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Greek TV Channel Chooses Eyevis

Greek TV channel OTE TV has had 36 Eyevis screens installed in its studio, for sports broadcasts. The 55″ EYE-LCD-5500-XSN-LD was ...

Dell Result 07/09/2016

Dell Technologies recorded Q2 net losses of $264 million, down on losses of $292 million a year ago, on turnover which ...

Apple Hikes iPhone Warranty and Repair Costs

Apple has announced plans to increase the pricing of its AppleCare+ warranty for new and recent iPhone models. Warranties for the ...

ATSC 3.0 Physical Layer elevated to ‘Candidate Standard’

The Advanced Television Systems Committee announced today that the “Physical Layer” transmission system for ATSC 3.0 next-generation television broadcasting has been ...

OLED – Samsung’s Trinitron or the Slayer of the LCD Monster?

Back in March, in an editorial, I said: “Thinking about this development (OLEDs) made me wonder why Samsung would try to ...

Is Video over IP Ready for NAB and InfoComm?

Recently I wrote a Display Daily titled “VR/AR Standards – Are We Confused Yet?” Then I attended a SMPTE meeting on ...

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Fake Cat News

by Matthew Brennesholtz

In a recent announcement, CatTronix Inc., a startup based in New York, has announced it is developing a user interface for computers that will make them more accessible to cats. “Why should cats be …

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Fake Cat News

by Matthew Brennesholtz

In a recent announcement, CatTronix Inc., a startup based in New York, has announced it is developing a user interface for computers that will make them more accessible to cats. “Why should cats be …

HbbTV Releases Test Suite for HbbTV 2 Specification

by Isaac Oburu

The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, has today announced the release of test suite …

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Cambridge Touch Raises Funds

by Yvette Raikes

UK company Cambridge Touch Technologies has successfully completed its Series A funding with both existing and new investors in this round. The money will be used to commercialise its 3D multitouch technology. Analyst Comment …

Tags:Investment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Panasonic Displays Fashion

by Yvette Raikes

Paula Knorr used Panasonic high brightness displays for her Spring/Summer ’17 collection During London Fashion Week. Four 55″ LCD displays (two TH-55LF8s and two TH-55LF80s) were employed and Knorr said that the matt screens …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Panasonic| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Orbotech Wins BOE Inspection Deal

by Bob Raikes

Orbotech of Israel said that it has done a deal worth $61 million, with BOE of China to supply inspection and testing systems for the BOE G10.5 LCD fab line in Hefei. The plant …

Tags:BOE| China| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Test Equipment| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Netflix Switches to VP9

by Bob Raikes

Netflix said in its blog that the recent decision to allow downloading of content, as well as streaming, has also been accompanied by the adoption of Google’s VP9 codec rather than the H.264 codec …

Tags:Codecs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| OTT Video| Vol 23 - Issue 48| VP9

Fitness Trackers in the Lead as Wearables Market Grows 3.1%

by Bob Raikes

The overall wearables market grew 3.1% year over year in Q3 of 2016 and shipments reached 23 million in the quarter, according to data from IDC. Basic wearables, primarily comprised of fitness bands, accounted …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 48| Wearables

Gaming monitor competition to heat up in 2017

by Bob Raikes

Sources in Taiwan have suggested that volumes of 144Hz gaming monitors will rise from 550-600K units in 2015 to 1.2 million this year, accounting for as much as 3% of monitor market value because …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Rogue One Reaches Dolby Cinemas

by Yvette Raikes

Walt Disney’s film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will be available in over 50 Dolby Cinema locations around the world when it arrives on December 15th. Dolby boasts high dynamic range and accentuates …

Tags:Back Panel| Cinema| Dolby| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 48

SJU Talks Up Sony L/P Projectors

by Bob Raikes

Sony said that St John’s University in New York City in the US has switched to laser phosphor projectors supplied by and with Whitlock. The college highlighted resolution and the size and accuracy of …

Tags:Back Panel| Education| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| sony| Vol 23 - Issue 48

SES Adds 24/7 4KUniverse ULTRA HD Channel

by Bob Raikes

SES said that 4KUniverse will use the SES-1 satellite to deliver UltraHD content in the US, the fourth UHD channel to join the platform, which is expected to grow to eight by January. The …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| SES| UltraHD| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 48