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The deal under which Ingram Micro will be taken over by Tianjin Tinhai of China has been delayed again as approval is still to be received from Chinese authorities, although it has received the approval of US authorities. The final date of the deal has been extended from 13th November to 15th December.
Orange in France said that it is releasing its sports channel bouquet, SFR Sport via OTT for €9.99 per month and aiming at the young market that does not have STBs. The group is also releasing its OCS premium content service at the same price (although there is an introductory six month period at €7.99). … Read more
DuPont Teijin Films (DTF) is introducing several super clear Ultra Violet (UV) stable polyester films that are designed to retain mechanical and optical properties in applications involving UV exposure. These films are specifically designed to block UV transmission, and they are the most recent additions to the MELINEX® TCH family of low haze and low … Read more
Google recently announced its Jamboard collaboration 55″ UltraHD interactive display solution. (Google Announces Jamboard Interactive Meeting Display). Now the company has announced deals in the US and Europe to distribute the hardware through BenQ. The display has been priced at ‘under $6,000’ in the US and will ship in Q1 2017. Analyst Comment This looks … Read more
OLED Info has reported that Samsung may be about to acquire quantum dot supplier and developer, QD Vision for $70 million, although the site was unable to verify the rumour. QD Vision was one of the first to get to market with its tube-based QD technology, but we were not impressed with the sample monitor … Read more
Siemens has agreed to buy Mentor Graphics, the specialist in electronic design automation, for $4.5 billion. The company is also investing €70 million in Bentley Systems to develop joint solutions for infrastructure and industry. The company also said it plans to divest its medical business, which caused its share price to rise.
During the Paris Autoshow, VW introduced its future electric car, the VW I.D. In an article Autocar, reported on an interview with chief VW designer Klaus Bischoff and their development of this new electric vehicle. Besides all the technical details, he stated that the VW I.D. will be coming with an Augmented HUD which means … Read more
Samsung Electronics made an $8B (all cash) tender offer to acquire US based Harman International Industries, Inc., a leading auto system integrator with a heavy focus on business to business (B to B) IoT (internet of things) technology that goes far beyond just the car. For Samsung, the auto focus is a “strategic priority” and … Read more
In another consolidation move in the distribution business in the UK, distributor, Exertis, has bought Medium UK, an A/V specialist with 40 staff and turnover of £32 million ($40 million). Exertis took over Mac specialist, Computers Unlimited, last year. (Exertis Acquires Computers Unlimited). Medium’s brands include NEC, Samsung, Peerless, CTouch, LG, Hitachi, Panasonic and Casio. … Read more
MMD Media, an OOH agency, of the Netherlands has decided to use BroadSign software for its networks, including petrol stations and the airport at Eindhoven, the second largest airport in the country. LCD displays showing output from the software are located at check-in counters, duty free shops, restaurants, seating areas, luggage belts and departure hall … Read more
Samsung bought Harman, which specialises in technology for connected cars. It is paying $8 billion in cash for the business. Analyst Comment Steve covered this story in a Display Daily Road to Connected Car Runs Through Samsung. I commented after meeting Harman at CES (briefly) and for longer at MWC this year (Harman Wants to … Read more
Vuzix® Corporation, (“Vuzix” or the “Company”), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies and products for the consumer and enterprise markets, is pleased to announce that the Company has received four International CES Innovation 2017 awards, for its upcoming Blade 3000 Smart Sunglasses. These award-winning AR Smart Sunglasses … Read more
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