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Click for larger imageReuters reports that French unions have said that STMicroelectronics is considering laying off up to 1,000 of its 1,100 staff in France. The staff are said to be working in the “Digital Products Group” (DPG), which is responsible for the STB SoC business which represented 15% of ST’s revenues in FY14.
Yahoo is reported to be considering releasing a streaming stick, while Google is expected to launch a new Chromecast stick next week that will make connections easier and add Chromecast Audio, which will allow the stick to connect directly to wired speakers.
Nagra (Kudelski Group) said that it has shipped anyCast Command security to EchoStar for production of 4K-capable set-top boxes for the companies’ joint clients. anyCast integrates both decryption and descrambling (previously in the CA smart card and the Soc) into a single device.
This summer the New Media Consortium (NMC), together with the Consortium for School Networking (COSN), released their annual K12 Horizon Report, a report that is very informative for manufacturers and integrators in the display industry. This report has been around a long time. With more than 13 years of research and publications, it can be … Read more
Ultra-High Definition (UHD) TV has more than just more pixels. I see it as a four-legged stool, with more pixels as one leg, wide color gamut (WCG) as a second, high dynamic range (HDR) as the third and high frame rate (HFR) as the fourth. Recently, I’ve written Display Daily articles on wide color gamut … Read more
We recently heard that there was to be a change at long-established display industry company, Portrait Displays. Founder and CEO, J. Michael James is retiring after more than twenty years and passing control to co-CEOs, Martin Fishman (who will be well known to many DD readers and will be the voice of the company to … Read more
Apple has successfully trolled everyone to show how the Friends List on the Apple Watch works. Read the initials…and if you’re still in doubt, click here: http://tinyurl.com/2fcpre6.
One new projector was on show from Epson: the EB-U32, which will be shipped on the 1st October for £600 ($920) ex VAT. Designed for both home and office use, the EB-U32 is a 3LCD projector with wireless connectivity through built-in WiFi. A low TCO was one of the design criteria, and so the projector … Read more
An 84″ LCD display was being shown on Hitachi’s stand as a prototype. Although there was very little information about it – it was more of a ‘technology demonstrator’ – we did hear that it has UltraHD resolution and supports 10-point IR touch. The CP-TW3005 projector is a replacement for the TW3003. Is it an … Read more
There was lots to talk about at Hannspree, even though the company’s products could all fit onto a two-table spread! This was because four products – only two at the show – were wearables and will be released in the coming months. The four smartwatches are designed to appeal to different user lifestyles, with heart … Read more
Eizo was showing the EV2750 monitor (Eizo Slims Bezels for Multi-Monitor Set-Ups), which features very thin bezels and is controlled via a remote, rather than physical side buttons. “Nobody likes mints” was Woodley’s justification for offering people M&Ms instead – with Eizo’s name and a picture of a monitor on the back! We approve, especially … Read more
LG helped to save the show report from a round of writing ‘Nothing new’ in my notebook! The company had multiple new displays that are on the market now, or will be soon – as well as prototypes that we can’t talk about, in the new headquarters across the road from Mercedes-Benz World. Due to … Read more
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