Microsoft Has 14 Million Windows 10 Devices in First 24 Hours
by Bob Raikes
Microsoft said in a blog that it already had 14 million devices with Windows 10, just 24 hours after launch. You can see the blog here.
Tags:Microsoft| Windows
UltraHD is a Challenge for Live TV
by Bob Raikes
We saw a very interesting article in the SMPTE Newswatch newsletter on the challenges for live TV broadcasters that are created by the move to UltraHD. The article, by Michael Goldman, highlights how productions …
Tags:SMPTE| UltraHD
DSF to Run Google Hangout on 4K in Digital Signage
by Bob Raikes
The North American Digital Signage Federation is planning a “Google Hangout” session to discuss 4K in digital signage. Video content production and screen resolution, particularly 4K format, often come up as emerging opportunities in …
Tags:DOOH| UltraHD
Hisense’s Major Expansion: Acquiring Sharp America
by Bob Raikes
On July 31, Hisense Group and Sharp announced that Hisense will be purchasing all equity and assets of Sharp’s TV factory in Mexico for $23.7 million with rights to use the “Sharp” brand name …
Tags:Hisense| LATAM| North America| sharp| TV Set Market
Windows Tablet Shipments Nearly Double in Q2’15, says Strategy Analytics
by Bob Raikes
A confluence of factors leading up to Microsoft’s Windows 10 launch led to an all-time high of Windows Tablet market share in Q2 2015 at 9 percent. Total Tablet shipments reached 50.8 million units …
Tags:Market Data| tablets| Windows
More Summer Blockbusters….
by Bob Raikes
Chris saw a very interesting article by James Mathers on the reasons why the summer release of movies in the US is based on franchises, and the play out of content on TV and …
Tags:Cinema
Overtaking Problem Solved by Samsung?
by Bob Raikes
Samsung has developed and tested a system to replicate the view from the front of a truck onto its rear to help drivers following behind. The system uses a adds a wireless video camera …
Tags:Automotive| LFD - Large Format Display| Vol 22 - Issue 31
Business is Mixed – Can Windows 10 Help?
by Bob Raikes
We have a big issue for you this week. Our publishing break coincided with the peak of the financial results reporting season, so we have a lot this week. By my estimation, in terms …
Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 31| Windows
Special Offer to Display Daily Readers
by Bob Raikes
The Immersed Europe event is taking place on September 3-4, 2015 in Murcia, Spain. The organisers have offered Display Daily readers a special discount of €100 which you can take advantage of by quoting …
Tags:Augmented Reality| Events| Virtual Reality
BBC Wins IBC Award for Paper on HDR
by Bob Raikes
BBC paper reports theoretical and practical investigations of HDR for TV systems. The IBC2015 Conference Prize is to be awarded to Andrew Cotton and Tim Borer of BBC Research & Development for their paper …
Tags:Awards| BBC| HDR - High Dynamic Range| IBC 2015
Philips Wins “Li-Fi” Project
by Bob Raikes
In its quarterly financials, Philips mentioned a project that it had undertaken in Q2 with Carrefour in Lille, France. Carrefour, a major French supermarket, has installed 2.5 kilometre (800 linear units) of LED light …
Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| LED| Li-Fi| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 31
LIPA Clarifies Its View on FDA/Laser Phosphor Issue
by Bob Raikes
We recently published a Display Daily (US Laser Phosphor Projectors Sales in Jeopardy Because of FDA Ruling) by Chris about the issues for laser phosphor projectors in the US, following FDA guidance. The Laser …
Tags:Laser Phosphor Projectors| LIPA| Vol 22 - Issue 31
