BlueRiver NT Receives Multiple Best of Show Awards
AptoVision’s BlueRiver NT technology has won two ‘Best of Show’ awards, from AV Technology and Installation Magazine. The wins were announced at ISE 2016.
Huawei in Italy, Thanks to Ingram
Ingram Micro is the official distributor of Huawei smartphones and related accessories in Italy.
3,000 Employees to Leave HP Inc
HP Inc. is accelerating its restructuring programme, and now expects about 3,000 employees to leave by the end of its current fiscal year – not over three years, as had previously been announced (HP to Cut 10% of Workforce). Up to 3,300 of the 30,000 employees to leave were to come from HP Inc., with … Read more
Asustek to Focus More on Notebooks
Asus feels its tablet sales are unlikely to be able to achieve growth in 2016, according tto sources in Asia. The firm shipped 5.9 million tablets in 2015 and is looking to ship 5-6 million units in 2016. However, the company is hopeful that its notebook shipments will return to growth and will generate profit … Read more
QD Laser Prototypes AR Display for Vision Correction
Image: NikkeiA prototype of glasses using ‘retinal-scanning laser eyewear technology’, to improve wearer’s vision, has been shown at the Medical IT Solutions Expo of Medical Japan 2016, by QD Laser Inc. The glasses are an augmented reality device that projects an image directly on to the user’s retina. They do not require the user to … Read more
Spanish Pay-TV Subscriptions Rising
Parks Associates has announced new research showing 16% of Spanish pay-TV households subscribed to pay TV for the first time last year. ‘Connected Consumer in Europe’ reveals that Spanish consumers are more likely than consumers in other Western European markets to either have never had pay-TV, or to have cancelled it in favour of online … Read more
McDonald’s Getting into VR
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that many companies that cater to children in general have an interest in VR. As one of the upcoming technologies, VR in general is often viewed as the best candidate for gaming, with social media and video entertainment coming right behind it. At the VR entry level, several companies … Read more
Third-Gen Volumetric Display Coming from Holoxica
Holoxica is a Scottish company which has just received €1.28 million from the European Commission’s Horizon2020 SME Instrument to develop its third generation holographic display. It will be aimed at providing volumetric display of slice-based medical images from CT, MRI and ultrasound devices. Three years ago, we wrote about Holoxica’s second generation holographic device. This … Read more
Ericsson Ensures QoE
Ericsson had what might have been the largest stand at the show, taking up one entire end of a hall by itself. However, the majority of the space was invitation-only, and only open to customers and partners. Still, the public part of the booth contained enough to see: Ericsson had filled it with future concepts. … Read more
LCD Panels Face First Q1 Decline Since 2009
TV and IT display shipments are expected to face their first Q1 decline since 2009, according to IHS. Prices are falling for these displays, due to inventory adjustments by LCD makers and continued slowing demand, says IHS. This is affecting profitability for panel makers. IHS expects Q1’16 shipments to decline 8% YoY, to 196 million … Read more
AOC Gearing up for CeBIT 2016
AOC is inviting attendees to this year’s CeBIT show to view its recent B2C, B2B and gaming products. CeBIT will take place between the 14tth and 18th March in Hannover, Germany. The manufacturer will showcase the recently-released C3583FQ curved gaming monitor and 32″ widescreen Ultra HD display U3277PQU, at the booth of IT distributor API … Read more
Acer Extends Android to Premium Jade Line
Acer clearly sees Windows as a business proposition, and at MWC was reinforcing that feeling with new offers on the Liquid Jade Primo smartphone (Acer Looks to Gamers, Chromebooks and “PC Phone”). We saw the Jade Primo at IFA and again at CES, connected to a monitor via a docking station and effectively being used … Read more
