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Hans-Joachim Kamp, chairman of the GFU in Germany, has said that HDTV has prevailed very quickly among customers due to the convincing image quality. He adds that UltraHD is developing in the same way, because of the growth of larger screens and higher image resolution. For 2016, the GFU expects approximately 2.4 million UHD televisions … Read more
Taiwan-based supply chain makers have reported that Apple is expected to unveil new models of its iPad Air in March. Production will start in the second quarter. The new 9.7-inch device will apparently feature an UltraHD display and up to 4GB in RAM, in addition to improved battery life.
Apple is expected to sell 20 million Mac products in 2016, which would be a largely flat result. According to sources, shipments of Mac-series products last year were up 4%, to 20.4 million units. The company shipped 5.3 million Macbooks in Q4’15, down 7% QoQ and 4% YoY.
Immersion Corporation, the leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, and Tencent, one of the leading internet companies in China, today announced an agreement to adopt haptics in Tencent’s upcoming 3D action role playing game, “Kowloon War.” Immersion will work with Timi Studios, Tencent’s in-house creative studio, to design and develop tactile effects for … Read more
QD Vision, the global leader in quantum dot display technology, today announced it was named to the 2015 Global Cleantech 100 Under the Radar list, produced by Cleantech Group. This inaugural list puts the spotlight on companies that are flying “under the radar,” but who have strongly caught the interest of the Global Cleantech 100 … Read more
In a recent nationwide, quantitative study evaluating the readability of business and education projectors, 7 out of 10 respondents preferred projectors using 3LCD technology over 1-chip DLP models1. In addition, a clear majority of those who preferred 3LCD projectors described them as “much more readable” than competing DLP projectors with similar resolution and (White) Brightness … Read more
Canatu, the leading manufacturer of next-generation flexible and 3D formable transparent conductive films and touch sensors, has secured its latest design win from an innovative customer in North America. Canatu continues to expand its leverage and expertise in flexible touch displays with its latest on-cell design involving touch integration onto moisture barrier film. Following a … Read more
AU Optronics reported a consolidated net loss for Q4 2015 at NT$8.24 billion ($245 million). Turnover for the period was NT$83.44 billion ($2.48 billion). For the full year 2015, the company reported a net profit of $4.84 billion ($144 million), while turnover for the period declined 11.7% YoY to NT$ 360.35 billion ($10.7 billion). Large … Read more
E Ink’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Transcend Optronics, has made an investment in Wuxi Wei Feng Technology, of Taiwan. The investment marks the formation of a strategic partnership between the firms, which will jointly work to expand the market and promote the use of electronic paper. This will include applications such as electronic price tags and shelf … Read more
Vaio, the former Sony PC unit which was spun off in 2013 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 27) has announced two new models for the US market. As normal, they have already been released in Japan. Sticking with the company’s naming scheme, the first product is a notebook called the Vaio Z. This comes in … Read more
Dolby Labs reported Q1 2016 net profit of $30.9 million, down from $41.4 million YoY, a decline of nearly 26%. Turnover for the period was $240.9 billion, up just under 3% from $234.2 million.
Atlona is to open an office in Hong Kong in February, to serve the Asian market. The office will cover China, Macau, Taiwan, South Korea and the rest of Southeast Asia – excluding Japan, India, Australia and New Zealand. Marco Wong has been named as the general manager of the new office.
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