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2015 was “Banner Year” for AMOLED Smartphones

21% of the smartphone display market was taken by Full HD smartphone panels in Q3’15 – largely due to the increase in AMOLED display adoption by Samsung and other vendors, says IHS. Unit shipments also increased thanks to rising demand from the Chinese market, and the popularity of the iPhone 6S Plus. AMOLED displays rose … Read more

ViewSonic Partners with Mersive to Provide Turnkey Collaboration Solutions

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solution products, announced the company has partnered with Mersiveto offer its award-winning Solstice collaboration solution to ViewSonic’s corporate and education customers. Through this partnership, ViewSonic will expand their product line to include Solstice along with their display products, leveraging Solstice’s industry-leading capability for enabling multiple simultaneous users … Read more

Consumer Sentiment Dips in December, says CTA

Consumer confidence toward the overall economy and technology spending both decreased in December, according to the latest data released today by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®. Overall Economy The CTA Index of Consumer Expectations (ICE), which measures consumer sentiment about the U.S. economy as a whole, decreased 3.9 points … Read more

Panasonic Large Screen Solutions -Enhance the Fan Experience

Panasonic released a video featuring large-screen solutions for gold standard venues of sports and entertainment in North America to enhance the fan experience. The video highlights the reasons Panasonic became the partner choice for such venues as Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Churchill Downs and L.A. LIVE. [Video] Panasonic Large Screen Solutions -Enhancing the Fan Experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49NLqGXAUqM … Read more

SM Cinema is First Laser Customer in Philippines

SM Cinema, in the Philippines, has chosen to install Christie’s 6P laser projectors and Vive Audio system in its new location on the resort island of Cebu. The CP42LH projector was installed in one of the cinema’s eight screens (a ‘Large Screen Format’ venue with a screen 30% larger than standard). SM Cinema thought that … Read more

CRN Names German Channel Champions

The CRN (Germany) Channel Champions in the monitor and projector market have been named for 2015. These are the channel managers who are recognised as going and and beyond the call of duty, bringing both volume and value. Third place went to Sebastian in het Panuis (Asus); second place to Michael Vorberger (LG); and first … Read more

Client Devices Will Return to Growth in 2016

The global market for thin clients and terminal clients slipped 6.7% YoY in Q3’15 according to IDC. Shipments compared poorly to the strong results of 2014, and were also hampered by economic and currency pressures in key parts of the market. There were some persistent factors that continued to impede the client device market, such … Read more

Ultra HD Forum to Publish HDR Guide Pre-NAB

The UltraHD Forum has signed 15 new members since IBC in September, bringing its total to more than 45 companies. New sign-ups include Broadcom, Sky, Fox, DirecTV, Sigma Designs and Marvell. The first version of the Forum’s guidelines, which will enable operators to deploy UltraHD services with HDR, are currently under review by the members. … Read more