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Surface Tablet Shipments to Double, Say Sources

‘Supply chain sources’ have told Asian media that Microsoft is expected to ship more than 4 million Surface tablets this year ...

Android Gaining Popularity in Embedded Applications

VIA Technologies has conducted a worldwide survey on the uses of Android as an embedded platform. 93% of the roughly 250 ...

Ex-DisplaySearch and -LG Execs Open New Research Company

Wasn’t sure about this one. Delete if you think it’s too much talk about competition – T Ross Young, founder of ...

Chip Sales Enter 26th Month of Growth

Worldwide semiconductor sales reached $84 billion in Q2’15: a 2% YoY and 1% QoQ increase. Data from the Semiconductor Industry Association ...

JCDecaux Promises 1,000 New Screens

JCDecaux has announced plans for a massive rollout of large-format displays across London. The London Digital Network (LDN) will consist of ...

Apple Orders Slowing

Apple’s iPhone chip orders are slowing, say sources at IC design houses. Orders are set to fall from 50 million in ...

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Mini LED Revenue Expected to Reach $1 Billion in 2023

by Andrew Fenn

Simon Yang.LED Inside, a division of TrendForce, reports that LED manufacturers are turning to mini LED, due to micro LED’s technological bottlenecks, which make it harder to commercialise in the short term. (Why Do …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Backlights| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 46

German Pay-VOD Subscribers Up 10%

by Andrew Fenn

The German paid video-on-demand market saw healthy growth in the third quarter of 2017, with a 10% uptick in subscribers, according to data from Goldmedia and based on a survey of 65,000 viewers. The …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Pay TV| SVOD| Vol 24 - Issue 46

Romania Heading for 100% Pay TV Penetration

by Andrew Fenn

Romania will end 2017 with “effectively 100% pay-TV penetration” according to Broadband TV News’ Chris Dziadul. Dziadul cites data from Ancom, which shows that Romania was already on 98% at the end of June, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 24 - Issue 46

Samsung and PlayNitride Acquisition Talks in Final Stages?

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung and Micro LED developer PlayNitride are reported to be in the final stages of acquisition talks, according to LED Inside, a division of TrendForce. Citing “anonymous sources from the industry”, the publication confirmed …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 46

Sony Trademarks “8K HDR” and New Logo

by Andrew Fenn

Sony has filed a trademark for “8K HDR” and a new corresponding logo, listed under the classification “Television receivers; light emitting diode (LED) displays”, according to FlatpanelsHD. The publication reveals that the application went …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| sony| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 24 - Issue 46

Touch Panel-Maker JTouch Declares Bankruptcy

by Andrew Fenn

Touch panel-maker JTouch has declared bankruptcy, according to Digitimes. The publication did not name a source, but said that the firm is in the process of laying of its staff. The announcement is a …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Taiwan| Touch Market| Vol 24 - Issue 46

Māoï Developing a HUD-Based Dive Computer

by Arthur Berman

Thalatoo (Montpellier, France) is developing a unique display-based recreational dive computer product called M?oï. The device incorporates a monocular HUD that presents important dive related information out in front of the diver. The add-on …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 24 - Issue 47

Digital Projection Hardware Chosen for ISS Control Center

by Andrew Fenn

Digital Projections display hardware is now in use at the International Space Station’s Columbus Control Center. Innovation specialist GMV Insyen chose four of the firm’s E-Vision Laser 8500 projectors for the installation. The E-Vision …

Tags:Back Panel| Digital Projection Inc (DPI)| Large Display Monitor| Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 46

Sony Projectors Chosen for Europe’s First 8K Planetarium

by Andrew Fenn

The Planetarium at the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie in Paris has become the first 8K planetarium in Europe and the second in the world. The planetarium has installed ten Sony VPL-GTZ280 4K …

Tags:Back Panel| France| Large Display Monitor| Planetariums| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 46

IHS and Avixa Announce AV Industry Trends Webinar

by Andrew Fenn

IHS Markit and Avixa have announced a 45-minute collaborative webinar on Pro-AV industry trends, to take place on December 13th at 4pm UTC IHS Markit’s Tom Morrod and Allen Tatara will be joined by …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| Pro AV| Vol 24 - Issue 46

Tap Systems Announce Wearable VR Keyboard and Mouse

by Andrew Fenn

Tap Systems has officially revealed its wearable virtual reality keyboard and mouse peripheral. Claimed to be “fast, accurate, easy, eyes-free and stylish”, Tap is a system of interconnected rings that, when worn by the …

Tags:AR/VR| Keyboards| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 46

Panasonic Training Academy Now Avixa CTS Accredited

by Andrew Fenn

Panasonic’s AV training academy has been accredited by Avixa, allowing professional AV dealers and rental companies to gain renewal units inside the Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) programme. Avixa, formerly known as InfoComm International, has …

Tags:Avixa (was Infocomm)| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| Training| Vol 24 - Issue 46