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LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 41

Panasonic‘s curved UltraHD TVs (Panasonic Goes All-Out With UltraHD) are now being shipped in Europe. The CR850 starts at £1,480 ($2,290); the CR730 starts at £1,080 ($1,670); and the CR430 starts at £960 ($1,485). Sony has cut the price of the PS4 console in North America, to $350. All prices are ex VAT, where applicable.

BenQ Eases Large-Venue Installation

Four new high-brightness dual-lamp projectors have been added to BenQ America’s ‘Integrator’s Choice’ lineup. The new Colorific models are designed for large venues; they feature multiple installation options, such as HDBaseT compatibility. The projectors are the PX9510 (1024 x 768) and SU964 (1920 x 1200) (both 6,500 lumens) and PW9520 (1280 x 800) and PU9530 … Read more

OLED-Info Pushes New Knowledge Base

OLED-Info has launched a new OLED information repository called the OLED Auditorium. The space hosts an online library of OLED presentations; lectures by “leading experts”; a virtual online conference; and networking opportunities. An annual subscription costs $200 (special launch price), and contributors receive free access. Find the Auditorium at http://tinyurl.com/oat7bdb.

Apple: iPhone Battery Tests Are ‘Not Representative’

As well as random turn-offs (iPhone Owners Complain of Random Shutdowns), the iPhone 6S is said to be suffering from battery life problems – which can be traced back to the chip. There are two versions of the phone. Although both use Apple’s A9 SoC, these are made by two different companies: one is a … Read more

Currency Values and High Inventory Push PCs Down

Worldwide PC shipments fell 7.7% YoY in Q3’15, Gartner’s preliminary PC results show. Desktop PCs continued to exhibit weakness, with declines in the high single digits, while mobile PCs (notebooks and premium ultramobiles) fell by low single digits. 73.7 million units were shipped through the quarter. Due to the sharp appreciation of the US dollar, … Read more

September Panel Revenues Fall, But Shipments Climb

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Taiwanese panel makers have released their monthly results for September. AUO‘s revenues reached NT$31.4 billion ($965.5 million), up 3% MoM but down 11.8% YoY. The company shipped around 9.5 million large-sized (TV, monitor, notebook and ‘other’) LCD panels, up 4.8% MoM. However, small-size panel shipments declined 14.3%, to 14.4 million units. Revenues at CPT dropped … Read more

Pay-TV Subs Rise, Revenues to Stay Flat

Pay-TV subscribers across 89 countries will increase by 200 million between 2014 and 2020, says Digital TV Research. There were 704 million subscribers in 2014, and are forecast to be 904 million by 2020. The world’s largest pay-TV operator is China Radio & TV, with 198 million subscribers at the end of 2014. The company … Read more

Android Devices with Force Touch User Interfaces on the Way

Synaptics has announced a force-sensing touch screen controller which will offer Android device developers the opportunity to add a new touch screen user interface modality. The Synaptics announcement is timely since a similar user interface capability has been implemented in the Apple iPhone 6s and 6s Plus which began shipping on September 25 and include … Read more

Google, Patents and Holograms

In recent news, Google was quoted by almost all publications on this planet (it seemed) as filing for a patent that involves displaying holograms in their next generation head mounted display device. There is so much wrong information floating around this patent application that we need to clarify what is real and what is not. … Read more