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Optoma Unveils Breakthrough Laser Phosphor Projectors for ProAV and Home Markets

Optoma, a world leading manufacturer of video and audio products, at InfoComm today unveiled two new innovative single-chip DLP laser phosphor ...

Vodafone Uses Cisco for UltraHD

Broadband TV news reported that Vodafone Deutschland has rolled out its GigaTV service, based on the Cisco Infinite video platform, to ...

CDS Now Distributing Lumineq Displays

Crystal Display Systems (CDS) has added Lumineq electroluminescent displays (Beneq Exploits EL Advantages) to their portfolio. CDS will distribute the displays ...

83% of US Households Subscribe to a Pay TV service

New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG) finds that about 83% of all households nationwide subscribe to some form ...

The Bubble Bursts for VR in China

An article in the Chinese press has pointed out that some Chinese VR stocks have fallen heavily as the ‘VR bubble ...

UniPixel and GIS to Jointly Develop Touch Technology

UniPixel, Inc. of the US and General Interface Solution, Limited (“GIS”), a Taiwan-based, subsidiary of Foxconn, and a global player in ...

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IHS: Key Profit Margins Will Fall

by Tom Allen

The long-standing display industry trend, where commodity displays – led by 32″ HD units – were a key revenue generator is changing, says IHS. While profits generated by 32″ panels rose 24% YoY in …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| Pricing| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Mobiles and Monitors

by Tom Allen

We here at Meko publish two periodicals: Large Display Monitor, for anything larger than a notebook, and Mobile Display Monitor, for notebooks and anything smaller. Aside from these devices, there is little product crossover …

Tags:Bluetooth| Desktop Monitors| Eizo| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 33| Wireless Charging

Skylake Makes First Appearance With Lenovo

by Tom Allen

Lenovo’s mobile workstation range is being expanded with rugged and reliable units: the Thinkpad P50 and P70. These models are the first in the world using Intel’s new Skylake platform. They are designed to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Thunderbolt| Vol 22 - Issue 32| Workstations

Asus ‘Wins’ TUV Certification

by Tom Allen

TUV Rheinland has certified 26 Asus monitors – the most of any monitor brand – for low blue light output. In addition, 28 monitors have been certified as flicker-free.

Tags:Asus| Back Panel| Blue Light| Certification| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 32

European Car Owners Love Google and Apple

by Tom Allen

Smartphone use in vehicles continues to rise quickly in almost every major global market. Vehicle manufacturers and suppliers are rushing to support this trend, incorporating new designs and technologies into their products. According to …

Tags:Automotive| Germany| IHS Markit| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 32

400,000 Customers Leave US Pay-TV

by Tom Allen

Image: Reuters The top 10 pay-TV providers in the USA lost 400,000 subscribers in Q2’15, according to Informitiv’s Multiscreen Index. This wipes out a small gain earlier in the year, although still represents less …

Tags:AT&T| Comcast| DirecTV| Dish Network| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Time Warner| USA| Verizon| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Germans Enjoy Paid VoD

by Tom Allen

Emnid, a market research institute, has found that 28% of German internet users subscribe to paid VoD services, such as Netflix. The number rises amongst 16-24 and 25-34 year-olds, to 42% and 47%, respectively. …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Netflix| Pay TV| Streaming Video| VOD| Vol 22 - Issue 32

AUO Sells Off 3.5G LCD Plant

by Helen Vince

AU Optronics (AUO) has sold one of its 3.5G production lines to networking/communication device maker, Wistron NeWeb. The facility, which AUO said uses out of date technology, was sold for NT$810 million ($25.6 million) …

Tags:AUO| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Signage Performs in Western Europe, But Russia Suffers

by Tom Allen

OVAB Europe has released the results of its Digital Signage Business Climate Index surveys in various regions of Europe, for the July/August period. The DBCI tracks sentiment in the digital signage industry. France is …

Tags:Belgium| Digital Signage Data| Digital Signage Federation Europe (was OVAB)| Europe| France| Large Display Monitor| Netherlands| Russia| Vol 22 - Issue 32

While Europe Looks to IFA, Apple Has Own Plans

by Tom Allen

‘Sources familiar with Apple’s plans’ have told Buzzfeed that the next iPhone and iPad Pro will be revealed on 9th September, with sales starting on the 18th. The sources were unsure if the phone …

Tags:Apple| iPad| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Google Creates Alphabet

by Helen Vince

Larry Page and Sergey Brin, co-founders of Google, announced this week a reorganisation of the company which will make Google a division of a much bigger company called Alphabet. Alphabet, the new parent company, …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 22 - Issue 32