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VESA Happy with Type C Progress

January 13, 2016 by Bob Raikes

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

Panasonic To Unveil SOC Powered Display Series at ISE 2016

January 13, 2016 by Isaac Oburu

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 TV Channels Grow by 11.3% in 2015, Outperforming the Industry

January 13, 2016 by Isaac Oburu

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 Targets Home Users

December 21, 2022January 13, 2016 by Tom Allen

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 Has Weak December

January 13, 2016 by Bob Raikes

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.

Will Foldable Phone Arrive in 2016?

December 21, 2022January 13, 2016 by Bob Raikes

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

PCs Fall Again in 2015

December 21, 2022January 13, 2016 by Tom Allen

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

INCJ Looks at Sharp/JDI Merger

January 13, 2016 by Milos Pavlovic

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

Quantum Dots to Give Perovskites a Run for Their Money

January 13, 2016 by Matthew Brennesholtz

In a recent Display Daily, I discussed how Quantum Dot (QD) manufacturers should be looking over their shoulders at perovskites. The reason that QD manufacturers can look in that direction at perovskites is that currently QDs are in front – way in front. Most perovskite work is still at the university research level, but QDs … Read more

BenQ Focuses on Software, Panasonic Goes Android at ISE

January 12, 2016 by Tom Allen

BenQ and Panasonic have spoken about new display developments that they will showcase at ISE next month. BenQ (4.U24) will use the show to highlight its software integration capabilities and vertical integration. The company will host a club lounge with video DJ booth, digital cocktail bar and interactive dance learning. Demonstrations of reference home cinema, … Read more

Apple Owns Over Half of Smartwatch Market

January 12, 2016 by Tom Allen

According to Juniper Research, the Apple Watch took more than half of the global smartwatch market last year. Despite only launching in late April, the device had a 52% market share at the end of the year. By comparison, Android Wear shipments were responsible for less than 10% of sales. Despite being well-received, Samsung’s Tizen-based … Read more

Christie’s Laser Arrives in Germany

December 21, 2022January 12, 2016 by Tom Allen

Christie and distribution partner Ecco Cine Supply & Services unveiled the first EMEA preview of the CP2208-LP laser phosphor cinema projector at Filmwoche Munich this week (Christie’s Laser-Phosphor Projectors Arrive in 2016). The projector is expected to be launched in the spring.