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William Cho, president and CEO of LG USA, opened the company’s press conference on the 5th January – traditionally the first display-related presentation of the show. He described LG’s theme this year (‘Innovation for a Better Life’), before handing over to Skott Ahn, president and CTO of LG. Ahn discussed LG’s “two growth engines”: automotive … Read more
Apple has raised the price of its iPhone in Germany. The company, along with Samsung and other smartphone makers, agreed to pay a fee of €5-€7 for each phone or tablet imported to the country in December; this money will be distributed to content producers. The agreement is based on a 1965 German law, which … Read more
Acer has announced that Bahamas Telecommunications and Ecuador’s Corporacion Nacional de Telecomunicaciones will now sell its smartphones and wearables in Latin America.
Matt McRae, CTO of Vizio, has predicted that 2016 will be a bigger year for UltraHD content than any previous one. There has been a “tenfold” increase in the amount of programming available in the last 18 months, and another tenfold increase is predicted over the next 12.
I’m finalising this issue as we close in on the New Year celebrations. After about a week of family visits and entertaining – I think I’m looking forward to some peace and quiet, although that won’t last long as I fly to CES this weekend and then the year starts with a vengeance. We have … Read more
Vuzix® Corporation , (“Vuzix” or, the “Company”), a leading supplier of video eyewear and smart glasses products in the consumer, enterprise and entertainment markets, is pleased to announce that the company has formed a partnership with Atheer, a pioneer of AiR™ (Augmented interactive Reality) computing. The Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses now supports Atheer’s AiR Suite … Read more
To coincide with the availability of Ultra HD Blu-ray™ players in the marketplace in early 2016, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will be offering four titles on Ultra HD Blu-ray at initial launch showcasing 4K Ultra HD resolution with High Dynamic Range (HDR), offering consumers a sharper, brighter and more colorful home entertainment viewing experience than … Read more
Reports from Taiwan have said that AUO’s 8.5G fab in Houli, is due to add around 25K to 30K substrates per month from the first quarter of 2016 – representing around a 5% boost in the firm’s overall capacity. AUO continues to push large panels into digital signage and meeting room displays.
IHS said that the value of the market for automotive display systems will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 11% to $18.6 billion by the end of 2021, adding almost $9 billion from the 2015 result. The data covers instrument cluster systems, head-up display systems and center stack display systems … Read more
Driven by continued innovation in vehicle connectivity and safety technologies, global revenue from automotive display systems will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 11 percent to $18.6 billion by the end of 2021. This will add nearly $9 billion in annual revenue compared to 2015, according to IHS Inc., a … Read more
Electronics360 reported on the change in UHD panel shipments with a very nice infographic. The article quoted IHS as saying that UHD TV panel demand will reach 67 million units in 2016, 67% up on 2015. Source: http://electronics360.globalspec.com/
Reuters has added to the rumours about Apple’s plans for iPhone displays. The news agency has reported the rumours that Apple is close to finalising deals with Samsung Display and LG Display for OLED displays for its phones. Reuters quotes Electronics Times and Nikkei as the sources of the rumours.
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