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We reported on the deal that Acer has done with Starbreeze in our IFA report (Acer Jumps onto Gaze for Monitors & PCs) and now the Taipei Times is reporting that the company is developing a backpack PC to allow users of a headset to move around without being tethered to a fix system unit. … Read more
Avnet, Inc., a leading global technology distributor, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Technology Solutions operating group to Tech Data Corporation in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $2.6 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Avnet will receive $2.4 billion in cash and 2.8 million shares … Read more
IDC released its latest forecast for the smartwatch and wearables market and expects the total market to reach 20 million units by 2020. The company defines smartwatches as those that can run third party applications. Examples include Apple’s Watch, Samsung’s Gear S3, Motorola’s Moto 360, and Pebble’s Watch. Smartwatches are part of the larger category … Read more
Like Samsung Display, LG Display had a meeting room with a range of demonstrations on just a couple of topics. First, the company showed how much better the colour is on an IPS display when viewed off-axis. This came to light in a recent TV quiz show in Korea, when colour coding was used and … Read more
One of the highlights of the Sony CEDIA booth were the ZD9 series of HDR TVs. These were being shown in 100”, 75” and 65” screen sizes and attracted a lot of on-lookers with bulging eyes. We covered these TVs extensively in our IFA report (Sony Highlights Backlight Master Technology at IFA), but there was … Read more
Each year CEDIA conducts its “Size and Scope of the Residential Electronic Systems Industry Survey” to analyze the size of the industry and identify market trends. In 2016, the average system integrator is projecting 17% growth with estimated revenues at $2.5 million; CEDIA and research partner, Parks Associates, takes a more conservative view, estimating a … Read more
There was no news of Apple’s iPhone 7 display at the recent launch event for the iPhone 7 series. The new display components introduced two new benchmarks for mobile LCD displays, with the lowest screen reflectance available in a mobile device, and recording the highest contrast ratio IPS (in plane switching) LCD ever, according to … Read more
The home-focused web site Houzz teamed up with CEDIA to conduct a survey of nearly 1,000 homeowners in the midst of planning, or who have recently completed, a home renovation project. According to the 2016 U.S. Houzz Smart Home Trends Survey, nearly half of renovating homeowners are incorporating “smart” technology: systems or devices that can … Read more
That is the question that home builder Sabine H. Schoenberg tried to address in a short talk at CEDIA. Home automation is mainly a province of the custom install channel today – and targeted at affluent home owners. While the industry is still nascent, there is much that home automation can do – and it … Read more
CEDIA 2016 took place in Dallas, Texas this year and attendance topped just over 18,750 attendees this year. Over 500 exhibitors, 115 CEDIA training sessions, 13 CEDIA Talks, six free CEDIA Panel Sessions, and several events provided attendees an opportunity to “think big” for the future of their businesses. 2016 exhibitors picked up on the … Read more
The black screens from Screen Innovations have been very successful in the market, but there are limitations. According to Mark Robinson, VP of Technology at Stewart Filmscreen, those limitations included a maximum height of 60” (1.5M), rigid construction, so not rollable, and the inability to make a perforated screen for thru-screen audio. “We could have … Read more
Breaking news at Peerless-AV® is Melinda Von Horvath is joining Peerless-AV EMEA main board as Sales Director for EMEA and Melinda will report in to Keith Dutch, who has been promoted to Managing Director EMEA. Gordon Dutch, the current Managing Director of Peerless-AV EMEA, will step down as from October 1st 2016 into a part … Read more
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