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EKT Adds Qarva Client for Fast IP Switching

by Bob Raikes

EKT, which develops STBs and SmartTV solutions (ETK Integrates STB to Smart TVs), is working with Qarva to implement FastSwitch technology from Qarva which is said to accelerate the channel change time for IPTV …

Tags:IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Software| Vol 23 - Issue 45

EE TV launches ‘Watch with Twitter’

by Bob Raikes

In the UK, EE TV has partnered with Twitter to offer ‘Watch with Twitter’ features which allow viewers to see which TV programmes are currently trending. Other new features include a TV replay service …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| STBs| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 45

RTL Tests HbbTV in Croatia

by Bob Raikes

RTL has started testing HbbTV in Croatia in collaboration with OiV and Mautilus, an application developer based in the Czech Republic. After the tests, the companies will finalise the applications that will be implemented, …

Tags:HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 45

Bestseller Affinity Designer comes to Windows

by Bob Raikes

A popular programme on Macs, Affinity Designer, from UK company Serif Software, has now been made available on Windows. The publishers claim that Affinity is the best selling professional design and graphics app for …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Software| Vol 23 - Issue 45| Windows

Barco Surgical Displays Shown at Medica 2016

by Bob Raikes

Barco showed three new surgical displays at the Medica trade show in Düsseldorf, Germany. There is a 26″ Full HD (MDSC-2326) unit with 900 cd/m² of output and featuring a scratch-resistant optical glass cover …

Tags:Barco| Large Display Monitor| Medical| Vol 23 - Issue 45

Panel Makers Increase Fab Utilization Rate to 90% in Q4

by Bob Raikes

The overall utilization rate at fabrication plants (fabs) used for display panel production is expected to reach 90% in the Q4 of 2016, up 7 percentage points from the same period in the previous …

Tags:Display Supply & Demand| IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 45

UK Leads Online Buying Plans for Black Friday

by Bob Raikes

A survey of 3,400 respondents around the world in the US, Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Australia and Japan showed overall that 16.5% of respondents expect to buy products online on Black Friday, …

Tags:Black Friday| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 45

EIZO Releases 6 Mpixel RadiForce RX660 Monitor

by Bob Raikes

Eizo has announced the RadiForce RX660 30″ colour monitor for radiology and other medical applications. The 6 megapixel display is available with an anti-glare or anti-reflective coating and uses a 3280 x 2048 IPS …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Eizo| Large Display Monitor| Medical| Vol 23 - Issue 45

Korean Equipment Manufacturers Thrive

by Bob Raikes

The ETNews in Korea said that Korean display manufacturing equipment companies are having a good year because of the strong investment by Korean panel makers in OLED fabs. The paper highlighted SFA, AP Systems, …

Tags:Korea| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Production Equipment| Vol 23 - Issue 45

IMax Gets VR Investment from Acer

by Bob Raikes

We have reported several times on the developments by Imax of its VR event plans (Acer Jumps onto Gaze for Monitors & PCs). Now the company has announced a $50 million fund to finance …

Tags:Acer| AR/VR| IMAX| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 45

MicroVision and STMs Collaborate on MEMs

by Bob Raikes

Microvision and STMicroelectronics are working together to develop, sell, and market Laser Beam Scanning (LBS) technology. In addition to the pico projection and heads-up display (HUD) markets that both companies are currently addressing with …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 45

Vuzix Wins CES Awards for Blade 3000

by Bob Raikes

Vuzix said that it has won four International CES Innovation 2017 awards, for its upcoming Blade 3000 Smart Sunglasses. The Blade 3000 supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity and wirelessly displaying virtual information. Vuzix Blade …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 45| Vuzix