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IA Bureau Dispels TV Myths

by Tom Allen

The ‘TV-centric living room’ is in decline, according to the Internet Advertising Bureau UK, due to the rise of internet-connected devices. In a new study (http://tinyurl.com/j35jfny), the IAB found that only 50% of UK …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TV Viewing| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 06

Lang Continues Towards High Res

by Tom Allen

German distributor Lang is very active in the rental and staging segment of the pro-AV market, and was celebrating a new partnership with Epson at the show. The firm is now stocking the EB-1505U, …

WSJ: Google Working on Standalone VR

by Tom Allen

Google is continuing to work on virtual reality, undeterred by the withdrawal of its Google Glass product. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company is developing an all-in-one headset that will operate without …

Tags:Google| Google Glass| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 06

Qualcomm Boasts of UltraHD Download Speeds

by Tom Allen

A new LTE modem chip from Qualcomm enables much faster internet speeds for smartphones: fast enough that a 100GB UltraHD film could be downloaded in less than 15 minutes (network-dependent). The Snapdragon X16 enables …

Earthquake Rocks Taiwan Production Base

by Tom Allen

An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale hit southern Taiwan around 4am on the 6th of February, affecting the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP). Several chip and panel makers have buildings here, including …

Hannstar Performs Well MoM

by Tom Allen

Hannstar has announced that its unaudited consolidated net sales for January reached NT$1.4 billion ($42.5 million): a 15.7% MoM increase, but 32.5% YoY fall. Small-and-medium panel shipments reached 39.4 million units, up 10.4% MoM. …

Tags:Hannstar (Hannspree)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 05

LG Teases ‘Always On’ Display

by Tom Allen

In a new teaser for the LG G5 (LG and Samsung Prepare World for New Flagships), LG has touted an ‘always-on’ screen for the phone. The teaser heavily implies an OLED display, as an …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 05

AOC Chooses Adaptive Sync

by Tom Allen

AOC’s has continued its trend of merging premium technologies in its newest desktop monitor: a 28″ unit called the U2879VF. The TN panel is a gaming display with UltraHD resolution, a 1ms response time …

Epson is Serious About Colour Light Output

by Tom Allen

To the right of Lang, you can see Epson’s controversial DLP vs LCD demo area. We have a bigger image belowWe stepped on to Epson’s stand in middle of a presentation by Karl Lang, …

Panasonic Shows Off All B2B Displays

by Tom Allen

Panasonic began the first day of ISE with a press conference, where Stephen Yeo – marketing director of Panasonic System Communications Company Europe (PSCEU), the company’s B2B arm in Europe – announced a new …

Foxconn Closes in on Sharp Deal

by Tom Allen

According to Reuters, Sharp has accepted Foxconn’s takeover bid, and the companies are aiming to finalise a deal by the end of the month. Foxconn is said to have been granted preferred negotiating rights. …

Optoma With First 4k HLD Projector

by Tom Allen

Optoma’s focus was on retail digital signage – specifically, the benefits that projectors can bring to this space which FPDs cannot. Examples included mapping and picking out physical products to highlight, rather than displaying …