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Foxconn Reduces Workforce Through the Use of Robots

As reported by the South China Morning Post and others, Foxconn in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, has reduced its workforce in one ...

Hsieh Outlines TV and Mobile Panel Developments (BC2)

Next, David Hsieh of IHS asked “Is low cost the only path to success?”. He started by showing an interesting chart ...

Kateeva Expands Silicon Valley Headquarters; Doubles Manufacturing Space to Fulfill Demand for Inkjet Printing Production Equipment for OLED Displays

Kateeva today announced that it is expanding its Silicon Valley headquarters. The company has leased an adjacent building at its Newark ...

KPMG Asserts HP Aware of Autonomy’s Failings

The friction between HP and Autonomy – the UK company that it acquired in 2011 (Display Monitor Vol 18 No 33) ...

Blur Busters Pushes Refresh Rates

The Blur Busters website has reported on a new Zisworks UltraHD 120Hx monitor that has alternate modes that support frame rates ...

LG Plans Dual-Track TV Strategy

Speaking to analysts after the announcement of its third quarter results (see Finance Results in this issue), LG Electronics said that ...

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Altera Shows how FPGAs can Deliver 4K Video over HDMI 2.0 or 12G SDI

by Chris Chinnock Don't Use

Connectivity – There are lots of ways to deliver UltraHD video, but each solution has its own limitations and/or idiosyncrasies. In the home and some professional AV installations, HDMI 2.0 is emerging as the …

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Altera Shows Video Over IP (SMPTE 2022) Solution at IBC

by Chris Chinnock Don't Use

Connectivity – In the broadcast market, one of the key trends is the need to consider IP-based infrastructure solutions for routing of video and audio. The BNC-based SDI standard has dominated for years, but Ethernet …

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Wearable Devices to Reach 116 Million Units by 2017

by Helen Vince

Market Intelligence – The budding world of wearable devices is about to change even before it goes mainstream, so says a recent report on wearable technology by Juniper Research. The group recently published its Smart Wearables: Fitness, Glasses, Watches, …

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TV Landscape is Getting More Mobile

by Helen Vince

TV – With TV sales somewhat recovering from a recent downturn, many hope that the TV market is returning to normal.  There are also many analysts that have a different view based on changes in …

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Christie Demos High Dynamic Range Projector

by Helen Vince

Digital Cinema – In a special visit to Christie Digital in Kitchener, Ontario, Insight Media had a chance to see something few have seen yet – a new Christie projector that offers a significant increase …

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LG Slashes Prices on 55″ Curved OLED TV

by Helen Vince

TV – The Korean Times reports that LG is slashing the price for their curved 55″ OLED TV from KRW15 million ($14,200) a year ago to KRW3.99 million this month. The lower prices will be in effect throughout …

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iPhone 6 Teardown and the Cost of Display

by Helen Vince

Mobile Displays – A recent iPhone 6 teardown report published by IHS confirms Apple is sourcing both its 4.7″ and 5.5″ AMLCD panels from LG Display and JDI (Japan Display Inc).  The company is paying $45 for the (smaller …

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3D: Selling the Next Big Thing

by Helen Vince

3D in Education – There’s no place for jaundiced observations in serious business planning. That’s why I took time at InfoComm, ISTE and other conferences in 2014 to interview the big 3D players – some …

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InkCase Plus Offers an Interesting Second Screen for Smartphones

by Raverstead

Smartphones – The original InkCase product developed by Oaxis Inc. (North American office is in City of Industry, CA) was an E Ink type display that could be mounted on the back of a …

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IDTechEx Has High Hopes for Flexible Sensors and Flexible Displays

by Norbert Hildebrand Don't Use

Market Intelligence – IDTechEx focuses a good portion of its research on flexible sensors and flexible displays. This includes, but is not limited to, printed electronics and OLED displays. With many successful technologies in the past …

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University of Michigan Group Shows Improved Blue PHOLED

by Helen Vince

Display Components – A paper revealing a new blue PHOLED technology that could lead to longer battery life in smartphones and other mobile devices has been published in Nature Materials by researchers at the University of …

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iPhone 6 Fingerprint Sensor Not as Safe as You May Think

by Norbert Hildebrand Don't Use

Smartphone – When Apple comes out with a new smartphone the world notices and many webpages are full of adoration and love. The love comes mostly from the shareholders, which experience around this time …

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