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A smartphone developer kit with Intel’s Realsense and Google’s Project Tango (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 9) technology has been announced. The 6″ device (2560 x 1440 resolution) costs $400 and features a 0.3MP ZR300 depth camera, as well as 2MP front and 8MP rear devices. It runs Android on an Intel Atom processor and … Read more
Semiconductor revenue totaled $333.7 billion in 2015, a 1.9% YoY decrease from $340.3 billion a year earlier. The top 25 vendors’ combined revenue rose 0.2% and accounted for 73.2% of total market revenue. The semiconductor market was affected by weakened demand for key electronic equipment; the continued impact of the strong dollar; and elevated inventory. … Read more
Samsung has released its earnings guidance for Q4’15, estimating consolidated sales of KRW53 trillion ($43.5 billion), and operating profit of KRW6.1 trillion ($5 billion). The profit represents a 15% YoY rise, from KRW5.4 trillion ($4.4 billion) in Q4’14, although was down QoQ. It was also below the KRW6.6 trillion ($5.4 billion) estimated by Bloomberg analysts. … Read more
STMicroelectronics’ Cannes/Monaco family of SoCs are being used to power the Sky Q set-top boxes. The STBs will be available early this year. (Sky Shares UltraHD Launch Plans)
The frog will haunt my dreams…It wasn’t all displays at CES: lots of news focused on the IoT. From smart wigs to smart socks, we’ve already seen lots of development in the space. But what are we missing? Of course! A smart toothbrush – because why would you just brush your teeth like a caveman, … Read more
SiliconCore has unveiled three new technologies to enhance its common cathode LED architecture. It has been working on them for more than two years. The first is a new LED driver chip called the SCL8080. This driver can power 640 pixels per chip: it also offers a doubling in the scan rate, a four-fold increase … Read more
JVC Mobile has bolstered its double-DIN multimedia line for 2016, upgrading six of seven models to provide touch-enabled control at multiple price points. Most significant in the line is the addition of Apple CarPlay™ to its flagship KW-V820BT. Apple CarPlay lets users connect an iPhone® and safely interact with navigation, music playback and other driver-centric … Read more
HP has announced plans to offer a version of the company’s Zvr 3D display system that will be targeted for medical applications. This is accomplished by integrating software developed by EchoPixel, Inc. (Mountain View, CA), a maker of 3D medical visualization software that turns diagnostic scans into 3D models, and display hardware developed by zSpace … Read more
Technicolor today announced that a growing number of leading TV and Set Top Box (STB) System-on-Chip (SoC) manufacturers are integrating Technicolor’s High Dynamic Range (HDR) Delivery Solution into their offerings, including: Marvell, MStar Semiconductor, Sigma Designs and STMicroelectronics. The news paves the way for consumer electronics manufacturers to integrate Technicolor’s suite of HDR enhancement technologies … Read more
MediaTek today announced the MediaTek MT8581, a highly integrated multimedia system-on-chip for Ultra High Definition (4K) Blu-ray players. The MT8581 will power the industry’s first Blu-ray players to use both Ultra-HD (UHD) and high-dynamic range imaging (HDR), dramatically improving display clarity and contrast beyond what is currently on the market. Unlike competitors, MediaTek is the … Read more
Three new TV ranges joined Haier’s line up, including two Android TV models. The first of these, and the flagship, is a 75″ TV called the 75H9000U. The H9000U is an UltraHD set with HDMI (x3), USB (x2), Scart and RJ45 ports, as well as a WiFi connection are also included. However, we heard that … Read more
Television is exciting again. At CES, the UHD Alliance announced its “Ultra HD Premium” specification, which includes high dynamic range (HDR), wide color gamut (WCG), and 10-bit processing, along with 4K x 2K pixels. There are OLED and LCD sets on the show floor – from LG and Samsung, among others – that sport the … Read more
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