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Spending on FPD equipment will reach $11.2 billion this year, says IHS, its highest level since 2011. Two trends are driving the growth: a rush to expand high volumes of flexible AMOLED panels, for smartphone applications, in South Korea; and panel makers building new factories in China, to produce a variety of FPD panel sizes … Read more
New Frontier presented almost five times as many virtual reality works at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival as it did at the 2014 show according to an interesting article from Indiewire. Viewing expanded to multiple venues, and two formats dominated: 360° video and game environments. 360° video is simply that: a fixed perspective, which the … Read more
Asahi Glass reported full year 2015 net profit of 42.9 billion Yen ($375 million), up 105% YoY, from 15.9 Yen ($139 million). Turnover was reported at 1.32 trillion Yen ($10.7 billion), down slightly by 1.6% YoY from 1.35 trillion Yen ($11.8 billion). Turnover was dragged down by lower display sales. with the overall electronics segment … Read more
Barco’s flagship laser projector will screen a selection of movies at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale). The flagship projector is the DP4K-60L, and will be set up at Friedrichstadt-Palast venue: Europe’s largest show theatre.
The Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee will see a new large-format LED display installed this year, using LEDs from DigiLED. It is DigiLED’s largest-ever project, consisting of four main screen surfaces measuring 19.2m x 9m. The screens use DigiLED’s Toura6 (6.6mm) product, with a total resolution of 11520 x 1350. The installation, by integrator GoVision … Read more
Eutelsat Communications reported first half 2015 net profit of €188 million ($210 million), up 17.0% YoY. Turnover was up €774 million ($869 million), up 1.5% YoY. The Video Applications segment reported an increase of 3.7% YoY at €485.9 million ($544.2 million) from €452.4 million ($506.7 million).
Eizo’s newest 24.1″ ColorEdge monitors are the CG2420 and CS2420, featuring slim bezels (39% smaller than predecessors’), a carrying handle and Eizo’s own ColorNavigator 6 software. ColorNavigator is intended for users requiring a variety of calibration functionality. Users can select preset target values for photography, printing and web design. Alternatively, they can set their own … Read more
After some on/off speculation (Vodafone Mulling Liberty Global Acquisition and Liberty/Vodafone Deal Off the Table), Liberty Global and Vodafone have agreed to merge their operations in the Netherlands. The merger will create a joint venture with a 50% stake for both companies. It is said that the new company will be a ‘national unified communications … Read more
According to reports, Samsung has started the production of AMOLED panels for its anticipated flagship Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones. These are expected to be launched on Sunday, the 21st February, at MWC. We will be there – watch for our coverage soon.
The 15th Flexible and Printed Electronics Conference and Exhibition (2016FLEX) that will be held at the Monterey Marriott California. Organisers expect over 600 attendees. The event is to be held between the 29th February and 3rd March. The event features market and technical presentations, short courses, poster sessions, exhibits and more – all focused on … Read more
Paul Raines, CEO of Gamestop, has told Fox Business that Sony’s Playstation VR headset will not be launched in early 2016, as previously stated. Instead, he said that his chain would launch the device in the autumn.
According to local reports, Wistron will join Foxconn as a supplier of the entry-level iPhone, currently known as the iPhone 5SE. It is expected to be launched in the middle of March.
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