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FandangoNOW app comes to Android TV

by Bob Raikes

The FandangoNow OTT video service in the US is now available on Android TV and with a catalogue of 40,000 shows. The service was originally launched as M-Go and is now owned by NBCUniversal …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Interaction at Festo AG’s AutomationCenter

by Bob Raikes

We reported earlier this year on a contract won by Eizo at Festo AG’s automation centre. Now, we’ve heard from Sharp that Festo has also chosen 60″, 70″ and 80″ ‘Big Pads’ from Sharp …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Kodak Ektra is a Smartphone for Photographers

by Bob Raikes

Bullit Group which licenses the Kodak brand has announced the Ektra smartphone (named after a historic Kodak camera) which is optimised for around for photography. It has a 21 megapixel main camera uses a …

Tags:Europe| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Large LCD to be Flat

by Bob Raikes

Digitimes Research forecast that large flat panel shipments will be broadly flat over the next five years, with a CAGR of 0.3%, growing from 673.37 million to 684.60 million in 2021. LCD TVs are …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 42

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Nintendo Switch Teased

by Bob Raikes

Nintendo has announced its next console, which will be called the Nintendo Switch, as it is convertible and can be used at home or on the go. The unit, which is shown in the …

Tags:Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nintendo| Nintendo Consoles| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Samsung Display Has New PID Website

by Bob Raikes

Samsung Display has announced a new website to promote its panels for Public Information Display applications. The site also provides information for various locations where Samsung Display panels have become popular such as educational …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Samsung Display| Vol 23 - Issue 41

Vudu Free Movie Service has Commercials

by Bob Raikes

Vudu, the US service for OTT content that is owned by Walmart, has launched a new service that is based on advertising revenue so that users can watch for free. The service is called …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 23 - Issue 41| Walmart

Nadershahi Joins Leyard as Chief Scientist

by Bob Raikes

LED industry veteran Nedi Nadershahi, previously CTO of Silicon Core, has joined Leyard as Principal Scientist in its US R&D facility. Nadershahi has also held senior engineering positions with Magnum Semiconductor, Oak Technology and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Leyard| People| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 23 - Issue 41

Everlight Boosts LED Capacity

by Bob Raikes

Reports from Taiwan say that increasing demand for small pixel pitch LEDs is increasing strongly and it plans to increase its capacity for LEDs from 600 million to 1 billion per month. Smaller sizes …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 23 - Issue 41

8K To Get Real in 2019, Says IHS

by Bob Raikes

We saw some data from IHS Markit quoted in a story from Asia about 8K development, so we checked on the latest estimates. The company told us that the current expectation is that this …

Tags:4k| IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 23 - Issue 44

300 ppi is 50% of Smartphones

by Bob Raikes

IHS said that the the share of displays with 300 pixels per inch (ppi) and higher resolution is 50% of the smartphone display market in 2016, and it will rise to 70% by 2023. …

Tags:IHS Markit| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| TVs (TV Sets)| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 41