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With the advancement in direct laser projection, the reproduction and accuracy of colors is getting more attention. Commercial units are already available and operating from several makers, including Christie Digital, Barco, NEC, etc. Beside the traditional “size” of the color gamut, and the output (white) lumens, more emphasis is being given to the next level … Read more
S[quadrat] GmbH will take part in IBC for the first time this year, showing off its newest LED display. The firm will be on Transtech LED’s stand (11-A25) (in which S[quadrat] is a shareholder), showing off the new Ski SI NT V4. This has a 1.2mm pixel pitch, with 800 cd/m² of brightness and a … Read more
The Walt Disney company has taken a 33% stake in BAMTech, a video streaming company formed by Major League Baseball. The acquisition cost $2 billion, which will be paid in two installments: one now and one in January 2017. Disney has the option to secure majority ownership in the coming years. BAMTech specialises in direct-to-consumer … Read more
Renesas Electronics reported Q1 2016 net profit of 10 billion yen ($98.6 million), down 66.6% YoY from 29.8 billion yen ($293.8 million). Turnover was 152 billion yen ($1.5 billion) down 15.2% YoY from 179 billion yen ($1.7 million).
Atlona’s new distribution amplifier is an eight-output unit capable of handling up to DCI-4k signals. It takes one U of rack space. The AT-UHD-CAT-8 features HDMI-to-HDBaseT distribution of DCI-4k at 60Hz, using 8-bit colour and 4:2:0 subsampling. 10- and 12-bit colour and 4:2:2/4:4:4 subsampling are also supported. The unit can send signals up to 70m, … Read more
Skully was a crowd-funded company that had planned to produce augmented reality motorcycle helmets. Although its campaign was funded in 2014, the firm has told backers that it’s closing down, because it ran out of funds – despite trying to sell itself to LeEco. Skully has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Unlike Chapter 11, this … Read more
Samsung will hold a one-day event in Schwalbach, Germany on the 22nd August, hosted in the Samsung Display Truck. Invidis reports that the day will run from 14:00 – 19:00. Sessions will cover applications such as DOOH advertising, video communication in shop windows and the need for special screens for outdoor and semi-outdoor environments. To … Read more
LG has shared more information about its upcoming Android 7.0 smartphone, the V20. It will, says LG, be the first smartphone to feature 32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC (digital to analogue converter). A Quad DAC is intended to bring digital sound as close as possible to a live performance. It is said to be able to … Read more
Quanta’s revenues in July reached NT$72.2 billion ($): a 3.9% MoM increase, but slipping 13.7% YoY. Year-to-date revenues were NT$477.2 billion, down 2.6% YoY. The on-month growth was achieved despite a double-digit (20%) fall in notebook shipments, to 3.2 million units. This is because most of the revenue growth came from non-notebook businesses.
Asus’s July revenues reached NT$33.3 billion ($1 billion): down 21.3% MoM and 3.5% YoY. In the January-July period, Asus generated revenues of NT$255.9 billion ($8.2 billion), which was up 0.43% YoY. July revenues were down due to the late shipment of Asus’s Zenfone 3 smartphone series, which did not begin until August. However, new products … Read more
July revenues were up at TSMC, growing 5.6% YoY although falling 6.1% MoM. They stood at NT$76.4 billion ($2.4 billion). Year-to-date revenues were down 1.3% YoY, to NT$501.7 billion ($16 billion).
Coretronic’s revenues fell 1.1% MoM and 14.9% YoY in July, ending the month at NT$4.8 billion ($153.3 million). Its January-July revenue was down 15.9% YoY, at NT$32.3 ($1 billion) billion. In July, Coretronic shipped 95,000 projectors (down 16% MoM), and 651,000 in the year to date, up 7% YoY.
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