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Chunghwa Picture Tubes’ (CPT) president, Lin Sheng-chang, has been quoted as saying that the unstable global economy and falling demand for notebook and monitor panels will lead to a weak third quarter for the company. However, CPT is seeing strong growth in demand for car displays. The company expects revenue from automotive displays this quarter … Read more
46 million internet homes in the USA now own a connected TV device, according to the NPD Group, equal to about half of all households. Smart TVs are a driver: 45% of TVs sold in the USA in Q2 were smart models, up from 34% in Q2’14 and 24% in Q2’13. The rate of internet … Read more
In the good old days of LCD manufacturing the optimal size of a display panel and the mother glass size was something that could easily be determined by a simple spreadsheet. Today this relationship still exists, but the number of options has increased sharply as the mother glass size, the fab generations, as well as … Read more
The Public Display market in EMEA dropped back by 8.5% compared to Q1, although it was up 11.9% on an annual basis, according to Meko’s DisplayCast PD service. “Samsung in Germany was the biggest factor”, said Bob Raikes, principal analyst at Meko. “Samsung did really well in Q1, but fell back in Q2. Samsung is … Read more
In its first appearance in the wearables market, Apple finds itself within striking distance of the established market leader, Fitbit. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker, Apple shipped a total of 3.6 million units in the second quarter of 2015 (2Q15), just 0.8 million units behind Fitbit’s 4.4 million … Read more
Following the launch of the Apple Watch, Apple entered the worldwide wearable market in second place in Q2’15 – just 4.4% behind market leader Fitbit. IDC says that 3.6 million Apple Watches were shipped in Q2, just 800,000 behind Fitbit’s 4.4 million units. In total, 18.1 million wearables were shipped in the quarter, up 223.2% … Read more
Opera TV is soon to begin shipping its HbbTV 2.0 SDK to TV makers and STB OEMs, to build the platform into their devices. HbbTV 2.0 is based on HTML 5, which – says Opera – will simplify app development across all platforms. The new SDK includes video steaming, app management and APIs required to … Read more
Data Modul will be showing the latest products in its Conrac brand at Inter Airport Europe this year (6th – 9th October, Munich). New hardware and software will be presented. These will include the Real Outdoor Display, for signage, kiosks and advertising, with 2,500 cd/m² of brightness; this unit features optical bonding. Narrow Bezel and … Read more
At this year’s inter airport Europe DATA MODUL will be showcasing the latest product innovations of its brand CONRAC. Both, new hardware and software developments for the CONRAC Passenger Information Systems will be introduced. The brand’s reputation as a supplier of highly reliable equipment is reflected in its large number of installations all around the … Read more
J.D. Power has released its DrIVE 2015 report that probes the driver experience for new features during the first 90 days of new car ownership. The results are quite surprising in that at least 20% of the new car owners have never used about half (16 out of 33) of the new features. Source: Continental … Read more
MMD has shared details of the desktop monitors that will be shown under the Philips brand at IFA next month. Highlights include new designs, high resolutions and an extension of the Ambiglow system. A 34″ curved display will be Philips’ first non-flat monitor. The unit will feature narrow borders and edge-to-edge glass, as well as … Read more
This is the year when we go back to the future, at least according to the movie. But it may be true in another sense. Back in the 1970s, digital calculators and watches used small inorganic Light Emitting Diodes as low resolution pixels to form numbers and even letters on the display. They were red … Read more
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