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What LED Has to Do to Be Truly Disruptive

LED displays, that is displays where the pixels are actually LEDs, not just LCDs backlit by LEDs, were everywhere at ISE ...

SiBeam has WiGig Reference Design

SiBeam has developed a USB 3.0 adaptor reference design, supporting the WiGig (aka IEEE 802.11ad) standard. Vendors can thus add wireless ...

Samsung Productivity & Curved Displays

We spoke in a telephone interview with Phil Gaut of Samsung UK about the recent release of the firm’s curved desktop ...

Google Result 20/10/2014

Google Inc. posted a net profit of $2.8 billion on turnover of $16.5 billion in the third quarter, which compares with ...

Samsung’s Hero Phone Becomes A Little More Heroic

Samsung, continuing its partnership with Marvel Entertainment (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 25) will release an ‘Iron Man edition’ of its ...

ProSiebenSat.1 Adds FTA OTT

ProSiebenSat.1 in Austria has developed new ad-supported OTT/VOD apps for its FTA channels. Eight channels are being offered on smartphones and ...

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KPN Blames Government for Digital Failure

by Bob Raikes

Belgium’s KPN will turn off its digital TV service, Snow, in June. The company has blamed the Belgian government, which it said set the wholesale pricing for access over incumbent networks (Belgacom, Telenet and …

Tags:Belgium| DTV| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 01

European Bank Loans Serbia €24 Million for Switchover

by Bob Raikes

Serbian public company Emsiona Tehnika i Veze has been loaned €24 million by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, to complete the digital switchover. The full amount is unlikely to be spent, as …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| Serbia| Vol 22 - Issue 01

IC Vendors Looks to New Foundry Partners

by Bob Raikes

Industry sources in Asia say that Qualcomm will look at Samsung and TSMC to manufacture its 1Xnm chips this year. Mediatek is also expected to have more than one foundry partner.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Qualcomm| Vol 22 - Issue 01

China Ends LED Subsidies

by Bob Raikes

The Chinese government has stopped offering subsidies and tax incentives to LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers. According to reports from Asia, the subsidies had disrupted market mechanisms (leading to oversupply) and ‘may violate …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| LED| Vol 22 - Issue 01

Samsung Swaps PLS for VA

by Bob Raikes

Samsung’s SE790C is a 34″ curved monitor, in the vein of similar models from Dell (U3415W, Display Monitor Vol 20 No 48) and LG (34UC97, Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36). Featuring a 3,000R …

Tags:Curved Displays| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 01

Panasonic’s Projector Operates 24/7 for Three Years

by Bob Raikes

Come February, Panasonic will have launched a new laser/LED DLP projector. As a professional model, the PT-RZ475 will have a short throw ratio (0.8:1) and the ability to operate 24/7 for up to three …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Hybrid LED (Laser)| Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| Vol 22 - Issue 01

Versatility and Low Cost Drive Projector Sales

by Bob Raikes

PMA Research expects that worldwide sales of projectors will rise 25% YoY in 2014. As well as increased sales around the Football World Cup in the summer, home cinema projectors have also become more …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| PMA Research| Projection| Projectors| Vol 22 - Issue 01

European Signage Outlook is Positive for 2015

by Bob Raikes

The Italian Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI) for November/December rose significantly from the previous September/October poll. According to OVAB Europe, the index grew 16.57 points to a ‘slightly positive’ level. Italy’s current digital …

Tags:Digital Signage Data| Digital Signage Federation Europe (was OVAB)| DOOH| Italy| Large Display Monitor| Poland| Vol 22 - Issue 01

Big Things Expected From QDs and Plastic Displays

by Bob Raikes

A new Nanomarkets report states that quantum dots have now been developed far enough that they are a threat to OLED technology. ‘Market Opportunities for Quantum Dots: 2015 to 2022’ (http://tinyurl.com/qb8qdnr) shows that 2014 …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Vol 22 - Issue 01

A4WP Partner Programme Speeds Rezence Adoption

by Bob Raikes

Witricity has announced a new Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) partner programme, which will make it easier for companies to integrate wireless power technology into their products. The new programme includes reference designs, training …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 01| Wireless Charging

TCO Prepares for New Generation

by Bob Raikes

TCO Certified critera are updated every three years, and 2015 marks the next update. Preliminary work has begun to assess potential criteria and structural updates. TCO Certfied Displays will be the first updated critera, …

Tags:Europe| Health and Safety| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TCO Development| Visual Ergonomics| Vol 22 - Issue 01