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Sony Cuts US Jobs

by Tom Allen

According to the New York Post, Sony Corporation of America (SCA) (which includes Sony Pictures, Sony Music and Sony Electronics) has cut 100 people from its 700-strong workforce. The decision was made by the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 29

Apple Decline Constrains Whole Smartwatch Market

by Tom Allen

Q2’16 was the first time that the global smartwatch market contracted YoY, with shipments falling 32%, says IDC. Shipments reached 3.5 million units: significantly down from the 5.1 million shipped in Q2’15. Apple, shipping …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 29

Cima Nanotech is Insolvent

by Tom Allen

In a note sent to customers this week, Cima Nanotech declared that it is closing down as an insolvent company. The decision was taken voluntarily, CEO Jon Brodd wrote. Analyst Comment See my editorial …

Boston is USA’s First E Ink City

by Tom Allen

Visionect has supplied its E Ink screens in Boston – the first city in the USA to feature such an installation. Boston, nicknamed ‘America’s Walking City’, now boasts a 32″ electrophoretic display on City …

Atlona Examines IP Video

by Tom Allen

Atlona has released a whitepaper on video over IP, which the company calls ‘the final hurdle’ for IP communication. The paper deals with Atlona’s Omnistream, a product developed to address the challenges with converging …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Video over IP (VIP)| Vol 23 - Issue 28

Harrison Shatters Some CES Illusions

by Tom Allen

Mark Harrison is MD of Digital Production Partnerships. He has covered CES as a journalist for many years, and shared his observations about the trends that have come, gone and are rising at the …

Philips Boosts Colour in Panel

by Tom Allen

MMD has developed two new UltraColor monitor models under the Philips name. The 23.6″ 246E7QDAB and 27″ 276E7QDAB feature a wider colour gamut than conventional monitors: 120% sRGB and 85% of NTSC, compared to …

Tags:Colour (Color)| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 23 - Issue 28

Steljes Creditors Unlikely to Get Their Money

by Tom Allen

Distributor Steljes went bust (Steljes Goes Under) owing more than £6.7 million ($8.8 million) to unsecured creditors, according to a statement at the UK’s Companies House. Around 120 of these were trade creditors with …

Element One to Hold ‘Visulutionary Day’

by Tom Allen

Element One will hold a demonstration day on the 15th September, at its headquarters near Karlsruhe, Germany. To register, send an email to [email protected] with the subject line ‘VISULUTIONARY DAY 16’.

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 28

Insta360 Nano Creates Low-Cost VR

by Tom Allen

A small 360° camera has been invented as an addon for the iPhone 6 family. The Insta360 Nano can shoot and live-stream both 3040 x 1520 video (for VR) and stills from the phone. …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 28

Submissions to Hispasat’s 4k Festival Up 40%.

by Tom Allen

The shortlist for Hispasat’s 4k International Short Film Festival (Spain, September) contains 40% more films than the 2015 edition, Hispasat has said. More than 100 films have been submitted; winners will be chosen by …

BMW Takes on Osram OLEDs

by Tom Allen

Four weeks ago, LG announced that it was supplying OLEDs for Audi’s TT RS coupe. Osram has now joined the same market, developing and supplying OLEDs for the taillights in BMW’s M4 GTS. Although …