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New Partners for Android TV

by Tom Allen

Google announced new Android TV partners at I/O 2016. They include Xiaomi, Grundig, Vestel, Beko and RCA. The first sets from RCA will be launched in the USA in June, while Beko and Vestel …

Tags:Android| Google| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 20

Hy-Line Computer Components is now distributing ONation’s 15.6″ LCD module in Germany. The kit is supplied with the OT156ZBWDLN-00 display (1366 x 768, 300 cd/m², 500:1 contrast, LVDS interface), as well as the display …

Tags:Distribution| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 20

China Raises Smartphone Share

by Tom Allen

Although smartphone sales rose in Q1’16, compared to the same period last year, the results were not all encouraging. Sales increased just 3.9% to 349 million units, and Apple registered its first double-digit decline. …

Smart Sets Break 100 Million Mark

by Tom Allen

48.5% of all TV sets shipped in Q4’15 – 34.2 million units – were smart models, says IHS, leading to smart TV shipments breaking the 100 million mark for the first time last year. …

Large LCD Shipments Fall, but Area is Rising

by Tom Allen

Shipment area of large (9″+) TFT-LCD displays will rise 5% YoY in 2016, despite unit shipment declines, says IHS. Total area shipped this year will reach 168 million m². LG Display will lead the …

Vo3SS Redesigns Vodafone VoD Service

by Tom Allen

Vodafone Deutschland has chosen 3 Screen Solutions (3SS) to redesign its Select Video VoD service. 3SS delivered new software to enhance the functionality of the service, building on existing middleware. The new VoD store …

Sony Returns to Crystal LED With CLEDIS

by Tom Allen

Micro LEDs are reckoned to be a potentially very disruptive technology, for both large and small screens (“The Only Disruptive Technology at Display Week”). Since SID 2015, more and more stories have been appearing …

RAPT’s Solas Platform Enables Touch Customisation

by Tom Allen

Ireland-based RAPT Touch has introduced a new software platform, Solas, which provides developers with the tools to work with RAPT’s second-generation reference designs. Customers can use Solas to customise and enhance the experience of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TIR Touch| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Leader Demos Broadcast Monitor Updates at BIT

by Tom Allen

Leader Electronics Europe will be at BIT 2016 (Madrid, 24th – 26th May) to show off updates to its LV5490 waveform monitor. The 9″ display has three new options: HDR measurement (supporting Dolby’s PQ …

Xi’an Cinema has First Christie Projector

by Tom Allen

Christie continues to make progress with its laser projectors in China, having recently supplied one of its 6P models for an installation in the Oscar International Cinema in Xi’an. The cinema comprises nine auditoriums, …

CJ Brings Immersive Cinema to Eastern Europe

by Tom Allen

Korea’s CJ 4DPLEX (part of the CJ Group) has entered into a partnership with Cineworld Plc in Slovakia. Through this agreement, CJ is bringing its 4DX immersive cinema experience to the country. Cineworld operates …

Amazon Gaining on Roku

by Tom Allen

According to Parks Associates, Roku still leads the US streaming media player market, with a 30% market share last year. However, Amazon is gaining, tying with Google for a 22% market share. Add Apple …