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Consumer Sentiment Dips in December, says CTA

by Tom Allen

Consumer confidence toward the overall economy and technology spending both decreased in December, according to the latest data released today by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®. Overall Economy …

Tags:Consumer Confidence| CTA (was CEA)| USA

Panasonic Large Screen Solutions -Enhance the Fan Experience

by Tom Allen

Panasonic released a video featuring large-screen solutions for gold standard venues of sports and entertainment in North America to enhance the fan experience. The video highlights the reasons Panasonic became the partner choice for …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Panasonic| USA| YouTube

LG to Unveil LG Signature Premium Lineup at CES 2016

by Tom Allen

LG Electronics (LG) is planning to shake up the home entertainment and appliance market with the launch of its new, premium LG SIGNATURE lineup at CES 2016. The new high-end products from LG will …

Tags:CES 2016| LG Electronics (LGE)| TVs (TV Sets)

SM Cinema is First Laser Customer in Philippines

by Tom Allen

SM Cinema, in the Philippines, has chosen to install Christie’s 6P laser projectors and Vive Audio system in its new location on the resort island of Cebu. The CP42LH projector was installed in one …

TV Shopping Pushes Acer Sales at Christmas

by Tom Allen

Acer has sold 70,000 units of its Liquid Leap smartband (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 18) in the USA, during a 24-hour promotion with a TV shopping channel earlier this month.

Vodafone Launches 4k in Germany

by Tom Allen

ADSL customers of Vodafone Deutschland are now being offered a new UltraHD STB that can be used to access the company’s IPTV and VoD services. The box is called The TV Centre, and features …

CRN Names German Channel Champions

by Tom Allen

The CRN (Germany) Channel Champions in the monitor and projector market have been named for 2015. These are the channel managers who are recognised as going and and beyond the call of duty, bringing …

Client Devices Will Return to Growth in 2016

by Tom Allen

The global market for thin clients and terminal clients slipped 6.7% YoY in Q3’15 according to IDC. Shipments compared poorly to the strong results of 2014, and were also hampered by economic and currency …

Tags:IDC| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Thin Clients| Vol 22 - Issue 51

Ultra HD Forum to Publish HDR Guide Pre-NAB

by Tom Allen

The UltraHD Forum has signed 15 new members since IBC in September, bringing its total to more than 45 companies. New sign-ups include Broadcom, Sky, Fox, DirecTV, Sigma Designs and Marvell. The first version …

Huawei Sets New Record

by Tom Allen

Huawei has said that it has sold over 100 million smartphones this year – a new record amongst Chinese firms. Last year, the company sold 75 million phones. He Gang, president of Huawei’s mobile …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 51

LCDs in Your Eye?

by Tom Allen

Devesh Mistry, a postgraduate research student at the University of leeds, is developing a liquid crystal contact lens. The lens could restore long-sightedness in older people, whose natural lenses are less elastic than younger …

Tags:Contact Lens Display| Eyewear| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 51

Panasonic Develops UHD Surgical Monitor

by Tom Allen

To meet growing demand from the medical community, Panasonic has introduced a 31.5″ UltraHD display called the EJ-ML432Z. These products are particularly needed in areas such as laparoscopic, arthroscopic and microscopic surgery, where Full …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Medical| Panasonic| Vol 22 - Issue 51