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Vimmi Claims Low Latency OTT Video

by Bob Raikes

Vimmi is an Israeli company that was in the country area and is a supplier of OTT video services. The company has 200 ‘microservices’ that it can supply to support those wanting to establish …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 09

LetinAR Developing its Pin Mirrors for AR

by Bob Raikes

We reported briefly on LetinAR from CES, but we caught up with them only at the very end of the show and had no time to discuss with them. There was a little more …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 09

We Get a Chance to Look at Varjo’s Headset

by Bob Raikes

We’ve reported several times on Varjo, the Finnish start-up that is developing an augmented reality system with variable resolution – fine in the centre and more coarse over the rest of the image. (Varjo …

Tags:Foveated Rendering| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Launch schedule: Next Generation TCO Certified

by Damir Lokas

This year, we’re launching the Next Generation TCO Certified. Beginning in late March, we’ll be releasing draft versions of new and updated criteria. TCO Certified is developed continually in an open process, including dialog …

LG Announces Premium 2018 TV Lineup

by Damir Lokas

LG Electronics (LG) unveiled its 2018 TV lineup with an array of new and innovative OLED and SUPER UHD models, demonstrating its commitment to leading the global premium TV market. At a launching event …

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LDM V25 Vol 11 Roundup

by Bob Raikes

LG has released pricing for the G Series OLED TVs. We previously reported the C, E and W series. (Pricing Information Released for LG’s 2018 OLED Line) The G8 is available just in 65″ …

Tags:Collaboration| Curved Displays| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Philips| STBs| Vivitek| Vol 25 - Issue 11

Huawei Moves Notebook Camera

by Bob Raikes

5G was, of course, the main topic for Huawei at MWC and the company made a number of announcements. In products, Huawei focused on a new laptop at MWC, the Matebook X Pro which …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| Notebooks| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 09

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Gartner: MENA IT Device Spending to Reach $27 Billion in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

IT device spending in the Middle East and North Africa region is projected to reach $27.4 billion in 2018, a 1.6% increase from $26.96 billion in 2017, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. …

Tags:Forecasts| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Acer Injects More Cash into StarVR HMD Project

by Andrew Fenn

Acer has invested an additional $5 million in StarVR, a head-mounted display joint venture partnership with Starbreeze, raising its stake in the venture from 50% to 66.7%. At the end of 2017, StarVR and …

Tags:Acer| Investment| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 09

SIA: Global Semiconductor Sales Increased by 21.6% in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

The SIA has announced the global semiconductor industry posted sales totalling $412.2 billion in 2017, the industry’s highest-ever annual sales and an increase of 21.6% compared to 2016. Global sales for the month of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductor Market| Vol 25 - Issue 10

Latin America Pay TV Decelerates

by Damir Lokas

Although the economic recession waned somewhat in 2017, the Latin American pay TV sector was still affected. According to the eighth edition of the Latin America Pay TV Forecasts report, the number of pay …