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Global flat-panel display (FPD) revenue will shrink by 6% YoY this year, to $120 billion, according to estimates from IHS. This represents the lowest result since 2012. “The industry has begun to question whether the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil will spur panel demand, as Brazil’s domestic situation and economy are worsening,” said IHS’s Rick … Read more
Panasonic has installed a full AV solution at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, in Room 1 – the centre’s largest conference room. Room 1 seats about 1,000 people. Panasonic supplied a PT-DZ21KEJ projector; AK-HC1800G multi-purpose camera; AG-HPD24EJ memory card portable recorder; AV-HS450EJ switcher; and AW-RP50E camera controller. Panasonic has worked with UNESCO since 1995.
Daktronics was chosen to design, manufacture and install a curved LED sign encasing an elevator, at NewPark in Newark, California. The main display is 5.2 x 3.9m, with a 6mm pixel pitch. Additional LED elements surround the display, creating a digital facade with ambient lighting.
Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus VR, has said that the Oculus Rift headset will work with Macs when Apple makes “a good computer”. Apple does not currently prioritise the high-end GPUs that the Oculus Rift requires to work: today, no single Apple computer meets the Rift’s minimum specifications. Luckey told Shack News, “You can buy … Read more
A new tool was recently bought to our attention, which can be used to develop publication-ready VR apps. InstaVR, from Candlify VR, is an app authoring tool that uses a drag-and-drop web-based interface. It will be demonstrated at SXSW in Austin, from the 13th – 16th March this year.
Sony has announced a new R&D project called the Future Lab Program. The initiative will share concept prototypes with users while they are in the development stage, and seek feedback and inspiration. The first project, known as ‘N’, will be shown at SXSW in Austin, Texas (12th – 20th March). It is a concept with … Read more
The lifetime of OLEDs based on thermally-activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) has been ‘greatly’ increased via a ‘small tweak’, say researchers at Japan’s Kyushu University. The modifications, which are easily implemented, can also potentially raise the lifetime of existing OLEDs in smartphones and TVs. Typical OLEDs are based around an organic molecule, which emits light when … Read more
Tech Data reported Q4 net profit of $80.9 million, up 8% YoY from $74.9 million. Turnover was $7.5 billion, up 2% YoY. Turnover remained flat in Europe, while the Americas segment grew 5%.
Broadcom Ltd is to lay off 1,900 employees globally, says Reuters. The cuts, which will last to 2018, will cost the company up to $650 million. Avago finished its acquisition of Broadcom (Avago to Buy Broadcom for $37 Billion) last month. The new combined company has forecast adjusted revenue of $3.55 billion (+/-$75 million) for … Read more
A local government website in China has revealed plans by Foxconn to invest ‘billions of yuan’ in a new technology-focused industrial park in Nanning, Guangxi Province, says Reuters. Construction on the planned park will begin this year, and it will be operational by 2020, according to the Nanning government’s website. 70,000 jobs will be created … Read more
ABI Research has predicted that mobile VR device shipments will exceed 50 million units by 2020, with a CAGR of 84.5%. The conclusion is based, in part, on the recent spate of virtual reality launches at MWC 2016.
The Communications Regulatory Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina has issued a permit to Radiotelevizije Republike Srpske (RTRS), for the installation of digital TV broadcasting equipment in Banja Luka. It marks the start of DTT trials in the Sarajevo, Banja Luka and Mostar regions between the 15th and 20th March.
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