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Taiwan large Panel October

Large Panel Shipments Fell 1% MoM

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A total 22.5 million large panels were shipped in October from Taiwan’s four major panel manufacturers. This was just under 1% lower than the previous month but represented a year on year improvement of …

Tags:Display Supply & Demand| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45

October Sales Suggest Record Christmas

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The British Retail Consortium (BRC) says that its findings in the latest BRC-KPMG Online Retail Sales Monitor for October suggest another record online Christmas this year. Online sales represented 18.2% of total sales in …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Retail Data| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Korean Team Prints Layers 1/1000 as Thick as a Hair

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A team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has a developed a printing technology that could be used for sensors and displays. KAIST’s nano-printing system can deposit thin layers – …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Printable Display| Sensors

Entropic Leaves STB SoC Development

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Entropic has announced that it will no longer produce SoC devices for use in set-top boxes. The company will continue to supply its STB SoCs that are already in production and believes that the …

Tags:Chips| Large Display Monitor| SOCs| STBs| Vol 21 - Issue 45

CEA: Tech Spend Will Rise This Christmas

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The CEA has predicted a 2.5% YoY increase in spending on technology products during the end-of-year shopping season in 2014. The organisation’s chief economist, Shawn DuBravac, made the announcement at CES Unveiled New York …

Tags:CE (Consumer Electronics) Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Acer Monitor Named ‘Best of What’s New’

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Acer’s XB280HK UltraHD gaming monitor has won a Popular Science 2014 ‘Best of What’s New’ award, in the hardware category.

Tags:Acer| Back Panel| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Sony TV Service Enters Beta

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We have been hearing rumours about a Sony web-TV service for almost two years (since Display Monitor Vol 20 No 2), and now the company has finally followed through. Playstation Vue will be a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| PlayStation| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Vodafone Plans UK TV Next Year

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Just one week after UK mobile operator EE launched its own EE TV service (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 44), rival Vodafone has announced plans to introduce a service next year. The company will …

Tags:broadband| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vodafone| Vol 21 - Issue 45

#1Manchester Opens With Tech, Finance and Fashion

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The first brands to advertise on MediaCo Outdoor’s new ‘#1Manchester’ digital screen have been announced. The 18m x 5.2m LED display is located in Manchester’s Market Street, at the heart of the city. It …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| LED| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Microvision Result 14/11/14

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Microvision Inc. narrowed its third quarter net loss to $3.3 million from $3.6 million a year earlier, while turnover was little changed year on year at $968,000 compared with $964,000. The company’s net loss …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Microvision| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Metal Mesh Touch Sensors

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The TGM event presented several viewpoints on the prospects for non-ITO touch sensor films. During his tutorial on October 28, Geoff Walker of Intel provided his perspective on the need and potential alternative materials …

Tags:ITO Replacement| Large Display Monitor| Metal Mesh| Mobile Display Monitor| TGM 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Nanowire and Nanotube Touch Sensors

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Nanowire and carbon nanotube transparent conductive film (TCF) touch sensors were also on the agenda at the event. Sri Peruvemba, representing Cambrios, presented on the firm’s silver nanowire ink products of which Geoff Walker …

Tags:Cambrios| Canatu| CNTs (Carbon Nanotubes)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Silver Nanowire| TGM 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 45