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Security Company Branches Into VR

China’s Qihoo 360, an online security services provider, has launched a VR head-mounted display (described as ‘helmet display’ by Shanghai Daily). ...

Fairphone Brings Desktop Modularity to Your Pocket

Dutch company Fairphone is a phone maker with a difference. The company’s self-named smartphone uses ethically-sourced materials and is designed to ...

TCL Impresses at IFA 2016

TCL used IFA to showcase a broad range of display expertise including HDR LCD TV, 8K displays and laser projection TVs. ...

Quantum Materials Corp Shows Heavy Metal Free QD at CES 2017

After we recently reported on the reshuffling of the boardroom at Quantum Materials Corp., we now hear that they will be ...

Christie Strengthens Global Cinema Team with Hire of Industry Veteran

Christie®, the global leader in helping customers create the world’s best shared experiences, today announced that industry veteran Brian Claypool has ...

DirecTV Brings UltraHD Straight From Amen Corner

DirecTV has announced that it will deliver live UltraHD coverage of the Master’s Tournament golf event at the Augusta National Golf ...

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TVs Will Not Replace STBs, Says Kaon

by Tom Allen

We had an interesting discussion about the future of the TV industry with an employee of Kaon Media. He – and Kaon – realise that UltraHD and HEVC are the major trends in the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| TV Connect 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Samsung Q1 Net Profit Down 39%

by Helen Vince

As expected, Samsung Electronics reported a 38.8% year on year drop in net profit in the first quarter of the year to KRW4.6 trillion ($4.3 billion), from KRW7.6 trillion ($7.1 billion) in Q1 of …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Panasonic Takes TVs to High End

by Tom Allen

Panasonic will attend High End 2015, in Munich, between 14th and 17th May. In Hall 3 (C115/C116), the company will show its newest UltraHD TVs, Blu-ray players, PVR with UltraHD upscaling and connected audio …

Tags:Back Panel| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| Vol 22 - Issue 18

NEC Result 29/04/2015

by Helen Vince

NEC Corporation has released its fourth quarter and full year results, posting a 14.3% drop in net profit to ¥34.5 billion ($289.5 million) from ¥48.8 billion ($409.5 million) in Q4 of the previous year, …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| NEC| Vol 22 - Issue 18

LG Electronics Result 29/04/2015

by Helen Vince

LG Electronics recorded a net profit in the first quarter of the year of KRW38.4 billion ($35.7 million), which was 58% lower than last year’s Q1 net profit of KRW93 billion ($86.5 million) though …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18

JVC GY-LS300 4KCAM Camera Wins ‘Post Pick Award’ at NAB 2015

by Vanessa Browning

JVC Professional Video, a division of JVCKENWOOD USA Corporation, today announced its new GY-LS300 Super 35mm camera won a Post Pick Award from Post magazine last week during the 2015 NAB Show. Considered one …

Tags:Cameras| JVC| UltraHD & 4K

Canon Result 29/04/2015

by Helen Vince

In the first quarter of the year, Canon Inc recorded a net profit of ¥33.9 billion ($285 million) on turnover of ¥857.4 billion ($7.2 billion), which compares with a Q1 net profit a year …

Tags:Canon| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Android Drives BenQ’s Smart Signage

by Tom Allen

BenQ’s new smart signage display (ST550K) is able to handle content creation and management, as well as multiple ways of getting content to the screen. The 55″ unit features BenQ’s X-Sign software, which can …

Tags:Android| BenQ| Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Apple Result 29/04/2015

by Helen Vince

Apple’s second quarter net profit improved 32.3% to $13.5 billion from $10.2 billion in Q2 of last year, while turnover climbed 27.2% to $58 billion from $45.6 billion. In the first six months of …

Tags:Apple| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18

VerLASE Gets Patent for Breakthrough Color Conversion Technology

by Tom Allen

VerLASE Technologies announces new patent enabling multi-color microLED arrays emitting in green to red, and full color projection, through efficient downconversion of light based on a novel, wafer scale resonant structure around semiconductor Quantum …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Microdisplays| Quantum Dots

Skyworth to Buy Metz TV Business

by Helen Vince

German premium TV company Metz has agreed a deal with China’s Skyworth, which will take over the ailing company at the beginning of June. Metz said that Skyworth will maintain its production and development …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Skyworth| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Mitsubishi Result 30/04/2015

by Helen Vince

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has released its full year results, posting a net profit for the year of ¥234.6 billion ($1.9 billion) on turnover of ¥4.3 trillion ($36 billion), which compares with a net profit …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mitsubishi| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18