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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.
Canatu has secured a design win for carbon nanobud technology, with a customer in North America. The customer required flexibility, thinness and zero haze or reflections. Canatu designed a bespoke on-cell touch solution that combines a moisture barrier with the touch surface, and secured the ‘high volume’ order. More details will be revealed when the … Read more
PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in December. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘pico and personal’, ‘mainstream’ and ‘4,000+ lumen’. PMA’s top five list of 4,000+ lumen projectors comes from North American dealers and integrators. Sony led with its VPL-FHZ55/W, while Optoma took second and fourth spots with … Read more
According to Japan’s Nikkei newspaper, LG Display will invest KRW850 billion ($718 million) in the LCD production lines at its Paju factory, in order to convert them to OLED. The retooling is scheduled for completion in 2017, and will increase LGD’s capacity for large OLED panels by 70%. This announcement is separate from last year’s … Read more
Sony Computer Entertainment has been merged with Sony Network Entertainment, to form a new company called Sony Interactive Entertainment. The new company will deal with all of Sony’s Playstation business – hardware, software, the Playstation Store, Playstation Vue and more. Unlike Sony’s other businesses, SIE will have its headquarters in San Mateo, California, rather than … Read more
Worldwide smartphone sales reached new record levels at the end of 2015, thanks to multiple product offerings at all price points, in both mature and emerging markets. Preliminary IDC data shows that 399.5 million total units were shipped in Q4’15: 5.7% YoY growth, from 377.8 million in Q4’14. Over the course of the year, more … Read more
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