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PeLEDs Have OLED-Beating Efficiency

by Tom Allen

Researchers at Korea’s Pohang University claim to have developed a perovskite LED (PeLED) with a luminous efficiency that can compete with phosphorescent OLEDs. The component could eventually be used in displays and lighting panels …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Perovskite| Power Consumption| Vol 22 - Issue 50

Bitkom Discusses German TV

by Tom Allen

Biitkom will hold the New TV Summit 2016 on the 27th February in Berlin, on the topic, ‘The TV in German living rooms – a discontinued model’. The event will discuss the proliferation of …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Vol 22 - Issue 50

TCL

LeTV Takes 20% Stake in TCL

by Tom Allen

China’s LeTV is to acquire a 20% stake in TCL: an acquisition valued at HKD2.2 billion ($291.6 million). Through the move, LeTV will become TCL’s second-largest stakeholder. The official owner of the shares will …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Smart TV| TCL| Vol 22 - Issue 50

HTC Shows Vive in Taiwan

by Tom Allen

HTC is showing off its Vive VR headset in Taipei’s Syntrend Creative Park, from now until the 13th January. The event gives Taiwanese consumers a chance to try the headset before it goes on …

Tags:Back Panel| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 22 - Issue 50

Bosnia & Herzegovina Moves to T2

by Tom Allen

Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Council of Ministers has agreed to switch the DTT transmission platform from DVB-T to DVB-T2. A date has not been set.

Tags:DVB-T & T2| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 50

AIMS Moves Broadcast Industry to IP

by Tom Allen

A group of broadcast and media industry suppliers has formed an alliance, in support of open standards for broadcasters. Grass Valley, Imagine Communications, Snell Advanced Media, Nevion and Lawo have formed the Alliance for …

Tags:Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SDI| Standards| Video over IP (VIP)| Vol 22 - Issue 50

Absen Shows Off in Nordics

by Tom Allen

Absen has been part of two key events in the Nordics, promoting its LED panels. The first was with Dial-iT, an AV distributor in Sweden, which held an event to introduce Absen’s panels to …

Tags:Absen| Back Panel| Distribution| Large Display Monitor| Nordics| Vol 22 - Issue 50

CDS is Dynascan’s Newest Partner

by Tom Allen

UK-based Crystal Display Systems has agreed to act as a distributor and value-added reseller for Dynascan’s digital signage products. The screens are high-brightness units reaching as high as 7,000 cd/m². As a VAR, CDS …

Tags:Digital Signage| Distribution| High Brightness Displays| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 50

Samsung Follows Apple

by Tom Allen

Apple’s iPhone 6S was the first phone with a pressure-sensitive screenAccording to the Wall Street Journal, Samsung will add a pressure-sensitive display to the Galaxy S7. Other new features will include a USB-C port …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Touch| Vol 22 - Issue 50

Huawei Honours USA at CES

by Tom Allen

Honor, Huawei’s low-cost smartphone brand, has sent invitations out to a press event at CES. The brand is expected to launch its products in the USA at the time. President of Honor Global, George …

Tags:CES 2016| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 50

Dialog Submits Draft Statement to SEC

by Tom Allen

Dialog Semiconductor has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in connection with its previously-announced proposal to acquire Atmel Corporation (Dialog to Buy Atmel). The registration statement …

Tags:Atmel| Dialog Semiconductor| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 50

Which VR Headset Holds the Pole Position?

by Tom Allen

A survey by Statista earlier this year found that the Oculus Rift is the VR headset of which most consumers are aware – unsurprising, considering its promotions and well-publicised buyout by Facebook. Following the …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 50