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Building on its previously-announced work (Barco is Ready for Lamp-Free Projection), Barco has shared news of two new solid-state DLP projectors, which will reach up to 18,000 lumens of brightness. The DP2K-20CLP and DP2K-15CLP are laser phosphor projectors, set to be shipped in Q2’16. Both new models are designed for the digital cinema market, as … Read more
Amazon today introduced the Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition, which combines the all-new Fire HD 8, a year of Kindle Unlimited with access to over 1 million books, and a limited edition leather cover for only $249.99. Reader’s Edition also includes Blue Shade, an innovative new feature that adjusts and optimizes the display on your … Read more
NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a leading technology integrator of advanced IT, networking, communications, and multimodal biometric solutions, today announced that it enhanced its portfolio of industry leading biometric solutions by licensing Michigan State University’s (MSU) face search system software. NEC is one of the largest providers of biometric technology to law enforcement and commercial … Read more
Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting and the City of San Jose officially announced a project to pilot 50 Philips SmartPoles, which bring together energy efficient LED lighting and fully integrated 4G LTE wireless technology by Ericsson. This pilot was initiated through the City’s Demonstration Partnership Policy, which was established to support the City’s … Read more
Amazon has released a ‘Reader’s Edition’ of its Kindle Fire HD 8 tablet, which combines the device with a year-long subscription to Kindle Unlimited; a leather cover; and a new feature called Blue Shade. When Blue Shade is turned on, blue light output is suppressed through colour filters. Additionally, display brightness can be lowered to … Read more
AUO has announced consolidated revenues reached NT$29.49 billion ($870.3 billion) in November – down 2.4% MoM and 18.1% YoY. Large-size panels for LCD TV, desktop, notebook and other applications rose 11% MoM, to 9.85 million units. Small- and medium-size panel shipments fell 7.1% MoM, to just under 9.94 million units.
Sharp MEA has signed a deal with Telelogos, a digital signage software provider, to enable a turnkey digital signage solution across MEA. Media4Display will be offered pre-installed on Sharp signage throughout the region. The software can be used for control and display of content, interaction with third-party apps and more.
Iiyama’s latest LFD is an UltraHD unit: the 39.5″ Prolite X4071UHSU-B1. The screen is intended for professional and prosumer use, in CAD/CAM, graphic design and gaming applications. A VA panel provides a 5,000:1 contrast ratio, 3ms response time and 178° viewing angles. The display is a 10-bit unit with 350 cd/m² of brightness. Picture-in- and … Read more
Tianma NLT USA has created a 7″ TFT-LCD module that features an integrated procap touch panel, at a lower cost than comparable units (although the company hasn’t revealed the price yet!). The P/N TM070RVHG50-00 uses an a-Si TFT and glass-film technology. Possible applications include industrial controllers, test and measurement equipment, home automation and medical displays. … Read more
Global PC shipments will fall 10% YoY in Q4’15, which will weigh annual shipments down to -10.3%, says IDC. Short-term effects, such as the strong US dollar, depressed commodity prices and existing inventory have also lowered the firm’s forecast for early 2016. Shipments are expected to stabilise by the end of next year, and grow … Read more
After Toshiba began legal action against five former employees (Toshiba Sues Former Executives), fifty individual shareholders have sued the Japanese company. They are seeking almost ¥302 million ($2.5 million) in damages, following the firm’s accounting problems (Toshiba CEO Resigns Over Accounting Scandal). The shareholders are also bringing the suit to bear against five executives: three … Read more
Sources in Asia have said that ‘some’ Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 orders have been delayed until Q1’16, due to shortages of Intel’s Skylake processor. Supply chain sources predicted 100,000 shipments for the Surface Book in Q1, and 200,000 for the Surface Pro. The shortages will also affect shipments this year, which will be … Read more
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