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Hitachi Uses Philips HLD

Hitachi was promoting the launch of its new 5000 Series, which we have covered before (Hitachi Optimises Installation Images), and showing off a new projector using Philips’ HLD LED technology (Philips Introduces ColorSpark). The 5000 Series consists of five models, each featuring edge-blending, warping and compatibility with remote control systems such as Crestron, AMX and … Read more

InFocus Makes Dual Acquisitions

InFocus has announced two acquisitions in two days. First, the company bought Avistar: a provider of video conferencing softwware. Second, InFocus acquired Vidco, a provider of multimedia room and building systems. Avistar’s technology is already used in InFocus’ Mondopad video conferencing system, as well as various calling services that the company provides. Meanwhile, the acquisition … Read more

2015 Marks Peak Cinema Attendances in the EU

The European Audiovisual Observatory (EAVO) has estimated that total cinema admissions in the EU rose slightly in 2015. Admissions were predicted to have increased 7.6% YoY, to 980 million tickets sold: 69 million more than 2014. This was the second-highest level of sales in the past decade, only topped in 2009, with the release of … Read more

Analogue Light Field Displays are More Convincing than Digital

Light Field Display may not be a familiar term to most people. Instead, most of us may have come into contact with applications such as virtual reality viewers, stereoscopic displays, 3-D televisions, 3-D pictures, etc. Essentially, all these systems are trying to reproduce the “light” emitted by physical objects, or “digital” objects through the use … Read more

Apple Having Patent Issues

According to Immersion, Apple’s iPhone 6, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus and Apple Watch have breached a variety of patents. Apple Insider reports that the iPhones breached Patent 8,619,051 (‘Haptic Feedback System with Stored Effects’), and Patent 8,773,356 (‘Method and Apparatus for Providing Tactile Sensations’). The iPhone 6S series breaches patent 8,659,571 (‘Interactivity Model for … Read more

Taiwanese Panel Makers Suffer in January

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AUO‘s revenues were down 5.7% MoM and 24.4% YoY in January, to NT$24.3 billion ($733.3 million). The company shipped 7.8 million large panels and 11.4 million small-to-medium panels, falling 12.1% and 11% MoM, respectively. Revenues at Innolux slipped 20% MoM and 41.5% YoY, to NT$21 billion ($633.7 million). Innolux shipped 8.3 million large panels and … Read more

Companies Revise Earthquake Impact

After the earthquake last week (Earthquake Rocks Taiwan Production Base), TSMC has said that the impact on its production would be larger than originally thought. Wafer shipments had been estimated to fall less than 1%; however, the decline is now thought to be more than 1%, due to the damage to Fab 14. Despite the … Read more