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Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide, today introduced new Pro series portable projectors with 3x higher color brightness, Wireless connectivity and a range of easy setup features. The newEX9200 Pro is an ultra-powerful wireless projector with widescreen and WUXGA Full HD resolution, and the EX7240 Pro boasts WXGA HD resolution, high brightness and advanced … Read more
Leading Chinese multinational electronics manufacturer TCL Corporation rolled out a wide range of new and innovative smart electronics and home appliances in a 1,800-square meter exhibition space at this year’s IFA, which opened in Berlin on September 4, 2015. IFA is one of the world’s largest trade shows for consumer electronics and attracts a large … Read more
Foldable displays are expected to comprise more than half (51 percent) of total display shipments in 2020, according to IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of critical information and insight. Based on the latest information from the IHS Flexible Display Technology and Market Report, global shipments of foldable displays will grow at a … Read more
Epson revived its ‘colour brightness shootout’ area for IFA 2015 – a demonstration that was particularly unpopular, and caused a lot of bad feeling, with other projector makers at ISE in February. We were a little surprised that a variant on Optoma’s ISE sign didn’t make a reappearanceThe idea behind the area is to highlight … Read more
Near to the TCL stand was the Alcatel Onetouch area. This is a subsidiary of the Chinese company, focusing on mobile devices. Two products intended to be used together are the Go Watch smartwatch and Go Play smartphone. The Go Watch is unlike other smartwatches on the market today – it’s not sleek and unobtrusive … Read more
The main IFA keynote was given by Sang Beom Han, President and CEO of LG Display whose talk was entitled “How Displays Will Change Your Life”. We were pleased to see displays as a main topic and for a panel maker to give us its views. Han was introduced by Jens Heithecker, IFA Excutive Director, … Read more
The HbbTV and DTG have announced the dates for the 2015 HbbTV Symposium, which will take place at 30 Euston Square, London on 8th and 9th December 2015.
Toshiba has launched its Business Vision software, which was first shown at ISE 2015 (Toshiba to Compete in Signage Software). Specifically designed for digital signage, Business Vision comes in two different versions: ‘Business Vision One’, a stand-alone option with pre-installed templates; or ‘Business Vision Cloud’, with advanced functionality such as remote content management and multi-device … Read more
There will be at least five connected media devices in every household in the world by 2019, according to Merrick Kingston – principal analyst at IHS. The world’s mature hardware market will still be the USA by 2019, with more than 10 devices per household – but other markets will still see strong growth. ‘Screened’ … Read more
Brian Daniels, senior VP at Merck, says that Samsung is still committed to OLED panels – and will return to the OLED TV market by 2017. Quoted in an interview with The Korea Times, Daniels talked about improvements in OLED materials, which will enable cost reductions, Through these, he said, OLED TVs will reach large … Read more
Mediatek has signed a letter of intent with Richtek Technology and plans to launch a tender offer for 35-51% of Richtek’s outstanding shares, valued at $310-$450 million. Having completed the tender offer, Mediatek plans to acquire 100% of Richtek’s stock, completing the deal by the second quarter of 2016. Ming-Kai Tsai, Mediatek chairman & CEO, … Read more
As forecast, Toshiba Corp. reported a net loss for last year of ¥37.8 billion ($311.9 million) on turnover of ¥6.6 trillion ($54.5 billion) and has re-stated its earnings for the last six years. Write downs to Toshiba’s net profit from the years ending March 2009 until March 2014, as well as the first three quarters … Read more
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