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Loewe began at IFA in 1931 when founder Sigmund Loewe first showed a television. But, like many high end specialty brands, it has suffered as TV supply chains have consolidated in Asia and sales declined. Two years ago, Hisense came to the rescue, and like the Skyworth/Metz relation, Loewe remains a German-owned company with assembly … Read more
IBC’s Big Screen Auditorium this year will be the most complex installation ever, featuring HDR and HFR 4K 3D laser projection and immersive audio. The IBC Big Screen Auditorium is the home of the IBC Big Screen Experience, which is at the heart of the IBC2016 Conference where more than 300 speakers will share insights … Read more
AUO saw its August revenue drop 5% YoY to NT$28.95 billion ($925.4 million) from NT$30.49 billion ($974.6 million). The year to date turnover was down 16% to NT$207.02 billion ($6.6 billion) from NT$245.49 billion ($7.8 billion). Large panel shipments were 10.38 million (up 15% MoM) while small and medium panel shipments were 12.13 million (down … Read more
V-Nova Ltd., a leading provider of video compression solutions, has published the results of a further independent evaluation of its V-Nova PERSEUS™ video compression technology. The evaluation was conducted by independent consultancy informitv and was based on the data rates used by a major national telecommunications service provider, tested with a representative range of high-definition … Read more
KAONMEDIA, a world market leader in the development and manufacturing of Digital Connectivity devices, has introduced a new generation set top box – the Surround set top box (STB). The Surround STB delivers an enhanced TV entertainment experience with improved sonic performance that matches TV’s lifelike scene. “With the increase in OTT services and Video … Read more
Media Solutions Ltd, a design house for media distribution solutions for the smart home and the AV industry, announced today the availability of the MS-TestPro, the first touchscreen test device for HDBaseT networks. The MS-TestPro provides an elegant, handheld solution for in-field testing of HDBaseT-based systems and cabling. With its built-in monitoring, logging, and diagnostics … Read more
Media Solutions has made MS-TestPro, a touchscreen test device for HDBaseT networks, available for $1395. It is a handheld device for in-field testing of HDBaseT-based systems and cabling, which has built-in monitoring, logging, and diagnostic capabilities, allowing for up to 100m of Cat5e (or higher) cabling. There are two versions, a touchscreen model and a … Read more
Canatu Oy has received 22 million euros late stage funding via a series of investments of 10 million EUR and a loan of 12 million EUR from the European Investment Bank. This investment is one of the largest investments in a Finnish startup. The funding will enable Canatu to respond to solid market demand and … Read more
Finnish company Canatu has won €22 million ($24.8 million) in funding for R&D into its transparent conductive films and touch sensors, €10 being investments and the remaining €12 million a loan. The films are flexible and 3D formable and the funding will also increase production capacity. The firm hopes to widen its customer base to … Read more
Dell Technologies recorded Q2 net losses of $264 million, down on losses of $292 million a year ago, on turnover which went up 1% to $13.05 billion from $12.98 billion. For the first half losses fell to $690 million from $738 million, on revenue of $25.26 billion, down 1% from $25.5 billion. The company said … Read more
Dell has launched gaming notebooks suitable for VR use under the Alienware brand. The new notebooks feature Nvidia GeForce GTX 10 series GPUs and are claimed to have 85% better performance than the previous generation. The Alienware 17 has an option for support of Tobii’s eye tracking technology. The Tobii camera can detect the user’s … Read more
Intel is to buy Movidius which is a specialist developer of SoCs for vision processing (Is AR the New Hope for 3D?). Intel wants the technology to be used in “augmented, virtual and merged reality, drones, robotics, digital still cameras and beyond”. The first Movidius chip was used in the Google Project Tango. Analyst Comment … Read more
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