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UK TV is Unchanged in 2014

by Tom Allen

Traditional TV use was very slightly down in the UK in 2014, with 98.4% of viewing done on TV sets, compared to 98.5% in 2013. Viewing on mobiles was up a similar amount, from …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TV Viewing| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 10

And Finally… – Vol 22 10

by Tom Allen

Larry Shaw was the first person to celebrate Pi Day, in 1988Maths-lovers, rejoice – you get to live through an event happening just twice every 100 years – as long as you use an …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Members of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) have received several Scientific and Technical Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Oscars were presented to Larry Hornbeck …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| SMPTE| Vol 22 - Issue 10

A Natural Transparent Display

by Tom Allen

Scientists at MIT and Harvard University may have found the ‘key’ to next-generation augmented reality displays – on the shell of a European mollusc. The blue-rayed limpet is a small shellfish living in kelp …

Prestigio Goes Dual-SIM

by Tom Allen

Prestigio’s Muze A3 smartphone is an entry-level/mid-range unit with a large battery. Boasting a 1.3GHz quad-core processor from Mediatek, running Android 4.4, the Muze A3 has a 3,000mAh battery and features dual SIM slots. …

Tags:Europe| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Top-Selling Projectors in January According to PMA Research

by Tom Allen

PMA Research, the worldwide market information experts on front projectors, has posted their most recent Projector Tracking Service results to the “Top-Selling Projectors” area of their website. For more than 16 years now, PMA …

Tags:Market Shares - Brands| North America| PMA Research| Projectors

TV and Smartphones to Drive 3D

by Tom Allen

Allied Market Research (AMR) has predicted that the global 3D display market will be worth $112.9 billion by 2020, with a CAGR of 26.8% from 2014. More than 65% of revenue will be contributed …

Betsy Larson Named as CRN Channel Chief

by Tom Allen

Betsy Larson, VP of channel sales at NEC’s American branch, has been named as a 2015 Channel Chief by CRN Magazine. The list identifies channel executives who continually defend, promote and execute effective channel …

Tags:Back Panel| Channels| Large Display Monitor| NEC| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Coretronic Expects Monitor BLU Growth and Tablet Fall

by Tom Allen

Sources at Coretronic say that the company expects its shipments of backlight units to rise 10% YoY in 2015. Total shipments last year were just under 93 million units: a 20% YoY increase. Q4 …

Microsoft Looks to China From Taiwan

by Tom Allen

Microsoft is increasing its orders to Chinese smartphone makers, as it switches away from Taiwanese manufacturers, say supply chain sources. The company has apparently made the shift to reduce its costs. Truly Optoelectronics is …

No One Company Rules PMA’s January Projector Data

by Tom Allen

PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in January. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘pico and personal’, ‘mainstream’ and ‘large venue’. Optoma took the top spot in the …

Wuaki Reaches Italy, Has Big Plans in Europe

by Tom Allen

Spanish VoD service Wuaki.tv has now been launched in Italy. It aims to be in 15 European countries by the end of the year, having finished 2014 in four, with two million users. Ireland …