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Amazon Streams UltraHD Next Month

Pre-IFA (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 35), Samsung let slip the announcement that Amazon was developing an UltraHD streaming service. The ...

ZTE Integrates Next Generation Conax Security and Enters Global IPTV Reseller Agreement

Conax, a Kudelski Group company, and a leader in total service protection for pay-TV and digital entertainment services worldwide via broadcast, ...

Form Labs Brings Classic 50s TV to Modern Age

Form Labs has recreated the iconic 1950s TV, the Philco Predicta, using 3D printing – although the scale is a little ...

France Begins DTT Information Campaign

France’s Agence Nationale des Fréquences (ANFR) has launched an information campaign on the country’s upcoming digital transition. DTT services will be ...

Exhibition Round-up

There was a small exhibition area in the lobby of the Kempinski Hotel where the conference was held. I thought that ...

Future of Interior Design: Real-Life 3D Models Created by AR with a Click of a Button

AR (Augmented Reality) is about to enter mainstream technology devices, which will change how we design our homes – among other ...

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CLEARink Brings New Wrinkle to Electrophoretic Displays

by Ken Werner

Terry Gou finally pulled the trigger yesterday and finalized Hon Hai’s purchase of 66% of Sharp, but only after $2 billion was knocked off the price to cover previously unannounced potential liabilities. The new …

Tags:Amazon| E Ink| Electrochromic Displays| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Philips Secures Design Awards

by Tom Allen

Philips’ 2016 TVs have been honoured at the Global Design Awards. The 7101 series won both iF and Red Dot Product Awards, while the small-screen 5231 TV won a Red Dot award.

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Philips| TPV (TP Vision)| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Microsoft Identifies the Future of Windows at Build

by Tom Allen

The Microsoft Build conference was held at the end of March. Although originally a low-key event for developers, the setting has evolved to follow more of an Apple-like vibe, as Microsoft showcases its latest …

Tags:Events| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 12| Windows| xBox

NetDragon Result 30/03/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Netdragon, new owner of Promethean, reported Q4 net loss of RMB 124 million ($18.6 million). Turnover for the period was RMB 500 million ($75 million), up 77% YoY. For the full year 2015, net …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Promethean| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Vuzix Result 30/03/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Vuzix reported a 2015 year-end net loss of $13.4 million, up 71% YoY from a net loss of $7.8 million. Turnover for the year was $2.75 million, down 9% YoY from $3 million. Turnover …

Tags:Financial Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 12| Vuzix

US Leads Paid OTT, Europe Drags

by Tom Allen

Parks Associates has said that OTT video use in Western Europe is continuing to grow; 55% of UK broadband households, and 51% of French, watch video online. However, the amount is much higher in …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Pay TV| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Ultrasonics Enable Non-ITO Liquid Crystals

by Tom Allen

Ultrasound has been used to replace ITO in LCD displays, by researchers in Japan. ITO is formed using rare metals such as indium. It is not only costly, it is also rigid. The display …

Tags:ITO Replacement| Japan| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 12

3D Keeps Twitching

by Tom Allen

Although 3D is largely seen as dead-in-the-water, there does appear to still be some life in the format. In February, the 27th annual Stereoscopic Displays and Applications (SD&A) conference highlighted works by 30 3D …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Awards| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Visionect’s Joan Takes Red Dot

by Tom Allen

A meeting room scheduling solution called Joan, by Visionect, has won a Red Dot design award for Best Product Design. The Joan Meeting Room Assistant is a room booking device using an E Ink …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| E Ink| Meeting Rooms| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Acer Brings Laser to Gaming

by Tom Allen

Acer showed off an ultra-short throw laser DLP projector for gaming at CES 2016, where the product – the Predator Z850 – was named as an Innovation Award Honoree. Acer is now bringing it …

Tags:Acer| DLP Projectors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 12