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North American SVOD Subs to Exceed TV homes

by Bob Raikes

North America will have 112 million SVOD subscribers [for movie and TV services only – excluding sports, for example] by end-2016, up by 19 million on 2015. The SVOD total is forecast to climb …

Tags:North America| SVOD

Daydream-ready Phone Minimum Requirements Detailed in Android Documentation

by Bob Raikes

Google has defined the requirements for a Daydream VR device in the latest Compatibility Definition Document for Android. Displays must have at least 1080p resolution (with a strong recommendation of 1440p) between 4.7″ and …

Tags:AR/VR| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 46

HTC Confirms Profitability of Vive

by Bob Raikes

In its earnings call last month, HTC said that it has sold ‘much more’ than the 140K – 150K of its Vive headsets and also confirmed that it is selling the headsets at a …

Tags:AR/VR| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 46

Lenovo to launch Moto Z in Taiwan

by Bob Raikes

According to local sources, Lenovo will introduce Moto Z-series smartphones in Taiwan. The Moto Z has a 5.5″ QuadHD OLED display with a Snapdragon 820 CPU, 13mp and 5mp cameras with 4GB RAM and …

Tags:Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Taiwan| Vol 23 - Issue 46

Samsung Might Take Wing in 2017

by Bob Raikes

There has been lots of speculation about what Samsung may do with flexible electronics and we just spotted a graphic from a patent for a concept that might be called “Galaxy Wing”. The idea …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 46

And finally… Pharmacy Hacked with Porn

by Bob Raikes

Invidis, the Munich-based digital signage consultancy, posted an article (in German) about a hack to a pharmacy system that allowed an iPhone user to display pornography on the pharmacy displays. The company said that …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Security| Vol 23 - Issue 46

Taiwan to Make 20 Million Monitors in Q4

by Bob Raikes

Digitimes Research estimates that Taiwan ODMs and OBMs will ship 20.158 million monitors in Q4 2016, down 2.5% on Q3 and down 5.3% down on Q4 2015. The quantity represents 65.2% of the global …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 23 - Issue 46

Apple Wins 91% of Smartphone Profits in 3Q16

by Bob Raikes

According to Strategy Analytics, Apple made 91% of the total profits of the smartphone industry ($9 billion) in Q3 2016. Linda Sui, Director at Strategy Analytics, said, “Apple’s ability to maximize pricing and minimize …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 46

Taiwan ODMs Down 12% in October

by Bob Raikes

Digitimes Research said that the three biggest Taiwanese ODMs (Compal, Quanta and Wistron) were down 12% in volume in October, while the top five notebook brands, HP, Dell, Lenovo, Acer and Asustek, were down …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Taiwan| Vol 23 - Issue 46

NA SVOD Subs to Exceed TV Households

by Bob Raikes

Digital TV Research in the US said that North America will have 112 million SVOD subscribers [for movie and TV services only – excluding sports, for example] by the end of 2016, up by …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SVOD| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 46

McDonalds To Roll Out Touch Across the US

by Bob Raikes

McDonald’s in the US is to roll out ordering by touch screen and table service at all of its US locations after a pilot in 500 sites in New York, Florida and Southern California …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| QSRs & Menu Boards| Touch Displays| Vol 23 - Issue 46

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SID LA Chapter to Hold One-Day Conference

by Bob Raikes

The LA Chapter of the SID is running its 10th one day symposium on February 3, 2017 at the Costa Mesa Country Club. Speakers include: Prof. Dr. Karlheinz Blankenbach (Pforzheim University): Human Vision and …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| SID Society| Vol 23 - Issue 46