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Actions Launches Leading-edge 64-bit 4K Chipset for Global OTT Set-top Box Market

November 10, 2015 by Isaac Oburu

Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (“Actions Semiconductor” or “the Company”), one of China’s leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive portable multimedia and mobile internet system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for portable consumer electronics, today announced the launch of the GT7 chipset featuring 4K H.265 decoding, quad-core 64-bit CPU and quad-core GPU targeting the global over-the-top (“OTT”) set-top … Read more

Peerless Recruits Krüger for DACH Region

November 10, 2015 by Tom Allen

Stefan Krüger has been recruited by Peerless-AV, taking on the position of director of sales for DACH and Eastern Europe. Krüger has more than 20 years of experience in the German AV/IT industries. Krüger joins Peerless-AV from ViewSonic, where he was country manager for the DACH region for two years; prior to that, he worked … Read more

Le Petit Chef Keeps Diners Entertained

November 10, 2015 by Tom Allen

A French restaurant, Le Petit Chef, is using a unique way to entertain their guests while waiting for their order: projection mapping. Projectors above the table show an animation – involving a literally ‘petit’ chef – mapped onto diners’ plates. Watch the animation at http://tinyurl.com/naodoor, and a showreel at http://www.skullmapping.com.

Conrac Protects Against Sunlight

December 21, 2022November 10, 2015 by Tom Allen

Data Modul, owner of the Conrac brand, has released more information about its high-brightness, vandal-proof outdoor display, which we saw at Inter Airport Europe in October (Inter Airport Europe Event Disappoints for Displays). Known as the 7955PD, the 55″ unit has optically-bonded front glass, which has been designed to enhance the transmission of visible light, … Read more

Christie and Microsoft project on people at Cannes

November 10, 2015 by Isaac Oburu

Christie® and Microsoft brought mixed-reality technologies to the beachfront in Cannes, where visitors to the Microsoft Beach Club experienced the latest in projection mapping collaborations thanks to customized projects which used Microsoft Kinect technology (which tracks movements) with Christie projectors and software. The projects were customized for Microsoft Beach Club during the 2015 Cannes Lions … Read more

Virtual Reality in Gaming Market to Expand at 39.2% CAGR From 2013 to 2019 Thanks to Rising Disposable Incomes of Users

November 10, 2015 by Isaac Oburu

A new report has been published by Transparency Market Research, titled “Virtual Reality in Gaming Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2013 – 2019”. TMR, a market intelligence company based in the U.S., states that the global virtual reality in gaming market was estimated at US$466.6 million in 2012 and … Read more

Using People as a Billboard in Cannes

November 10, 2015 by Tom Allen

Visitors to the Microsoft Beach Club, in Cannes, experienced graphics projected onto their own bodies thanks to work between Microsoft and Christie. The project used Microsoft’s Kinect, to track movement, and Christie projectors (HD14K-M) and software. Images were projected onto visitors – up to six at a time, at 30fps – as they moved around … Read more

AVMI Begins Major Expansion

November 10, 2015 by Tom Allen

UK-based AVMI has announced a global recruitment drive, to take on more than 50 new employees. This will raise the company’s headcount across its London, New York and Hong Kong offices from 400 to 450. Visit http://tinyurl.com/qczn8ke or contact [email protected] to find out more.

Atlona Expands Outside USA

November 10, 2015 by Tom Allen

Ronni Guggenheim and Atlona CEO and co-founder Ilya KhaynAtlona will open its first international headquarters next month, near Dübendorf, Switzerland. The company has hired Ronni Guggenheim – recently MD of Navori and CEO of Barix – as the general manager of Atlona International. He will oversee international sales, support and marketing – for all territories … Read more

TI EVM Speeds Pico Time to Market

November 10, 2015 by Tom Allen

Texas Instruments has developed a new evaluation module (EVM) and pico display chipset, which can be used to generate 1920 x 1080 images. The DLP Lightcrafter 4710 EVM is designed for use with the 0.47″ TRP chipset. Example applications include screenless TVs, interactive displays, mobile projectors, wearables and digital signage. The EVM features a mini-HDMI … Read more

TCL Module Sales Fell in October

November 10, 2015 by Tom Allen

TCL Display sold 11% fewer LCD modules in October 2015 than October 2015 (5.7 million). Sales volume of feature phone-sized modules (sub-3.5″) fell 48% to around 1.2 million units, while smartphone-size (3.5″ – 6″) module sales rose 14%, to 4.3 million units. 6″+ mobile device module sales fell 35% to around 217,000 units. For the … Read more

Chinese Sales Save TCL From Major TV Fall

November 10, 2015 by Tom Allen

TCL has announced its LCD TV sales for October, which fell 1.3% YoY to 1.3 million sets – although sales of smart TVs rose 72.7% YoY, to 533,000 sets. Sales rose 11.7% in China, to 683,000 sets; smart TV sales accounted for 54.8% of these (374,000). In the international market, LCD TV sales fell 12.4% … Read more