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Vivitek Targets Home Users

Vivitek is owned by Delta, which is primarily focused on thermal and power management. However, the company also owns several; consumer ...

UltraHD STB Market to be Worth $3.65 Billion

Grand View Research has predicted that the global UltraHD set top box (STB) market will reach $3.65 billion by 2024. Increasing ...

Metz Files for Insolvency

German premium TV company Metz has filed for insolvency. The company said that around 540 jobs will be affected, though production ...

Alliance Produces First 7nm Test Chips

An alliance of Globalfoundries, Samsung and IBM Research has developed the first 7nm node test chips with functioning transistors. The work, ...

Ruwido Looks to Improve Audio Search

It’s always a pleasure to catch up with Ruwido, the developer of high end remote controls and the matching user interfaces. ...

Samsung to Support VR/AR Start-ups

Samsung Electronics has announced that it will invest in seven new start-ups created by Samsung employees, off the back of the ...

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Spark II Revisits the Selfie Cam

by Tom Allen

Infosonics’ ‘Verykool’ S5015 smartphone focuses on the art of the selfie. The phone, also known as the Spark II, features an 8MP rear camera with dual flash and 5mp front camera, with auto focus and …

Tags:Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 06

QD Exemption Under Scrutiny

by Tom Allen

Nanoco, producer of cadmium-free quantum dots, has said that the proposed RoHS exemption to quantum dots containing cadmium (QD Vision Granted RoHS Exemption) could be reviewed by members of the European parliament. The legislative process …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nanoco| QD Vision| Quantum Dots| ROHS| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Graphene-based LED Clears Way for Flexible Displays

by Tom Allen

Graphene and related 2D materials (such as boron nitride and molybdenum disulphide) can be used to create thin, flexible and semi-transparent LEDs for next-gen phones, tablets and TVs. Researchers at the University of Manchester …

Tags:Flexible Devices| Flexible Displays| Graphene| Large Display Monitor| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Sharp Now Expects a $256 Million Annual Loss

by Helen Vince

Sharp has reversed its profit forecast for this year, saying that it now expects to record a net loss of $256 million as its TV business continues to lose money. Sharp had previously forecast …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Kyocera’s On-Cell Lowers Reflections

by Tom Allen

Two new LCD modules have been introduced  by Kyocera, with on-cell touch technology. The TCG070WVLR-117 and TCG070WVLR-118 have a procap touch sensor layer integrated into the LCD structure, enabling them to be slimmer than units with …

Tags:LCD Modules| Mobile Display Monitor| On-cell| Touch| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Clear Channel Puts European Asset Sale on Hold

by Helen Vince

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings is reported to have suspended plans to sell its European outdoor advertising business, because of the impact of the weaker euro. The currency has recently fallen to its lowest level …

Tags:ClearChannel| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Ingram Micro Adds Interactive Whiteboards

by Helen Vince

Ingram Micro in Spain has added IQ Board interactive whiteboards to its pro AV business.

Tags:Distributors| Ingram Micro| IWBs| Large Display Monitor| Spain| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Lenovo Adds Russian Distributor

by Helen Vince

Lenovo has signed Marvel Distributsia in Russia to distribute its consumer notebooks.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Russia| Vol 22 - Issue 06

MSC Brings eDP to Embedded World

by Tom Allen

MSC Technologies is to show off its embedded DisplayPort (eDP) products at Embedded World 2016 (hall 2, stand 2-240). The show takes place from 24th – 26th February in Nuremberg. They include modules from …

Tags:Back Panel| eDP| Large Display Monitor| LCD displays| Mobile Display Monitor| TFT| Vol 22 - Issue 06

German Retail Sales to Rise

by Tom Allen

German trade association HDE expects a slight increase in retail sales in the country this year – which would make 2015 the sixth year in a row to see an increase. €466.2 billion is expected …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 22 - Issue 06

US Budget Contains a Huge Tax Break For Tech Companies

by Norbert Hildebrand

A recent article by The Register points at a tax break in the 2015 US budget for tech firms. According to the article, the new budget proposes a tax break for multinational US companies …

Tags:business| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Samsung To Show Off Curves in Barcelona

by Tom Allen

Samsung has announced what is widely expected to be the launch date of the next Galaxy smartphone: the 1st March, just before MWC, in Barcelona. The invitation sent to the Display Monitor team indicates …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 06