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US Bans Exports to ZTE

by Tom Allen

China’s Ministry of Commerce has spoken out against the US sanctions against ZTE. The Ministry said that the move will ‘severely impair’ the commercial activities of Chinese firms. The USA announced export restrictions on …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 09| ZTE

Small Panel Shipments Cannot Sustain AUO

by Tom Allen

AUO’s unaudited consolidated February revenues were down 15.3% MoM and 27.5% YoY. Revenues reached NT$20.6 billion ($627.2 million). Shipments of large-sized (10″+) panels were just under 7.1 million units, down 9.5% MoM. Small-and-medium panel …

Tags:AUO| Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 09

Olympics Used to Test 8k, WCG and HDR

by Tom Allen

UltraHD will not be broadcast from the Olympics in Rio (IOC Has ‘No Plans’ for UltraHD in Rio) – but the format will not be entirely absent. Japan’s NHK will record at least some …

Detachables Will Change Tablet Market

by Tom Allen

IDC has forecast that worldwide tablet shipments will fall to 195 million units this year: a 5.9% fall from 2015. Positive growth, albeit single-digit, will resume in 2017, largely thanks to demand for detachable …

DSE Highlights Changing Face of Signage

by Tom Allen

We didn’t get to this year’s Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas, but have a roundup of all the display news from the show. A new line of procap multitouch displays were on show …

Clear Channel Updates Fiumicino with Absen

by Tom Allen

Aeroporti di Roma appointed Clear Channel Italy to update the advertising programme in Rome’s Fiumicino Airport in December 2013 – a project that has now been completed, with LED displays from Absen. Jonathan Goldsmid …

Workstations Shrink, But Remain Above PCs

by Tom Allen

Workstations again proved that they are not subject to the same market trends as PCs, falling only 0.8% YoY in Q4’15, and roughly the same for 2015 overall, compared to double-digit declines in PC …

Tags:Jon Peddie Research (JPR)| Large Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 23 - Issue 09| Workstations

Amazon Extends Video to VR

by Tom Allen

A job advert, posted on US recruitment site Glassdoor, has show that Amazon is looking to add a VR experience to Amazon Video. The company is searching for a senior software development manager, to …

Ateme’s HE-MPEG2 Enables Mux Density Increase

by Tom Allen

Ateme, following work with ATSC groups, cable operators and others, has introduced a High Efficiency MPEG 2 (HE-MPEG2) codec. The new codec is compatible with MPEG2-compliant decoders, including legacy STBs. The system enables ATSC …

Epson Takes South Bank Far, Far Away

by Tom Allen

Seeper, a London-based firm, has been taken on by Merlin and Dreamworks to create a series of experiences for a new Shrek attraction on London’s South Bank. The whole experience takes 90 minutes and …

Protec Tracks Movement at FAI 2015

by Tom Allen

Dubai-based rental house, Protec, used the BlackTrax motion-tracking tool at the opening ceremony of the World Air Games in late 2015. A 6m-wide spherical projection surface was suspended 330m above the stage, alongside aerial …

AOC Has a Monitor for Everyone

by Tom Allen

The 75 Series is AOC’s new range of IPS- and TN-panel monitors, with 16:9 aspect ratios and flicker-free technology. All of the 13 models feature VESA mounting brackets, speakers and 1920 x 1080 resolution …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| IPS| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 23 - Issue 09