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The Global Market for Nanomaterials in Flexible Screens, Transparent Conductive Films, Printable Electronics & Displays

April 20, 2016 by Isaac Oburu

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “The Global Market for Nanomaterials in Flexible Screens, Transparent Conductive Films, Printable Electronics and Displays” report to their offering. The market is expected to be worth over $10 billion at the components level by 2030. As well as enabling novel approaches to display designs, nanomaterials are … Read more

Lang Commits to Panasonic to Satisfy Rental Demand for Laser Projection

April 20, 2016 by Isaac Oburu

The 3-Chip DLPTM SOLID SHINE series, which has been designed specifically for large venue applications, is the brightest projector Panasonic has ever launched, and offers continuous maintenance-free operation, low total cost of ownership, a small cabinet and stunning picture quality. Lang supports many of Europe’s leading projection mapping events, including the Bucharest iMapp Festival and … Read more

EBU to Use NTT Electronics’ HEVC Codecs for Motor Sports 2016 Live Content Transmission

April 20, 2016 by Isaac Oburu

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has decided to test NTT Electronics’ HEVC encoder and decoder for live content transmission throughout the 2016 motor sports season. The brand new HC11000E encoder and HC11000D decoder from NTT Electronics which uses the Cutting Edge HEVC technology will be one of the key transmission products adopted for several events … Read more

BenQ Shrinks Projector and Eases Set-up

April 20, 2016 by Tom Allen

The CH100 is a portable 1DLP LED projector, designed for business presentations – emphasising reliability and colour fidelity. sRGB replication is absolutely accurate, says BenQ – good enough that the projector features sRGB certification. Five presentation modes are built in: graphic, motion graphics, vivid, lectures and cinema. 10-bit colour can be displayed. Due to the … Read more

TCO Celebrates New Certifications

April 20, 2016 by Tom Allen

26 new notebook and tablet computers were certified under the new, more advanced TCO Certified sustainability criteria in March and April. These products are recognised as containing fewer hazardous substances, such as heavy metals. The most recent products to pass came from Dell and Lenovo.

Automotive Market Shifting to Capacitive Touch

April 20, 2016 by Tom Allen

Touch screens are increasingly being seen in vehicles, as consumers become more comfortable with the technology through their mobile devices. According to IHS, the automotive touch panel market is forecast to expand from 28 million units shipped in 2013, to 86 million in 2021. “Although there are concerns about how direct touch operations could affect … Read more

Barco Enjoys Rising Bookings

April 20, 2016 by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Barco has released a trading update for Q1’16. Incoming orders booked totalled €208.8 million: a 10.3% YoY rise. The order book stood at €350.5 million, up from €339.7 million in Q1’15. Total sales for the quarter were €255.1 million, up 5.6% YoY. The entertainment division’s sales declined 1.3%, to €133.1 million. However, enterprise and healthcare … Read more

Fraunhofer Shows Ultra-Thin Glass Results

April 20, 2016 by Tom Allen

Fraunhofer FEP will show off its newest developments in ultra-thin glass at SVC TechCon 2016, held from the 9th – 13th May in Indianapolis, USA. The organisation’s most recent focus is sheet-to-sheet coatings of large-area ultra-thin glass.

Sony Accommodates UltraHD Demand

April 20, 2016 by Tom Allen

Responding to the growth of UltraHD video, Sony has introduced six new professional Bravia displays with tuners, known as the XD8000 series, at NAB in Las Vegas. Each of the sets (43″, 49″, 55″, 65″ 75″ and 85″) is compatible with HDR and features Sony’s colour-boosting Triluminos Display technology. They are faster than their predecessors … Read more

Vizio Prepares More SmartCast

December 21, 2022April 20, 2016 by Tom Allen

Vizio has continued to expand the built-in Chromecast functionality (‘Google Cast’) of its TV sets. The P-Series was introduced in early April (Vizio Integrates Google Cast, Scraps Tuner), and now the company has described the M- (50″ – 80″) and E-Series (32″ – 70″). Both new lines are home theatre displays, with UltraHD resolution (on … Read more

Netflix Goes on HDR Binge

April 20, 2016 by Tom Allen

Marco Polo, a Netflix original series, is the only HDR content available todayNetflix has said that is will add more than 150 hours of HDR content this year, in both the HDR10 and Dolby Vision formats. Over 100 hours will be live by August, the company has said.

EMEA Decline Reflects World Market

April 20, 2016 by Tom Allen

The EMEA PC market declined in-line with worldwide totals in Q1’16, with clear splits between the consumer/commercial and regional markets. Shipments were down 10% YoY to 19.5 million units, compared to a 9.6% fall in global results. Some vendors were affected more than others. HP performed better in EMEA than it did worldwide, increasing its … Read more