. Foxconn …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| LCD Fabs| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 27

LG Display is Top for TV Panels in 1H 2017

by Bob Raikes

Taiwanese market research company, Witsview, said that there were 123.35 million TV LCD panels shipped on the first half of 2017, a fractional drop of 0.1% compared to last year. Samsung Display was down …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| TV Set Market| Vol 24 - Issue 27

OLED revenues to reach $21 billion in 2017

by Bob Raikes

DSCC released its latest Quarterly OLED Supply/Demand and Capital Spending Report in the first half of July. Some of the highlights include: The company has identified 76 different phases of OLED capacity investments, including …

I&W 11″ Display has Android

by Bob Raikes

ltis & Wiesel of Germany has released an 11″ Android display with an unusual 32:3 aspect ratio. The IW-PA11B-1280-120-750-N-B has 1280 x 120 resolution and it produces 750 cd/m² of output with 256K colours …

Tags:Android| Digital Signage| Mobile Display Monitor| Stretched Displays| Vol 24 - Issue 19

Sigma Designs Announces the Engagement of Financial Advisor to Explore Options for Enhancing Stockholder Value

by Bob Raikes

Sigma Designs, a leading provider of Smart TV platforms and IoT devices, today announced that its Board of Directors has engaged Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as a financial advisor to assist in its exploration …

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VRHero has 5K Display (or dual 2.5Ks!)

by Bob Raikes

The UploadVR blog has had the chance to try a new VRHero headset from VRgineers that has a “5K” display which seems to mean that it has dual 2560 x 1440 LCDs (although OLEDs …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 27