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Machine Vision Positions Mixed Reality as Future Disruptor of Existing AR Enterprise Devices

February 3, 2017 by Isaac Oburu

With augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) head-worn device shipments to reach 37 million by 2018, at an 83% CAGR, ABI Research identifies several innovative companies that will lead market development, including Fovi3D, Meta, and Sensics. It is manufacturers in adjacent markets, particularly machine vision, however, that will have the most substantial impact. Companies … Read more

Tablet Market Falls 9% in Q4 2016 with Apple, Samsung Down Double Digits

February 3, 2017 by Isaac Oburu

Price remains a key sticking point for consumers to adopt powerful new 2-in-1 Tablet devices, such as the iPad Pro or Surface Pro 4, leaving more room for cheaper alternatives from smaller vendors like Lenovo. Global tablet market shipments fell 9% as market leaders Apple and Samsung experienced double digit declines but smaller vendors are … Read more

Pixelworks Results 03/02/2017

February 3, 2017 by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Pixelworks Inc. announced its FY16 Q4 results with net sales of $16 mn and net income of $0.34 mn, resulting in a net margin of around 2%. The sales were higher by 19% as compared to FY15 Q4, which also had a net loss of $3.2 mn. The increase in net sales was primarily driven … Read more

Nintendo is Considering Adding VR to New Switch Console

December 21, 2022February 3, 2017 by Alan Spencer

Nintendo is looking to add VR functionality to its new Switch console (Nintendo Switch will launch on March 3 for $300 / €300). Nintendo president, Tatsumi Kimishima, recently stated that VR could be added to the upcoming home and portable console once the company has solved specific VR issues which enable users to ‘play for … Read more

Vodafone TV Customers in Spain Grow to 1.3 Million in 2016

February 3, 2017 by Alan Spencer

As well as Vodafone’s TV customer base in Spain growing to 1.3 million, the company’s fully integrated fixed, mobile and TV service, Vodafone One, ended 2016 with 2.1 million customers, up from 1.1 million a year earlier. In other markets, Vodafone saw continued growth in its DSL and cable business in Germany for the third … Read more

FCC Proposed Authorisation of Next Generation TV Broadcasts is Applauded by Pearl TV

December 21, 2022February 3, 2017 by Alan Spencer

Pearl TV has applauded the FCC’s publication of a draft that would authorise TV broadcasters to deploy, on a voluntary basis, the next generation, IP-based TV broadcasting technology. Pearl is a business organization of eight large station groups which collectively operate more than 220 local TV stations. Display Daily highlighted the introduction of the ATSC … Read more

Embedded Touch Now Dominant In Smartphones

February 3, 2017 by Bob Raikes

In a blog, David Hsieh of IHS Markit said that embedded (in-cell in LCD, on-cell in OLED) touch has now taken more than 50% of the mobile phone market for the first time and the growth in share of the technology will continue as the premium end of the market moves to AMOLED displays. Apple … Read more

Tablet Shipment on the Decline According to IDC

February 3, 2017 by Bob Raikes

The fourth quarter of 2016 marked the ninth consecutive quarter that tablet shipments declined. Based on preliminary data from IDC, vendors shipped 52.9 million which was a decline of 20.1% from the same quarter in 2015. Similarly, shipments of 174.8 million units for the full year 2016 were down 15.6% compared to 2015, marking the … Read more

LG Rumoured to be Launching Two Android Smart Watches

February 3, 2017 by Alan Spencer

Two new LG smartwatches are rumoured to be launching this month in the US. The watches are made in conjunction with Google and will be called the Watch Sport and Watch Style. The Sport will be the bigger of the two, will be more rugged and have LTE connectivity. The Style will only be able … Read more

Real View – The Longing for the true Hologram

February 3, 2017 by Norbert Hildebrand

Since the first attempts at creating head mounted displays and at least since Star Wars, the hologram has been the holy grail of the display technology. Today, the term is more and more deteriorating into a marketing word that seems to mean anything optically clever. If it has a holographic component, let’s just call it … Read more

The #SeeColors App Adjusts Displays to Improve Image for the Color Blind

December 21, 2022February 2, 2017 by Arthur Berman

People with normal vision can usually perceive millions of color shades. There are, however, about 300 million people around the world, close to 8% of men and 0.5% of women that have Color Vision Deficiency (CVD). People that suffer from CVD see only a few thousand color shades. Color blindness is a particularly extreme form … Read more

Barco Introduces New ClickShare Enterprise Model

February 2, 2017 by Isaac Oburu

Barco, global leader in meeting room visualization technology, announces the release of a new enterprise product: the ClickShare CSE-800. The CSE-800 joins the existing ClickShare portfolio as a centrally-managed boardroom solution for large enterprises, allowing Barco to provide for the full range of meeting room needs. Simple to integrate, easy to use ClickShare works through … Read more