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While 2015 was a roller coaster one for the display industry, 2016 will be ‘sluggish’, according to IHS. 2015 began with ambitious business plans set by panel makers, based on an optimistic outlook at the end of 2014. Set makers, who experienced supply shortages at the end of that year, aggressively developed their panel demand-supply … Read more
Osram has developed new LEDs for TV backlighting with very high colour space coverage: the company claims that its ‘Quantum Colours’ (QC) LEDs cover 100% of DCI-P3 and more than 80% of Rec.2020. Compared to conventional quantum dot (QD) sheets, the QC LEDs are cheaper and cadmium-free – Osram claims that costs can be halved. … Read more
Tablet shipments worldwide will decline 8.1% YoY in 2015, says IDC, totalling 211.3 million units. This forecast was made after three consecutive quarters of declining global shipments. However, despite the challenges facing the overall market, IDC expects the detachable segment to continue to perform well. As well as more users desiring devices that will boost … Read more
Germany’s Medion has announced a new tablet, which will be sold exclusively through Aldi stores in the USA. Featuring a 7″ display and thin (8.3mm) and light (280g) design, the Lifetab P7332 has an all-metal chassis and will be offered in limited quantities. The Lifetab has 1280 x 800 resolution and an IPS panel. Front … Read more
AV technology pioneer Peerless-AV will introduce a new range of indoor and outdoor totem kiosk solutionsfor digital signage applications in Hall 11, Stand E70, at ISE 2016. The new products will be shown for the first time in Europe, alongside innovative new mounting solutions as well as recently enhanced flat panel wall mounts, video wall … Read more
Two companies have announced their plans for ISE 2016, taking place in Amsterdam from the 9th – 12th February. 2016 will be the first year that the show has run for four days instead of three. Peerless-AV (11.E70) will introduce new indoor and outdoor totems for digital signage, showing them for the first time in … Read more
By far the safest image we could use for this story…It’s been said many times – often in this very publication – that “Porn drives technology”. A website called VirtualPorn360 is out to prove that statement, once again. As you can guess from the name, VirtualPorn360 is aimed at producing 360° adult content. This week, … Read more
The GSMA has announced new speakers for MWC 2016, which will take place in Barcelona next February (22nd – 25th). The keynote speakers include Ralph de la Vega (CEO of AT&T Mobile and Business Solutions); Gavin Patterson (CEO of BT Group); Guo Ping (president and rotating CEO at Huawei) and Vittorio Colao (CEO of Vodafone).
The National Association of Broadcasters has announced that more than 7,200 industry professionals attended the NAB Show New York 2015 (formerly CCW featuring Satcon), which was held in November. The figure is an 11% increase over last year. Analyst Comment I suspect that the NAB is going to try to grow this, so that NAB … Read more
Zytronic, the leading manufacturer and developer of advanced, rugged Projected Capacitive Technology (PCT™ and MPCT™) touch screens will be raising the bar on interactive digital signage at ISE in Amsterdam (8E-210), showing a massive 85” 4K touch screen, an innovative curved multi-touch kiosk, and demonstrating a new object recognition function for touch tables. Without doubt … Read more
Canon has appointed Massimo Macarti to be the chief of communication at Canon EMEA. Massimo has worked at Canon since 1991, where he has held roles including marketing director and chief of human resources. He succeeds James Leipnik, who is retiring after 32 years with Canon.
A British start-up called Oxy has launched an Indiegogo campaign (http://tinyurl.com/q9dgrtd) to raise money for a new smartwatch (also called Oxy). The watch has a 1.39″ 400 x 400 AMOLED display, protected by Gorilla Glass. It is able to connect to any iOS, Android or Windows 10 smartphone, and will be available in circular or … Read more
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