Is S&T a Target for Foxconn? Or Kontron?
Reports suggest that Foxconn might be interested in acquiring S&T Ag of Linz, Austria, after Ennoconn increased its stake in the company to 29.4%. S&T owns 29.9% of Kontron Ag.
HannStar Display Reports Good November Sales
HannStar Display recorded turnover for November of NTD2.87 billion ($90.1 million), up 133% YoY, bringing year-to-date revenue to NTD20.64 billion ($648.7 million), an increase of 29%. During the month, the company shipped 200,000 large panels, a rise of 3% MoM, and 30.99 million small and medium panels, down 26% MoM.
Rogers and Sportsnet to Deliver more than 100 Live Sporting Events in 4K in 2017
Today Rogers Communications and Sportsnet announced they will bring sports fans more than 100 Blue Jays, NHL, and NBA games in 4K in 2017. Rogers is also introducing the new NextBoxTM 4K PVR, giving customers the ability to record up to eight 4K programs at one time and store up to 90 hours of 4K … Read more
Rogers and Sportsnet Plan 100 UHD Sports Events
Rogers Communications and Sportsnet in Canada said that they will produce more than 100 sports events (Blue Jays, NHL, and NBA games) in UltraHD, for a total of more than 300 hours of content. Rogers also has a new STB that can record up to eight programmes simultaneously and store up to 90 hours of … Read more
Netflix and Amazon drive Western European SVOD
Netflix will remain the dominant force in Western European SVOD for the next five years. However, Amazon Video will provide a stiff challenge as Digital TV Research estimates that 15 Western European countries will offer Amazon Prime Video by end-2017. Netflix’s share of Western European SVOD subscribers will fall from 51% in 2015 to 47% … Read more
Netflix and Amazon Drive Western European SVOD
Netflix will remain the dominant force in Western European SVOD for the next five years, according to Digital TV Research. However, Amazon Video will provide a stiff challenge. Digital TV Research said that 15 Western European countries would offer Amazon Prime Video by end-2017, but just after the company issued its data, Amazon announced a … Read more
Shuttle Announces New XPC Nano NS02 Line of ARM-Based Digital Media Players
Shuttle Computer Group, Inc. announces its latest line of ARM-based media players, the XPC Nano NS02, designed for standalone digital signage when a simple playback is required. Their 0.5-liter form factor, VESA®-ready mount, and robust, fanless design means they’re virtually silent and can be tucked away behind any monitor quickly. The NS02 series supports 4K … Read more
reMarkable’s Notebook Device is “Just Like Ink-on-Paper”
reMarkable (Oslo, Norway) will soon be offering a new electronic notebook product. The device can be used not only for reading but also for handwritten notetaking and sketching. The user can use a “pen” to write directly on the surface of the display. One of the principle features of the device is the claim that … Read more
LumiDrive from Lightspeed Takes on Aftermarket HUD
Flat panel LCD and OLED’s aren’t the only displays looking to the automotive market for sustainable growth. A new aftermarket HUD system is proposed by Seattle based Lightspeed Interface, with details presented to the Pacific Northwest chapter in Seattle on November 30, by company founder and chief technology officer Barton Jenson. Here is the scoop. … Read more
Manchester Metropolitan University Picks Sony Projectors
Sony said that Manchester Metropolitan University, one of the largest campus-based universities in the UK, and which has over 600 technology-equipped rooms, including lecture theatres, IT labs, smaller classrooms and meeting rooms, is undergoing an upgrade. Part of the upgrade included the installation of a new projection system into their largest lecture theatre which also … Read more
KAIST and Long-Life, Flexible OLED Displays
On December 1st, I had a chance to attend a lecture given by Professor Kyung Cheol Choi at the Center for Advanced Flexible Display Convergence in the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Dr. Choi is also the Director of the LG Display – KAIST Cooperation Center. Dr. Choi at Columbia University The … Read more
Shuttle Has Low Cost Media Players
Shuttle has announced new Arm-based media players for digital signage in its Nano series, both with UltraHD support and one using PoE. They have Android 5.1 with Shuttle digital signage software. The CPU is a Rockchip RK3368 processor (1.5GHz) with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of flash memory (a SATA drive can be added). Wi-Fi … Read more
