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A long-time proponent of solid-state lighting systems, Casio unveiled a new laser-LED hybrid projector at BETT. The Core XJ-V2 is an upgrade from the XJ-V1, which was launched at BETT 2015. The only difference, however, is a higher lumen output: 3,000 vs 2,700. The major selling point of Casio’s projectors, for education, is their low … Read more
A prison in the UK – which cannot be identified – has upgraded its Eyevis control room displays with new units. The previous Eyevis screens were installed in 2009 and have been used 24/7 ever since. Ten 47″ displays (1920 x 1080) have now been installed as replacements, along with a Netpix 4900 video wall … Read more
MHL was at the show to promote itself and was, like VESA, focusing on its USB Type C “Alt” Mod. However, the group started by telling us about the latest design win – the inclusion of an MHL input on the LG UH9800, an 8K TV shown by LG at the show. This follows on … Read more
Avnet, Inc., a leading global technology distributor, today released the 10-inch Touch Display Kit, providing engineers in markets including portable instrumentation, consumer kiosks, embedded systems and industrial automation all the elements needed to develop rich and interactive GUI applications with touchscreen capability using Xilinx Zynq®-7000 All Programmable SoC evaluation and development boards. The Avnet-designed AES-ALI3-AMPIRE10-G … Read more
The first meeting we had on the show floor was with VESA, which was highlighting DisplayPort. The big development over the last year has been the introduction of USB Type C interfaces that include the DisplayPort “Alt” mode. There were a number of products announced early (especially the MacBook and the Google Chromebook) and now … Read more
Available from April 2016, the simple, reliable, and expandable AF1 Series features an Android™ and HTML5-based OpenPort Platform™ and is equipped with a 1GHz quad-core processor, 1 GB of RAM, and 8 GB of internal storage. It substitutes expensive external ‘Wintel’ systems which also require cabling, additional mounts and installation. The displays come with a … Read more
SES S.A. announced the transmission of a record number of TV channels on board its satellite fleet as of 31 December 2015. SES’s TV channel count grew by 11.3% to 7,268 channels during 2015, compared with an overall growth of 2% for the rest of the industry. The superior development was driven by the continued … Read more
Vivitek is owned by Delta, which is primarily focused on thermal and power management. However, the company also owns several; consumer brands. Two new DLP projectors were on show: the H5098 and H1060. Designed for high-end home cinema use, the H5098 has 1920 x 1080 resolution and 2,000 lumens of brightness. It uses a six-segment … Read more
Hannstar said that its sales were down 1% month on month, 41% year on year, in December at NT$1,216 million ($36.5 million). Large panel shipments (including HannsG monitors) were down to 51K, from 96K, while small and medium panel shipments grew from 25.4 million in November to 35 million in December.
HSBC has said that the pressure on Samsung’s smartphone business may lead the firm to bring forward its plans for a foldable OLED smartphone from 2017 to late 2016. (Rumors: Devices with Foldable Displays are Coming Soon?) Analyst Comment On the other hand, the OLED Association reckons this will take a lot longer and I’m … Read more
Gartner and IDC have released their PC shipment data for Q4’15. Shipments are thought to have fallen to 8.6% YoY, to 75.7 million (Gartner) or 10.6%, to 71.9 million (IDC). We cover the Gartner results in detail below. Total shipments for 2015 reached 288.7 million units, an 8% YoY decline. Q4 was the fifth consecutive … Read more
Sharp could be able to shortly finalise a restructuring plan that could inject $3 billion into the business, according to Reuters, which quoted “sources close” to the deal. The Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) would put in $1.7 billion (¥200 billion), while the balance would come from a move by Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ … Read more
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