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Apple has raised its order for chips and components for its Series 2 Watch products with shipping volumes for August and September of over two million units, according to supply chain sources. This suggests that, although worldwide sales are down, Apple is still positive about the next generation smartwatch.
Wistron recorded August turnover of NT$58.48 billion ($1.8 billion), up 24.3% YoY, giving year to date revenue of NT$387.34 billion ($12.2 billion), down 0.3% YoY. The company shipped 1.8 million notebooks (up 20% MoM), 550,000 LCD monitors and 350,000 LCD TVs. Inventec posted August sales of NT$37.78 billion ($1.2 billion), up 15.5% YoY, resulting in … Read more
Global sales of semiconductors went up 2.6% MoM to $27.1 billion in July, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), but were down 2.8% YoY. It was the largest monthly rise since September 2015 with all of the regional markets seeing an upturn – the Americas 3.3%, China 3.2%, Japan 3.1%, the rest of Asia … Read more
Hannstar Display says that it expects to bring its losses to an end later this year, thanks to a healthier supply and demand situation. LG Display, Samsung and CPT are all closing handset LCD panel factory lines, with the Korean pair moving to OLED panels. This has led to investors buying up shares in Hannstar, … Read more
Aaxa Technologies has a new pico projector, the M5 which uses LED sources and DLP technology to produce 900 ‘LED lumens’ at 1280 x 800 resolution in a unit of 6″ x 6″ x 1.8″ (15.2 x 15.2 x 4.6cm). The unit uses a 28 watt lithium ion battery which is claimed to allow operation … Read more
ARRIS International, plc., has announced that it will use ARRIS VIP5662EW UHD STBs for its recently launched MEO 4K service in Portugal. MEO subscribers can access MEO’s 4K content via on-demand content and a 4K TV app.
Shenzhen Skyworth Digital Technology Co Ltd, a provider of smart home solutions and STBs, has signed an agreement with Dish Mexico to supply them with STBs. (Watch out for our report in Skyworth in our upcoming IBC report).
iWedia, a company that provides software solutions for TV devices to service operators and consumer electronics manufacturers, has announced during IBC 2016 that its Linux-based Teatro-3.0 software solution for IP-connected zappers on top of SmarDTV’s SmarBOX Hybrid. During the same event, the company announced that its Teatro-3.5 software solution for Android TV STB is available … Read more
At NAB 2016, the UHD Forum issued a set of guidelines designed to help broadcasters make decisions on the deployment of 4K and HDR services in the near term. At IBC 2016, it announced the guidelines had been updated to version 1.1 after consultation with ATSC, CableLabs, CTA, DASH Industry Forum, DECE, DVB, EBU, HDMI … Read more
A new workshop on streaming media will be held on Fri., Oct. 28 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles, following the SMPTE® 2016 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition (SMPTE 2016). The workshop is designed to provide an update on standardization efforts and commercialization needs related to the light field capture-to-display ecosystem, and to … Read more
Insight Media has published two new white papers that describe the basics of color science, the trends toward wider color gamut displays and projectors and the value of these wider colors in two vertical market segments. The first paper focuses on the value of expanded and accurate color in the home theater market while the … Read more
The TV academy announced four Interactive Media Jury Winners this week. One of the surprises is the one award going to Oculus and their virtual reality experience, Henry. The experience is about a hedgehog walking through his room on his birthday with the viewer becoming part of the event. Of course, the real thing can … Read more
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