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MMD, the leading technology company and brand license partner for Philips Monitors, is introducing a series of innovations for business professionals and home users alike at IFA 2016 from 2 to 7 September in Berlin. With UltraColor technology and its wider gamut support, integrated e.g. in the slimmest monitor on the market, the latest 4K … Read more
Panasonic has today launched the DMP-UB700 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player. It not only delivers breathtaking pictures in pin-sharp 4K, but also supports High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging. The DMP-UB700 extends Panasonic’s successful line-up of Ultra HD Blu-ray Players, offering many features of the DMP-UB900 – which was recently awarded ‘European Ultra HD Player 2016-2017’ by … Read more
Market researcher, CCS, predicts that the sales of VR headsets will reach 16.5 million this year, valued at over $500 million, with sales growing to 72 million by 2020. That number includes smartphone VR devices which will reach 14.5 million. Fully dedicated headsets such as the HTC Vive will hit 2 million this year and … Read more
Philips (MMD) said that it would show a 40″ curved monitor at the IFA show. The monitor has UltraHD resolution and the company also emphasised the narrow borders of the monitor. The company will also show wide colour gamut monitors and a new slim bezel range that will appear in Q4. Analyst Comment We’ll get … Read more
There’s an old joke among people in the display industry about “Lies, damn lies, statistics … and ANSI lumens”. Sometimes it seems that it doesn’t matter what you do, specifications get bent and stretched by those that are trying to exploit them. Does that mean that you should stop trying to improve them? I don’t … Read more
Arçelik of Turkey (which controls the Beko and Grundig brands), said that it would introduce OLED TVs, made in Turkey, in September. The TV will be a 65″ unit that will support UltraHD resolution and will be sold in Turkey in Arçelik stores. Analyst Comment If the unit is made in Turkey, the expectation is … Read more
The new HbbTV 2.0.1, a new version of HbbTV 2.0, has been published and is said to meet ETSI standards and is expected to launch in Q4 16. It’s official name is TS 102 796 V.1.4.1.
Sky Deutschland has replaced its Sky Online service with a new OTT video service that is available without a long term contract on a daily, weekly or monthly basis in Germany and Austria. It will be known as Sky Ticket. A range of devices are supported including iPad, iPhone, some Android smartphones and tablets, Windows … Read more
Astral out of Home (owned by Bell Media) claims to now be the market leader in the DOOH segment in Canada’s airport advertising market, having added the rights for the advertising in Toronto airport from this month. It also has contracts in Vancouver, Ottawa and Halifax airports as well as Montreal and Quebec.
NCR was was contracted to supply and install 300 ATMs for Kuwait Finance House (KFH). NCR APATRA software was used for the infrastructure as well as NCR’s Branch Effectiveness Modeling (BEM) that has tools to capture transactions or customer traffic.
Taiwanese sources say that Asustek and Acer are looking at introducing high end gaming notebooks with larger, an 18″ display from Asus and a 21″ curved model from Acer. Vendors are optimistic that new graphics cards from Nvidia will re-vitalise the market this year. Analyst Comment We’ll check on the 21″ at IFA later this … Read more
Witsview in Taiwan has reported TV panel shipments up in July to 22.8 million units, 5% up on June and 2.2% up on July 2015. It gave the following shipment numbers: Panel Maker Volume Monthly Growth LG Display 4.485 5.70% Samsung Display 4.46 11.50% BOE 4 -1.00% Innolux 3.49 1.80% CSOT 2.856 9.10% AUO 2.26 … Read more
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