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Optoma With First 4k HLD Projector

Optoma’s focus was on retail digital signage – specifically, the benefits that projectors can bring to this space which FPDs cannot. ...

Roku to Enter French Market

Roku is to start selling its streaming player technology in France, the first company in Europe outside the UK & Ireland, ...

Citybeacon Partners With Zytronic on Smart City Hubs

Citybeacon has selected UK touch-tech company Zytronic to create a smart kiosk network in Eindhoven, Netherlands. 25 interactive kiosks have been ...

Arris Completes Pace Acquisition

In the flood of news at CES it looks as though the news that Arris has completed its acquisition of STB ...

Zenfone Shipments Lowered

Asus has adjusted the set target for worldwide shipments of its Zenfone-series smartphones from 30 million to 25 million units. Analysts ...

SID, IHS Announce Details of Touch Conference in Display Week

The Society for Information Display (SID), in collaboration with IHS, today announced the final program for its Market Focus Conference on ...

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Preparing for Electronica

by Super User

Electronica 2014 takes place in Munich between 11th and 14th November. We will be at the show to bring you all the important coverage! Crystal Display Systems will show new display products, including a …

Tags:Electronica 2014| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Large Tablet Rumour Mill Points to Sony

by Super User

A 12″ tablet will be launched by Sony in Q1’15, say Taiwanese vendors. The sources said that the tablet will be supplied with a stylus and will have ‘high-end’ specifications, targeting graphics-intensive applications.

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| sony| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

US Demand Fuels Tablet Growth in Q3

by Super User

Worldwide tablet shipments were up 11.5% YoY in Q3’14, reaching 53.8 million units. IDC says that shipments were also up 11.2% QoQ, driven by back-to-school promotions and connected tablet demand in the USA – …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

And Finally – give up your first born…

by Super User

We’ve all been there – you need to get online but you don’t want to use your data allowance. You cast an eye over available WiFi networks: locked, locked, password-protected, paid access. Suddenly up …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Security| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21| Wi-Fi

Getting Ready for Change

by Super User

As I wrote to readers this week, we are in the process of combining Display Monitor and Large Display Report into a new publication, Large Display Monitor (the creativity of the naming is astounding, …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Sony Considers Indian Manufacturing Plant

by Super User

Indian media claims that Sony is considering establishing a manufacturing plant in the country. The Economic Times of India quotes Sony’s Indian MD, Kenichiro Hibi. Hibi apparently said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stress …

Tags:India| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

SVoD Popularity Will Rise Rapidly in Europe

by Super User

More than 20% of European TV households will pay for VoD packages (subscription VoD, or SVoD) by 2020. Digital TV Research forecasts that the overall figure will be 59.4 million (20.7%), up from 18 …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| VOD| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Haptic Technology Approaches $52 Billion by 2018

by Super User

The haptic touch technology market will grow at a CAGR of 41% between 2013 and 2018, ending the forecast period with revenues of almost $51.8 billion. Smartphones and virtual interfaces will be the main …

Tags:Haptics| Large Display Monitor| Touch Market| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Canon’s Newest Projectors are Portable

by Super User

Canon’s newest LV projectors all feature a filter-free design and long-life (6,000-hour in eco mode) lamp, to prolong their lifetime and reduce maintenance. The five models (LV-WX300, LV-X300, LV-S300, LV-WX300ST and LV-X300ST) are 1DLP …

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CSR Pursued by Microchip

by Super User

Microchip Technology, of the USA, has approached UK-based Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) with an acquisition offer. CSR announced that it had rejected Microchip’s preliminary offer as too low, according to the EE Times. Microchip …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Exertis to Acquire Sweden’s CapTech

by Super User

Exertis says it is to acquire CapTech Distribution AB, Sweden’s largest independent technology distribution business. The company said last year that its strategy was to expand its geographic footprint across Europe as it aims …

Tags:Distributors| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Pay-TV Rises, but Cable Falls

by Super User

Informitiv’s latest Multiscreen Index shows that the world’s top 100 pay-TV services added about 20.3 million new subscribers between Q2’13 and Q2’14. The figure represents a 6% YoY rise. The 10 largest services gained …

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