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AR in Enterprise Will Top 1 Million Units

by Tom Allen

The number of augmented reality smartglass vendors is increasing, with rises seen at both CES and MWC this year, compared to the 2015 shows. Taiwan’s MIC says that there are now more than 100 …

Tags:Augmented Reality| business| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 17

TWC Rises in Q1

by Tom Allen

Time Warner Cable has said that it added 21,000 net video subscribers in Q1’16: from 10.821 million to 10.842 million.

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NYT Delivers Cardboard Viewers

by Tom Allen

The New York Times has announced that it plans to distribute 300,000 Google Cardboard viewers to select digital subscribers this month. The viewers can be used to watch a 3D film by the NYT, …

Tags:Back Panel| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 17

China’s LeEco (formerly LeTV) has formally opened its new 7,400m² North American headquarters in San Jose. As well as being able to house 800 employees, the facility will be the future home of LeEco’s …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LeEco (formerly LeTV)| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 17

Consoles Falling Worldwide

by Tom Allen

There has been a steady decline in the adoption of gaming consoles in several European markets, while others have remained flat. According to Parks Associates, the continued uptake of mobile gaming, and the availability …

Peerless Takes New Manager for DACH

by Tom Allen

Peerless-AV has appointed Johannes Scholz as its new distribution account manager for the DACH region. Scholz joins Peerless from Ricoh Deutschland, where he looked after sales of the company’s entire solutions portfolio. He also …

Panel Price Hike for Small Vendors

by Tom Allen

IHS has released its PriceWise data, which contains an analysis of LCD panel prices in March and April. Notebooks PC brands continued to seek lower prices, even on bundle deals, in March. These deals …

Supply Shifts Raise TV Panel Prices

by Tom Allen

IHS has released its PriceWise data, which contains an analysis of LCD panel prices in March and April. TVs The earthquake in Taiwan this February (Earthquake Rocks Taiwan Production Base) continues to affect the …

S[quadrat] Moves Outdoors

by Tom Allen

S[quadrat] GmbH, a German LED display maker, has developed a series designed to replace outdoor LCD screens. The ‘Ocean’ series complements the existing ‘Sky’ range, which are designed for indoor use. Ocean-series modules are …

Tags:DOOH| Germany| Large Display Monitor| large displays| Vol 23 - Issue 17

LGD Commits to Raising Flexible Capacity

by Tom Allen

LG Display has said that it will invest KRW450 billion ($391.4 million) to build production capacity for flexible OLED displays and lighting panels in South Korea. KRW310 billion ($270 million) will go towards increasing …

HP Designs Affordable Premium Chromebook

by Tom Allen

Chromebooks have for some time laboured under the stigma of being known as under-powered devices. There is a reason for this: they are primarily designed for education, which does not require premium processors, and …

Tags:Chromebooks| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 17

Radiant Prepared for OLED Adoption

by Tom Allen

Backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics plans to diversify its customer base, relying less upon Apple in the future. This is because Apple is expected to move its iPhone to using OLED displays, which …