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Asus’ April revenues fell sharply, down 42.4% MoM and 12.7% YoY, to NT$26.1 billion ($799.3 million). Year-to-date revenues were up 3.1% YoY, at NT$136.1 billion ($4.2 billion). The fall was blamed on delayed purchases, as the company is getting ready to launch new products. Revenue gains are forecast for May and June, when Asus expects … Read more
Acer has said that its consolidated revenues fell 42.1% MoM and 11.2% YoY in April. Revenues reached NT$14 billion ($428.8 million), with year-to-date revenues of NT$70.4 billion ($2.2 billion) (down 16.2%).
Foxconn’s April revenues were down 5.1% MoM and 8.5% YoY in April, to NT$322.4 billion ($9.9 billion). In the first four months of the year, revenues fell 6.3% to NT$1.3 trillion ($39.8 billion).
Ateme’s Titan compression system was used by Spanish public broadcaster RTVE to broadcaster the ‘Parsifal’ opera from Teatro Real last month, in UltraHD. The broadcast used both satellite and terrestrial networks. The signal was encoded at 30Mbps using the Main10 profile and HEVC codec.
The European Commission has blocked the proposed merger of O2 and Hutchinson, which operates the Three network, in the UK. The Commission was concerned that the move would have led to less choice and higher prices for consumers. If the deal had gone ahead, there would have been only two competitors for the merged entity: … Read more
ATEME announced today that RTVE, Spain’s public service broadcaster and largest audiovisual group in the country, broadcast the opera by Wagner “Parsifal” from Teatro Real on April 21, live in Ultra High Definition (UHD). The broadcast took place via HISPASAT satellite and terrestrial network, in partnership with ATEME, who provided the digital compression of the … Read more
Vuzix® Corporation, a leading supplier of Video Eyewear and Smart Glasses products in the consumer, enterprise, and entertainment markets, is pleased to announce that the Company, after receiving and qualifying newly revised production components, has started ramping up production of its iWear Video Headphones. The Company is expecting full production levels within the coming month … Read more
Harry Zervos, principal analyst with IDTechEx, presented a talk about eyewear. Virtual reality is already popular, he said, and augmented reality is growing in two stages. For now, it is tied to smartphones; the next stage, and mainstream adoption, will come when AR glasses are standalone devices and can replace your phone. A challenge for … Read more
We last talked to Paul Cain of FlexEnable at MWC 2016 (FlexEnable Curves an LCD Around the Wrist), and he was presenting at the IDTechEx Show on the topic of ‘Ubiquitous Displays and Sensors’. Wearable technology is transforming lives; IDTechEx forecasts a market size of 3 billion wearable sensors and 1 billion wearable displays by … Read more
Peter Kazlas is director of advanced product development at QD Vision, which produces Color IQ quantum dots; these began to be shipped in early 2013. Color IQ optics use red and green QDs with a blue LED light source. The display industry has invested billions of dollars into increasing screen size and the quality of … Read more
Kazumasa Nomoto from Sony covered the topic of TFTs for displays, specifically with regards to flexible and ePaper types. There are three ‘levels’ to flexible displays, which the industry is progressing through (and towards) now: durable/lightweight; bendable (we are here now); and rollable/foldable. The last stage, which is still ‘behind closed doors’ for most companies, … Read more
Futaba’s Burkhard Jaeger discussed the expansion of the firm’s flexible PM-OLED range, which are produced for wearables. Futaba entered the OLED market after acquiring TMC in 2011. Futaba PM OLED roadmap – Click for higher resolutionThe current focus is on small OLEDs, up to 2″. Futaba’s products are used in wearables from several tier 2 … Read more
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