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JVC is to unveil its first consumer D-ILA projector at IFA 2016. All that we know so far is that it will be a BLU-Escent model, with UltraHD (or DCI-4k) resolution and HDR. BLU-Escent is a technology that JVC uses on its commercial projectors. It is a combination of a blue laser and yellow phosphor, … Read more
Cadillac has designed a concept car with the infotainment interface spread across several arched displays. The new concept uses ‘at least’ three curved OLED screens, which Cadillac has developed with LG Display, and is currently being shown at Monterey Car Week in California. One screen, the centre console, is placed behind the wheel, and is … Read more
Clear Channel UK won an outdoor advertising contract with supermarket Asda in February, and has now begun to install displays. Several portrait-style 70″ displays have been rolled out to the first of as many as 500 locations (300 superstores and 200 supermarkets).
Taiwan’s Lite-On is investing NT$10 billion ($320.3 million) on expanding its facility at the Nantze Export Processing Zone in Kaohsiung. The work includes building a new manufacturing plant for automotive electronics and an operational centre for its cloud computing, industrial automation and networking divisions. Lite-On will begin work on the manufacturing in January 2017 and … Read more
The co-president of Acer’s BYOC Smart Products business unit, and head of the smartphone and wearable divisions, is leaving the company to (apparently) join Qualcomm Taiwan as its president. ST Liew joined Acer in 2010 and has worked to grow the mobile device business, including through a collaboration with Victorinox. Android Headlines says that Acer … Read more
E Ink holdings reported Q2 2016 net profit of NT$ 780 million ($24.9 million). Turnover was NT$3.5 billion ($111.7 million). For the six month period, net profit was NT$508 million ($16.2 million). Turnover for the same period was NT$ 6.1 billion ($194.7 million).
Asustek reported Q2 2016 net profit of NT$4.1 billion ($130 million), down 11.4% YoY. Turnover was NT$93.94 billion ($3 billion), down 5.5% YoY. Net profit included about NT$942 million ($30 million) from foreign exchange conversions.
Taiwanese Point-of-Sales terminal brand leader Posiflex announced today that they have entered into a purchase agreement with KIOSK Information Systems (KIOSK), a world leader in self-service solutions. Posiflex will offer KIOSK a cash purchase for all outstanding ordinary shares, for a total consideration of approximately $US 105 million. Both companies are industry forerunners known for … Read more
The latest sales data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech shows that iOS returned to growth in the US, accounting for 31.8% of smartphone sales in the second quarter of 2016, a 1.3 percentage point increase versus the same period a year ago. From a brand perspective, Samsung accounted for 35% of smartphone sales, and Apple 31.8%. … Read more
This is a launch announcement: DOOGEE T5 will be launched on August 15th on DOOGEE’s official website www.doogee.cc, with a launch date celebration for the BusinessportPhone. Which style would you like? 100 lucky participants will win a T5 and everyone will get a $20 coupon. T5’s slogan is the Businessport Phone, freely switch! And its … Read more
Juniper Research says that UltraHD OTT content adoption will climb quickly over the next five years, finally reaching the mass market. These services are forecast to attract 189 million users worldwide by 2021, up from 2.3 million this year. The rapid growth of UHD OTT services will be driven by greater availability of both content … Read more
Christie and Hexagon Solutions partnered to deploy 66 Christie Boxer 4K30 Projectors achieving a real-time tracking 3D projection mapping performances during the 51st Singapore National day celebrations, and the event was seen by about 55,000 spectators. The system used real time tracking with 40 cameras and 260 tracking beacons to allow dynamic mapping. Hexogon said … Read more
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