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After talking directly to Sharp’s financiers (Gou Goes Direct to Sharp Lenders), Foxconn chairman Terry Gou has said that he is confident of his firm’s offer being accepted in a takeover bid. It is rumoured that Foxconn has offered ¥625 billion ($5.2 billion) for the company, but Gou said that he could not confirm details … Read more
Sky has revealed the price of its SkyQ set-top box (Sky Overhauls STB, Prepares for UltraHD). The STB will cost £100 ($145) for installation, with monthly payments of £42 ($60) for the subscription. Non-Sky customers will need to pay £250 ($365). Separately, Carsten Schmidt, CEO of Sky Germany, has also said that the company began … Read more
In the final paragraph of my recent article, The Screen Time Debate Rages into 2016, I asked the reader “How should the display industry address the screen-time debate, especially since the concerns [about screen safety] are coming from ‘experts we trust’”? I suggested “with clear thinking, messaging, and marketing, this new challenge is surmountable.” In … Read more
On a recent visit to Jasper Display in California, we had a chance to learn a lot about what the company is doing. Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) has been at the heart of the company for 18 years including a number of processor companies like S-Vision and eLCOS. The list of current LCoS panels … Read more
We recently had a chance to visit with Jasper Display in their Santa Clara offices. Jasper is a silicon design house that started by specializing in Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) microdisplay. They still do this and have a 4K LCOS panel, but we also learned that LCOS and the underlying silicon backplane technology is … Read more
Just before Christmas, the Laser Illuminated Projector Association (LIPA) released to the public its Recommended Practice: Measurement of Speckle in Laboratory Conditions. It is a guide for laser projector makers, installers, and theater operators to measure and compare this common laser attribute caused when coherent light bounces off a rough surface. The release of this … Read more
Rockwell Collins has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of the Matrix series projector product lines from Christie Digital Systems. Rockwell Collins already has a captive projector line called ProSim based upon LCoS technology. The ProSim projectors deliver extraordinary black levels as they are a 4-chip design with dual … Read more
As part of the announcement of its finance results, STMicroelectronics has said that it will discontinue the development of new STB platforms and standard products for STBs and home gateways. As the reason for its decision, the company pointed to ‘the slower-than-expected market adoption of leading-edge products’ and rising competition in the low-end of the … Read more
As part of its continued growth in the U.S., VAIO Corporation today announced the arrival of its new flagship notebook line, VAIO Z, which comes in flip (a two-in-one convertible) and clamshell models, and its subsequent standard model, VAIO S, all of which were created specifically for hardworking, mobile business professionals. Both notebooks offer top-of-the-line … Read more
E Ink® Holdings, “E Ink” (8069.TW), the leading innovator of electronic ink technology, today announced an investment by its wholly owned subsidiary, Transcend Optronics Co. Ltd, in Wuxi Wei Feng Technology Co. Ltd “Wei Feng.” With this investment E Ink and Wei Feng will form a strategic partnership and join resources to expand the market … Read more
Toshiba’s Business Solutions Division (BSD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced the addition of the 6th Generation Intel® Core™ processors to its line of high-performance, enterprise-class of thin-and-light mobile computing devices. This lineup consists of a 13.3-inch Portégé® Z30 and 14-inch Tecra® Z40 Ultrabooks™, which come with a variety of screen … Read more
The Recycling Partnership is pleased to announce that the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, has just become its newest member, joining the ranks of 19 other industry associations, manufacturers and consumer product groups to improve the nation’s curbside recycling efforts. CTA brings an impressive array of market research and educational … Read more
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