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Daktronics Supplies Spain’s Largest LED Display

by Tom Allen

Image credit: InvidisSpanish department store chain El Corte Inglés is modernising. The retailer has installed two large-format LED video boards, in Madrid and Málaga. Both displays use LED modules from Daktronics. The Málaga unit …

Netflix Exceeds 60 Million Subscribers

by Tom Allen

Netflix added 4.9 million subscribers in Q1’15, according to its recent finance results – taking the total to 60 million subscribers worldwide. Of these, 41.4 million are in the USA. The new figure represents …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Huawei Goes Premium With Metal Body

by Tom Allen

After it was accidentally leaked last month (China’s MIIT Reveals Huawei Flagship), Huawei’s new Ascend P8 flagship smartphone has been revealed at an event in London. As the MIIT announced, the phone has a …

LeTV TV Sales to Double in 2015

by Tom Allen

China’s LeTV is estimated to have sold around 1.6 million LCD TVs in the country last year, and will reach 3.5 million – 4 million this year, say industry sources. Foxconn and TPV are …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| TV Set Market| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Samsung’s S6 Edge Costs More – And Less – Than iPhone 6

by Tom Allen

Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge is the most expensive Galaxy S handset ever produced, and costs more to manufacture than the iPhone 6 Plus – despite costing $50 less at retail. In a teardown, IHS …

Rigidtech Expands PSS Capacity and Uses

by Tom Allen

Rigidtech Microelectronics is setting up a factory in China to produce patterned sapphire substrates (PSS). Volume production will begin at the end of 2015, with an initial monthly capacity of about 100,000 units – …

SES Teams with Broadcast and TV Technology Innovators to Create Ultra HD Cable Transmission System

by Tom Allen

SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), the world’s leading satellite operator, announced it has partnered with broadcast and television technology innovators to create a full end-to-end Ultra HD transmission system …

Tags:NAB 2015| SES| sony| UltraHD

JVC Expands 4KCAM Line-up

by Tom Allen

Three new camcorders were shown by JVC Professional: 35mm, streaming and compact models. They are designed to accommodate various workflows and are able to shoot in DCI-4k. The flagship is the GY-LS300 Super 35mm …

Tags:Cameras| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Apple Watch Fees Approach $3,000

by Tom Allen

Apple has revealed that repairing the Apple Watch outside of its warranty will be an expensive proposition. Prices will range from $230 for the basic Apple Watch Sport to $2,800 for the Edition model. …

Lumineq Promises 4″ Readability From 20m

by Tom Allen

Beneq subsidiary Lumineq has produced a new thin film electroluminescent display, with segmented characters. It is intended for industrial environments where information must be gathered at a glance, so has wide viewing angles (179°) …

Tags:EL (Electroluminescent)| Mobile Display Monitor| Rugged Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 16

TI Doubles HUD Field of View

by Tom Allen

TI has released its first automotive-qualified DLP chipset for HUD applications, enabling HUDs with a field-of-view up to 12°. Existing HUDs are limited to a 4° – 6° FoV, according to IHS’s Mark Boyadjis. …

Korean Team Puts Static Electricity to Good Use

by Tom Allen

A team at Korea’s Sungkyunkwan University is working on a wearable, portable charging solution with a difference. Rather than tapping into excess kinetic energy or solar power, the researchers have developed a new fabric …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Power Supplies| Vol 22 - Issue 16| Wearables