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Sony has acquired Altair Semiconductor, for $212 million. The company expects to complete the transaction in early February. Altair is an Israeli company, which owns modem chip technology and related software for the 4G-LTE standard. Sony says that, by combining Altair’s technology with its own sensing technologies and image sensors, the company will attempt to … Read more
20.8 million PCs were shipped in EMEA in Q4’15 – an 18.2% decrease YoY, says IDC. Shipments were strong between summer 2014 and January 2015 thanks to Microsoft’s Bing promotion, so comparisons were unfavourable. Since then, hardware manufacturers and their channel partners have focused on lowering stock levels. Shipments were down 18% for the year … Read more
The oversupply issue currently affecting the LCD industry – exacerbated by China’s aggressive investment in production capacity and high fab utilisation – will continue well into 2016, says IHS. Large-area LCD supply is forecast to be 14% higher than demand this year, compared to 12% higher in 2015. Partly thanks to Chinese government subsidies, LCD … Read more
Nintendo is developing a new games console known as the Nintendo NX, which appears to be set to challenge the offerings from Sony and Microsoft in a way that the Wii could not. A leak, purporting to be from an internal survey in the company, points to UltraHD video streaming at 60fps being supported by … Read more
In my last Display Daily I was trying to condense the recent CES show into a short article and one of the topics was the abundance of AR/VR solutions. As my colleague, Steve Sechrist, also reported, the interest at the show among visiting professionals and journalists was strong in this field. While I have written … Read more
Were you aware broadcasters still exist? I’m not talking about networks like CBS, ABC, NBC or Fox in the US. I’m talking about companies like WCBS-TV in New York that own transmitting antennas and send RF TV signals out into the wilderness in the hope that someone is watching using their receiving antenna and a … Read more
Two additions to Barco’s ‘wePresent’ range were on show: the SharePod and WiPG-2000S. The SharePod is similar to Barco’s ClickShare, which is a collaboration tool designed to simplify content transfer from personal devices to large screens. Unlike ClickShare, the SharePod is completely wireless; a source connects via HDMI, and the SharePod sends content wirelessly to … Read more
Sony does not traditionally use BETT to show off new products, but has more of a focus on solutions. At the show, the company was showing off its Vision Presenter tool, which can be used for a variety of applications. A distance learning concept was being showcased. The University of Bath has rolled out an … Read more
Following the introduction of the 4K30, Christie has expanded the 3DLP Boxer line with three new models, with the same capabilities as the previous unit. All of the new Boxer models (2K30, 2K25 and 2K20) feature built-in warping and blending (Christie Twist), omnidirectional installation, a preview screen and NFC. A standard feature is the integration … Read more
Optoma’s ZU650 is its first projector using laser phosphor technology. The DLP projector, part of the ProScene range, is suitable for 24/7 use and is filter-free. The light source will last for 20,000 hours. The ZU650 is designed for large venues such as meeting rooms, auditoriums and museums. It can be installed in 360°. The … Read more
A company called RIF6 showed a new pico projector at CES that we missed at the show. ‘The Cube’ is said to be the first projector built specifically for smart devices, featuring MHL-HDMI for compatibility. In addition to being designed for mobile devices, the projector itself is mobile, measuring 51 x 51 x 51mm and … Read more
Digiturk has launched a new Ultra HD/4k channel, called Digiturk UHD, on the Eutelsat 7B satellite, home to Digiturk’s pay-TV platform. The new channel can be received free-to-air on Eutelsat 7B at 7 degrees East, on a frequency of 10,762 GHz, pol. H, SR 30000, FEC 5/6, using DVB-S2/QPSK.
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