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Sony Enjoys Huge Console Success

by Tom Allen

More than 20.2 million Playstation 4 consoles have been sold to date, Sony announced at the recent Game Developers’ Conference – that’s an increase of 1.7 million since January. According to a Nielsen poll, …

Large TVs Boost TFT-LCD Area Shipments

by Tom Allen

Increasing consumer demand for large TVs, UltraHD TVs and high-end monitors drove a double-digit increase in large-area TFT-LCD panel area shipments last year, according to IHS DisplaySearch. There was moderate growth in shipments, revenue …

Apple Passes Samsung to Take Smartphone Market Lead

by Tom Allen

Worldwide smartphone sales reached 367.5 million units in Q4’14, rising almost 30% YoY. Gartner’s data shows that Apple displaced Samsung as the market leader – a spot that the Korean company has held since …

HMDs Will be Most Popular AR/VR Form Factor, Says ABI

by Tom Allen

The markets for augmented and virtual reality are poised for growth, with new devices and content being introduced regularly. According to ABI Research, head-mounted displays will be the most common AR/VR devices, although AR …

EBU Discusses DTT Spectrum Protection

by Tom Allen

The EBU has released a factsheet about the effect that 700MHz mobile services could have on the DTT platform. The sheet also contains information on the protection of DTT services in the sub-694MHz range. …

Tags:EBU| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| Vol 22 - Issue 10

TVs Pass Blu-Ray Players in Connected Device Popularity

by Tom Allen

Connected TVs are now the third-most-common device that delivers apps to a TV in the USA, according to The NPD Group. Connected TVs overtook connected Blu-ray players to achieve this spot. As of Q4’14, …

AOC Sponsors Ireland’s Gaming Tournament

by Tom Allen

AOC is the official sponsor of Ireland’s G-Series 2015 gaming tournament. The tournament consists of three major events (G-Series 4, 5 and 6), plus sub-tournaments and side events. AOC is providing 14 of its …

TV-Ring Presents Findings in Germany

by Tom Allen

Results of the European HbbTV project, TV-Ring, will be presented at the IRT Colloquium on 16th March. TV-Ring investigates what the platform could be used for in the future, such as UltraHD streaming, or …

Tags:Europe| Germany| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Gameface’s HMD Uses Samsung OLED

by Tom Allen

Gameface Labs, which is developing an untethered gaming VR headset, has provided an update on its progress. The Gameface EP1 uses an AMOLED display from Samsung, with 2560 x 1440 resolution, a 60Hz refresh …

Plura’s 7″ Monitor Exceeds 1,000 cd/m²

by Tom Allen

A 7″ model is being added to Plura Broadcast’s range of bright, portable monitors. These displays are designed for use both indoors and outside, in sunlight. Plura says that even under bright light, they …

Tags:Broadcast Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 10

New Structures Diffuse Electrons to Enable Organic Lasers

by Tom Allen

OLED-based laser diodes may be within reach soon, thanks to work by a team of American and Japanese researchers. They have found that OLEDs made with finely-patterened structures can produce bright, low-power light sources: …

US Navy Chooses Argon to Replace Legacy Screens

by Tom Allen

Sonar experts in the US Navy have chosen colour LCD displays from Argon Corp to replace old CRT screens in use on submarines. Argon’s ARD17 17″ rugged military-spec display will be used to upgrade …