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Jon Peddie Research (JPR) launched its quarterly report on the Visual Processing Unit (VPU) market. Capturing, and quickly processing tens of megapixels of 10 to 12-bit data at 60 to 120 frames a second, in all kinds of environments is a daunting task, and providing such processors for sub $100 is a modern miracle of … Read more
Sony is to release an update for the PlayStation 4 that will will enable playback of 3D Blu-ray movies in PlayStation VR headsets, plus support for external HDDs. These updates will feature in software version 4.50. The update is available now for beta testers and will be released to everyone later. The addition of external … Read more
Sony has held some meetings in Europe to give more details of their new TVs. We were unable to attend the UK event, but reports from elsewhere have clarified that the company will have new R Series (RE4) sets with a 32″ (HD Ready) and 43″ (FullHD) at the entry level and with no streaming … Read more
Samsung US has released list pricing for its 2017 ‘QLED’ LCD TVs. Flat Series – Q7F 55″ $2,499.99 65″ $3,499.99 75″ $5,999.99 Curved Q8 series – Q8C 55″ $3,499.99 65″ $4,499.99
Witsview has reported that 65″ LCD TV panels are increasing again by between $5 and $10 while 49″ and 50″ units have gone up by $2 or $3. The boost in 65″ is a consequence of the decision by Sharp to stop selling 60″ panels to Samsung. Notebook panels are up by $$0.2 to $0.5, … Read more
Sharp announced FY16 Q3 results with net sales of ¥571.5bn ($5.1 mn) and net profit of ¥4.2bn ($37 mn), resulting in a net profit margin of 0.7%. The quarterly sales were lower by 13.8% as compared to FY15 Q3 sales of ¥663.3bn ($5.9 mn), while last year there was a loss of ¥24.7bn ($220 mn) … Read more
The annual Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC 2017), held each year in Orlando, Florida sets the tone and previews what’s up and coming for educational technology in the U.S. This year, one of the big surprises at FETC involved the growth and developing maturity of the virtual reality phenomenon in education. Opening Keynote Rarely … Read more
In case you missed it the storied yet beleaguered LCD pioneer, Sharp Corp. (Osaka, Japan) was finally in the black, with net income of $37.5M for fiscal Q3 (Oct – Dec 2016). This is the first positive net income posted for the company in two years, as well as a first for Sharp under its … Read more
Most Daily Monitor readers know Ostendo Technologies as the company that developed LED-based light field displays with significant support from the Air Force Research Labs (AFRL). That effort has not received additional funding from AFRL, but the company has continued to work on advanced microLED technology. Now, the company is reporting a bit of a … Read more
Aquantia Corp., a pioneer and market leader in high-speed Ethernet connectivity solutions for data centers, enterprise infrastructure and client connectivity has partnered with AptoVision, the pioneer in video over Ethernet technology to announce the industry’s first fully integrated single-chip solution for implementing Software-Defined Video over Ethernet on 10GBASE-T infrastructure. The combination of Aquantia’s AQcite FPGA-programmable … Read more
Global innovation at ISE in Amsterdam: NEC Display Solutions Europe will present the filter-less and thereby maintenance free LCD-laser projectors PA653UL and PA803UL. Reason enough for the event specialist GAHRENS+BATTERMANN and the dry-hire- provider VisionTools to place a major contract with NEC for 100 laser projectors. The purchase order includes laser projectors from the current … Read more
ATEME announced today that its advanced video compression technology is used for the VR near-live coverage in Ultra High Definition (UHD) of the upcoming Sunday’s ultimate football showdown between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons, in partnership with Fox Sports and LiveLike. Altogether, they’re teaming up to offer a virtual and interactive lounge … Read more
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