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Sony TV Prices Shared

by Tom Allen

Having leaked pricing for Samsung and Vizio TVs recently, HD Guru now has a list for Sony’s upcoming products. There will be 10 models across six ranges, in sizes from 43″ to 75″. All …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Pricing| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 10

OVAB Reports Mixed Signage Results Across Europe

by Tom Allen

OVAB Europe has released its first set of surveys covering the European digital signage market in 2015, covering Russia, Poland; Benelux; Italy; and Spain & Portugal. OVAB tracks these areas with the Digital Signage …

Visionox Follows Samsung in OLED Capacity

by Tom Allen

China’s Visionox began building a G5.5 AMOLED plant in August 2013 (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 30). Now, it has told journalists that it will be ready to start mass production in Q2 this …

BigLED Brings Large Display to Large Retail Park

by Tom Allen

A 20m² videowall has been installed in Kiel, Germany, by BigLED. Situated in the largest retail park in the Schleswig-Holstein region (Ostseepark Schwentinental), the display is built on top of the ‘Die Küchenshow’ store. …

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

Apple Prepares to Spring Into Action

by Tom Allen

Invitations have been sent out to an Apple event on 9th March – widely thought to be the launch platform for the Apple Watch, which is set to be shipped in April. Unlike other …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Large-Screen Trend Continues, as Vendors Struggle to Differentiate

by Tom Allen

Smartphones with screens up to 5.6″ will become mainstream this year, says GfK. The prediction follows a spike in sales of larger handsets in 2014, as consumers replaced their older 4″ and 4.5″ smartphones. …

ZTE Hard Codes to Lower CPU Load

by Tom Allen

A new quad-core set-top box, running Android 4.4, has been launched by ZTE worldwide. The B760H plays both IPTV and OTT content using dedicated hardware. 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless communication is also supported.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 10| ZTE

LG Leads UltraHD Panel Share

by Tom Allen

LG Display was the largest supplier of UltraHD panels in the world in Q4’14, shipping 1.86 million units and taking a 27.9% market share. According to IHS DisplaySearch, LGD beat second-place Innolux, which shipped …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| LG Electronics (LGE)| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 10

KAIST Keeps Power Draw Low in Eye-Tracking HMD

by Tom Allen

Image credit: NikkeiThe Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a head-mounted display, which combines object recognition, eye-tracking and augmented reality (activated by blinking!). The ‘Smart Glass’ uses a different chip …

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 11

by Tom Allen

Asus‘ Zenfone 2 smartphone, which we saw at CES (Asus Swims Against Current With Mobile Announcements), is now on sale in Taiwan. It will also roll out to China, Hong Kong, Singapore and France …

Motorola Goes the Custom Design Route

by Tom Allen

Motorola has added its Moto 360 smartwatch to the Moto Maker service. Using Moto Maker, customers can customise their watch with different casings, straps and faces. Photo credit: Wired Analyst Comment This might not …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Motorola| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Slovak Telekom Enjoys Massive TV Growth

by Tom Allen

In 2013, Slovak Telekom ended the year with just under 200,000 subscribers for its TV services. The company expanded significantly in 2014, ending the year with almost 470,000.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Slovakia| Vol 22 - Issue 10